Torment Saint: The Life of Elliott Smith

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Torment Saint: The Life of Elliott Smith
Torment Saint- The Life of Elliott Smith cover.jpg
Author William Todd Schultz
Country United States
Language English
Subject Elliott Smith
Genre Biography
Published October 1, 2013 (Bloomsbury)
Media type Print, on-line
Pages 368
ISBN 978-1608199730
Preceded by Elliott Smith

Torment Saint is a biography book about the American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, written by William Todd Schultz. It was released on October 1, 2013 by Bloomsbury.

Biography account of a persons life written by another person

A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of his or her life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.

Singer-songwriter musician who writes, composes and sings

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose, and perform their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies.

Elliott Smith American singer-songwriter

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. Smith's primary instrument was the guitar, though he also used 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.

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