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What It Means to Love Elliott Smith

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One of the last videos taken of Elliott Smith shows him at the Fonda Theatre, in Los Angeles. He’s sitting in a metal stacking chair, wearing faded dark pants and a T‑shirt that says i <3 metal, a little slumped over his guitar. A leather cuff is strapped to his wrist. His hair is falling in his face, because it always is.
The concert opens unevenly. His voice is weak and drowsy, like he might be on something, or coming off it. About forty‑five minutes in, after he finishes up “Pretty (Ugly B

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