Well he really wasn't once he got famous. I have a few books from people that knew him and he became a dick, and basically forgot them. But hey, we always want our idols to be golden and shiney. Still he made good music.
UltraMonkeySapien UltraMonkeySapien What books are you referencing? He never “forgot” anyone to my knowledge, and the books I’ve read myself, he was just going through extremely bad addictions, and had a really hard time coming off drugs when dealing with his life-experience and drama; no one is covering that up because he was their “idol.” You can read that shit anywhere. Also, he wasn’t really that famous.
@@x46andtwo like Noah boddy asked what books? I have Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing and Autumn de Wilde's book which is full of interviews. The things I remember are how he was known to give to the homeless, spoke up for a girl getting treated poorly in a bar even though it came to a fight and how he actually felt bad he wasn't gay when his friend Neil Gust from heatmiser was in to him in college. I recall only one person saying he would occasionally hang out with someone, seem to get along great, but then not hang out with them again. Maybe he was just down and wanted a drinking buddy. It wasn't even like a high school jock hanging out with a nerd when no one else is around then ignoring them later. Like has already been said he wasn't that famous. One of the last things he did was call up an old friend, he hadn't worked with in forever and didn't forget, to ask him if he wanted to help with From a Basement on the Hill. He had issues but he was brilliant and a genuinely great guy.
I think they were referring to the fact that he was clearly high and mumbling and slurring his way through the entire set. His music was beautiful and he was an amazing artist, and because of that in death everything about him has been romanticized, but him being so blatantly high and his performance suffering because of it, while he claimed to be fine and healthy, while he also sang song after song about addiction and suicide, was sad and pathetic.
'Backbone' to me sounds like a military term, cause they want them soldiers to stand upright in a row. I guess Steven had no relation to that. Maybe the heckler himself didn't know what he was talking about. Therefore Steven was pondering the word, felt something was wrong here, but didn't get a clue so fast.
right, some dumb lame drunk who doesnt have to perform or memorize shit, would have nothing to offer if he was on stage...people never cease to amaze in their delusional conceited behaviors
Exactly! It takes guts to go up there and expose your deepest thoughts in front of complete strangers through your personal songs. Get a Backbone? He should have responded with Grow a Brain or Get a Life but he was stunned by the stupid comment. It’s like your playing and someone throws a brick at you. Of course, your stunned for a bit! But Elliot Smiths music is very touching and beautiful and he’ll be remembered. Whereas the worthless tool who made the stupid comment will be forgotten like some flotsam and jetsam!
Elliott didn't forget about this incident easily. If you listen to the audio of the show the next night (at the same venue) he brings up this incident and talks about it in some depth, pretty much just expressing the same sort of amazement and confusion he has here that someone would tell him that.
How to drive in Oregon Reviews it sounds like he had very disrespectful crowd in those days. Even after stickman there’s people laughing when he brings up something that really hurt him and discourage him. I wish I could have known him and understand him better
He was so fucking sweet. Didn't even talk shit back, in fact he even sort of protected her in a way. "I'm not trying to pick on you.. I've been playing a lot of dark songs tonight, I'm sorry."
Someone who is abused makes excuses for other people and tries to diffuse arguments instantly because they understand where it leads to a dark ugly unforgiving hole if you take the latter road
whenever I see clips of Elliott and he talks to the crowd, even just after he's basically been heckled, he always sounds so humble, and he genuinely makes me smile.
I must say, that the love everyone has for Elliot Smith is the same he had for music. And every time I come across his fan commenting and appreciating him, I feel really glad to be one of them.
@@davevoyce131 the most nervous I get is in small spaces. The coffee shop gig where you can look into everyone’s eyes. It’s easy playing to a couple hundred people because there’s distance between us.
Yeah, it’s the toughest, only thing that might be tougher is singing A cappella, at least I have the acoustic to hold on to for dear life. Plus, when you’re emotionally connected to the music you’re playing, you feel it and it churns out through you too. It’s not like playing through some real vapid pop covers. It’s like “here’s my raw soul, I hope you like it”.
