I would do Elliott Smith.

[Kimmy 0]

I don't know how I went so long without knowing about this man. His name is Elliott Smith and he is absolutely a gift to the human race. Almost every song he's ever composed and performed is vastly different from the one before. In a few tracks he plays with sound effects, but for the most part he has this really raw, acoustic sound that I like a lot in a song. I think that everyone should check him out. He might not be your cup of tea, but I feel like he does have a sound that is universally likable without being the same cookie cutter pop, top 40, utter piece of crap every time.

I would do Elliott Smith even though he is dead. He followed that same rockstar kind of path, did heroin, and offed himself in 2003, at a fairly young age. I don't know for sure. He looks in his early to mid 20's in every picture. I doubt he hit 30. I've been told he stabbed himself in the heart?

Whatever. He was a tortured soul, but from it the world got something pretty awesome. So everyone, listen to Elliott Smith.

[ZuZu 10]

Yeah, if im thinking of the right person, he is sort of famous for his depressing songs. maybe his depression was his inspiration?

Edited 6 Aug 2009 by ZuZu (see edit history)

[Kimmy 0]

Not all of them are like that. And yeah, I guess it was. A lot of his songs aren't as depressing. Toward the end of his life, however, they got more so.