About Elliott Smith:
Steven Paul was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived for much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. Smith's primary instrument was the guitar, though he was also proficient with piano, clarinet, bass guitar, drums, and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style, characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery", and used multi-tracking to create vocal layers, textures, and harmonies.
But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees.
Elliott SmithI was trying to do the same thing that I always do which is make an interesting record.
Elliott Smith