He had more "backbone" than the majority of people on earth. By a long shot. I still miss Elliott, a gentle, fractured soul, too beautiful for this world...
Damn, what a nice guy - even faced with this kind of nonsense/harassment, he's totally sweet about... "Get a backbone? Okay... I'll try." For those of us who appreciate real art but are shy in presenting it to the world at large, we can definitely see a little bit of ourselves in Elliott.
@@nepttune710 Hey!! Don't sell yourself short!! I'm sure your back has many bones in it :) I hope you start to recognize how AWESOME both you, AND your backbone are!! 🤍
NotCloseToCopacetic why are u sorry for him? i think he handled that very classy, if that was axl rose or the turd from green day they would've thrown a huge hissy fit and cancelled the rest of the show
Alex DeLarge I also think he handled it greatly, that's why I am sorry for him, I am sorry that anyone would do that to him because he was someone who didn't deserve it
He didn't have a massive stage presence but somehow the lack of it /is/... Does that make any sense? He wasn't your average loud, mouthy performer and it created such an air of existance and attention. Its 4am idk what I'm saying but yeah.
Yup... they say a great performer can play quietly and grab the attention of an audience. The audience finds Elliott, rather than Elliott putting himself out there
deadasss, to be able to express the emotions he does in his music, and be accused of bein soft, most people cant express these feelings to close friends and family let alone perform for the whole world, poor elliot, hope his souls at peace
This made me cry even when the person was trying to insult him he kept his head and was nice about it not many ppl could / would do that Elliot seemed like such a genuinely nice person
Wow. I dislike using the word "hater" but who ever said that is the epitome of the term. You can tell that really bothered him. One of the most talented musicians most people have never heard of.
It's always the gentle spirits that get shit on. "Get a backbone" What the serious fuck does that even mean?? What made him different from every other artist was that he had such deep emotions/thoughts and he knew exactly how to express them through his art, in a way that others can relate to. He was gentle and passionate, even though this world gave him a million reasons not to be. There's a special place in hell for that fucker who yelled that out and the countless other people that gave him shit throughout his life.
I fucking love this so much. Guy deserves to get his ass kicked imo. I don't like violence but...how can you say that to Elliott dude!!!!? Fucks sake. The way he says "Thank you friends.....!" and thanking the singers for coming up to sing. And then some dipshit says that...I can't even. But I'm glad I saw this video because not only is it hilarious how he goes "Ok, I'll try!" all sarcastically, but it shows extreme humility, like maybe he misunderstood the guy. I Love Elliott, wish he was still with us.
He's hard not to like em? Haha glad you agree.. I made/posted this years ago on my old account. Bone back it has 20k views lol. Glad ppl still agree buddy should have been leveled
Just shows what a gentle soul he was. Afterwards, he says not trying to pick on you. So annoying how misunderstood he was. Either people get it or don’t .
To be able to move on from that and play another song shows the infinite backbone that Elliott Smith had. Whoever yelled that was having some kind of weird night.
Playing guitar and singing his compositions which were a reflection of his feelings and thoughts in front of strangers, i'd say he had a backbone and some balls.
I don't understand people who buy tickets to see the show then be assholes to the artists. If you paid money to be there wouldn't you be grateful to just stand in their presence?
No! I saw The Psychedelic Furs play a very lacklustre show many, many years ago and certainly did not feel grateful just to stand in their presence and let them know it too!
All that then busts into Plainclothes Man! Amazing. I love you Elliott Smith. Your music changed me and helped me through so much. And big shout out to Napster for helping me discover his music by accident in 2000!
I would've pretty much reacted the way he did, but I've gained a lot of sympathy and patience for people from dealing with abuse and mental illness. Like Elliott said, "I'm being real" - he doesn't feel the need to defend who he is, he knows he didn't choose this life or it's burdens any more than any of us can.
Elliott, in no way did you deserve that person's attention. Your music speaks for itself. You are an artist in the true sense of the word. RIP sweet soul.
this also shows a lot of class. If axl rose, 21 savage, liam gallagher or henry rollins would have heard that, they would have kicked that guy out and personally beat him up
There's a phenomenal audio book, "Torment Saint" by Todd Schultz that talks about what went on that night. Apparently and unbeknownst to Elliott, his recently ousted ex-girlfriend had taken to wearing disguises and kinda lurking around at his shows. It was her that barked the comment from among the crowd. Mutual friends of theirs corroborated that this was indeed what happened. If you like Elliott, read "Torment Saint." Audible is amazing.
Torment Saint is awful. The author compares Elliott to Kurt Cobain constantly, he got his material from Elliott's girlfriend who was accused of killing him, and most of the stuff is wrong. Read the other book about him: Ballad Of A Big Nothing instead. Shultz is a disgrace
@@ethanalexander2870 Todd Shultz is a disgrace? Why would you say that about an author of a biography? Do you think he wrote the book to dissuade fans from accusing his gf of murdering Elliott? Do you think she did murder him? You said that most of the stuff in his book is just wrong. Can you produce any examples? You drug a man's name through the dirt and insulted my recommendation. Care to share your motives?
@@ethanalexander2870 well both Elliott and Kurt were fantastic down to earth singer/songwriters who died way too soon so I can totally understand the comparison.
Get a backbone - is someone yelling stupid comments from an unseen crowd...try being on stage by yourself with an acoustic and nothing else, that's the epitome of having a backbone
This video hit my feels, from both sides I’ve gotta figure out my own anger but Elliott was beyond, floating in the space! He made feelings into sounds one of the realest.
The last show he did here in Portland he was treated poorly too, people couldn't have any empathy for his addiction,sometimes you have to just treat people like a human and maybe it might help.
"Uhh its like, get a backbone? What the fuck?" HAHAHAHAHA! That's perfect. A friend of mine once introduced me to a friend of his and I shook his hand and the first thing he said to me was, "man you have some dirty ass hair man". And my answer was almost exactly, if not closely along the line of, "Uhh it's like, dirty ass hair? What the fuck?" Not that anyone gives a shit, so yea, Elliott was the greatest! Dig!
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"I'm not trying to pick on you.. maybe I didn't understand what you were saying."
Jesus he's such a genuine and pure person
Was. Most unfortunate
Well he really wasn't once he got famous. I have a few books from people that knew him and he became a dick, and basically forgot them. But hey, we always want our idols to be golden and shiney. Still he made good music.
UltraMonkeySapien UltraMonkeySapien What books are you referencing? He never “forgot” anyone to my knowledge, and the books I’ve read myself, he was just going through extremely bad addictions, and had a really hard time coming off drugs when dealing with his life-experience and drama; no one is covering that up because he was their “idol.” You can read that shit anywhere. Also, he wasn’t really that famous.
@@x46andtwo like Noah boddy asked what books? I have Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing and Autumn de Wilde's book which is full of interviews. The things I remember are how he was known to give to the homeless, spoke up for a girl getting treated poorly in a bar even though it came to a fight and how he actually felt bad he wasn't gay when his friend Neil Gust from heatmiser was in to him in college. I recall only one person saying he would occasionally hang out with someone, seem to get along great, but then not hang out with them again. Maybe he was just down and wanted a drinking buddy. It wasn't even like a high school jock hanging out with a nerd when no one else is around then ignoring them later. Like has already been said he wasn't that famous. One of the last things he did was call up an old friend, he hadn't worked with in forever and didn't forget, to ask him if he wanted to help with From a Basement on the Hill. He had issues but he was brilliant and a genuinely great guy.
@@x46andtwo Let this be a lesson that someone isn't right just because they point in the direction of books.
"I'm not trying to pick on you"
Way too kind, too pure
No, we should all aspire to be more like Elliott, less like this uploader who says we should beat people senseless if we disagree with them.
who goes to an Elliott Smith show and gets upset that the songs are sad?
That's like going to a heavy metal show and complaining about it being too loud.
lol exactly
Right?
Gian • LMAO true
it was his ex gf 😔
It takes plenty of backbone to get up in front of a bunch of strangers and pour your heart out like that.
Well said.
I think they were referring to the fact that he was clearly high and mumbling and slurring his way through the entire set. His music was beautiful and he was an amazing artist, and because of that in death everything about him has been romanticized, but him being so blatantly high and his performance suffering because of it, while he claimed to be fine and healthy, while he also sang song after song about addiction and suicide, was sad and pathetic.
No, I saw firsthand how his addiction was destroying him at a performance in Chicago around this time. It was sad and painful to watch.
Musical talent/drugs. The connection is so powerful its undeniable. Live shows should always be a gamble otherwise what's the point?
You haven't heard much of his music if you believe that most of it is about depression or addiction.
"Get a backbone" because it doesn't take a backbone to write emotionally honest music and play it in front of hundreds of strangers.
'Backbone' to me sounds like a military term, cause they want them soldiers to stand upright in a row. I guess Steven had no relation to that. Maybe the heckler himself didn't know what he was talking about. Therefore Steven was pondering the word, felt something was wrong here, but didn't get a clue so fast.
right, some dumb lame drunk who doesnt have to perform or memorize shit, would have nothing to offer if he was on stage...people never cease to amaze in their delusional conceited behaviors
Exactly! It takes guts to go up there and expose your deepest thoughts in front of complete strangers through your personal songs.
Get a Backbone? He should have responded with Grow a Brain or Get a Life but he was stunned by the stupid comment. It’s like your playing and someone throws a brick at you. Of course, your stunned for a bit!
But Elliot Smiths music is very touching and beautiful and he’ll be remembered.
Whereas the worthless tool who made the stupid comment will be forgotten like some flotsam and jetsam!
Yep. Elliot had more backbone than that guy could ever begin to comprehend.
Syd Lane that was the first thing I thought. He’s on stage playing in front of hundreds of people, that takes backbone.
Elliott didn't forget about this incident easily. If you listen to the audio of the show the next night (at the same venue) he brings up this incident and talks about it in some depth, pretty much just expressing the same sort of amazement and confusion he has here that someone would tell him that.
can u comment the link here to that video??
How to drive in Oregon Reviews it sounds like he had very disrespectful crowd in those days. Even after stickman there’s people laughing when he brings up something that really hurt him and discourage him. I wish I could have known him and understand him better
of course he would, because like any depressed person he can't let go of it and get on with his own life. What a waste
@@peterfirside295 jesus, careful you don't cut yourself on all that edge, champ
@@unluckykeys yeah, looking back the comment is a bit direct. Still, it is true.
His music is literally the rawest and bravest and realest you’ll ever hear.
He was so fucking sweet. Didn't even talk shit back, in fact he even sort of protected her in a way. "I'm not trying to pick on you.. I've been playing a lot of dark songs tonight, I'm sorry."
Someone who is abused makes excuses for other people and tries to diffuse arguments instantly because they understand where it leads to a dark ugly unforgiving hole if you take the latter road
He is so sweet I love him he's very special
@@ccxxz4233 Exactly. This is why I don't bother with mean people.
"Get a backbone" to the guy pulling his heart out of his chest on stage.
whenever I see clips of Elliott and he talks to the crowd, even just after he's basically been heckled, he always sounds so humble, and he genuinely makes me smile.
I must say, that the love everyone has for Elliot Smith is the same he had for music. And every time I come across his fan commenting and appreciating him, I feel really glad to be one of them.
THIS IS SUCH A SWEET THING TO SAY genuinely... thank you for sharing 😌 That's a really awesome perspective omg I love that
What a gentle soul.
Exactly this 💓
"Get a backbone" says the anonymous coward to the significant artist
the circle logic of it; someone that shouts drivel like that, doesn't realize he's part of the problem.
Ian Walsh she still paid for the ticket tho
brmbkl2015 that's fucking right
I would’ve gotten so worked up over that.. beautiful I’ll miss him forever
Backbone..yes..he's sitting upright..talent......uh..no.
It takes balls to play a show with nothing but a guitar and your voice. If you haven’t done it, you don’t know.
It's absurd how nerve racking it is...
@@davevoyce131 the most nervous I get is in small spaces. The coffee shop gig where you can look into everyone’s eyes. It’s easy playing to a couple hundred people because there’s distance between us.
Exactly
sooo difficult
Yeah, it’s the toughest, only thing that might be tougher is singing A cappella, at least I have the acoustic to hold on to for dear life. Plus, when you’re emotionally connected to the music you’re playing, you feel it and it churns out through you too. It’s not like playing through some real vapid pop covers. It’s like “here’s my raw soul, I hope you like it”.
Someone is always trying to knock you down.
always. pricks with nothing better to do with their lives
Same person from the locker room in H.S.
especially in the uk
Freddy Rick are you schizophrenic? Why are you using low tier baits on a fucking Elliott Smith video? Lmao
Always, everywhere you go.
He had more "backbone" than the majority of people on earth. By a long shot. I still miss Elliott, a gentle, fractured soul, too beautiful for this world...
Damn, what a nice guy - even faced with this kind of nonsense/harassment, he's totally sweet about... "Get a backbone? Okay... I'll try."
For those of us who appreciate real art but are shy in presenting it to the world at large, we can definitely see a little bit of ourselves in Elliott.
I think it is 100% the most charming answer
I see a lot of myself in him. Fucking guy sure had more of a backbone than I do.
nice modest mouse reference, he liked their music.
@@nepttune710 Hey!! Don't sell yourself short!! I'm sure your back has many bones in it :) I hope you start to recognize how AWESOME both you, AND your backbone are!! 🤍
''I'm not trying to pick on you.Maybe I didn't understand what you're saying'' wow what a sweet guy he was! :(
Awh poor Elliott this makes me so sad he was such a beautiful man
NotCloseToCopacetic why are u sorry for him? i think he handled that very classy, if that was axl rose or the turd from green day they would've thrown a huge hissy fit and cancelled the rest of the show
Alex DeLarge I also think he handled it greatly, that's why I am sorry for him, I am sorry that anyone would do that to him because he was someone who didn't deserve it
Alex DeLarge billie joe never gets mad at fans the only time he went apeshit during a concert where he thought they were being cut off early.
NotCloseToCopacetic someone is a dick to him and elliott replies with "I'm sorry". What a legend
Thank you. What a fucking awful thing to say. And Elliott was his gracious self, bless him.
He didn't have a massive stage presence but somehow the lack of it /is/... Does that make any sense? He wasn't your average loud, mouthy performer and it created such an air of existance and attention. Its 4am idk what I'm saying but yeah.
Al Funcoot It’s 2am here
It's 2:45 in the morning
Yeah, it makes perfect sense! It really creates a meaningful and intimate atmosphere
Yup... they say a great performer can play quietly and grab the attention of an audience. The audience finds Elliott, rather than Elliott putting himself out there
it becomes much more intimate and personal. i love it.
Courageous he was even performing at this point in his career just months from his death. He was in a very dark place. RIP Elliott.
deadasss, to be able to express the emotions he does in his music, and be accused of bein soft, most people cant express these feelings to close friends and family let alone perform for the whole world, poor elliot, hope his souls at peace
This made me cry even when the person was trying to insult him he kept his head and was nice about it not many ppl could / would do that Elliot seemed like such a genuinely nice person
I just want to give him a hug.
I would love to live in the world where Elliott did not die and we had even more great thing to think about and live our lives by. Sweet man.
We don't deserve such a pure hearted beautiful soul such as him
Wow. I dislike using the word "hater" but who ever said that is the epitome of the term. You can tell that really bothered him. One of the most talented musicians most people have never heard of.
This made me cry.
It's always the gentle spirits that get shit on. "Get a backbone" What the serious fuck does that even mean?? What made him different from every other artist was that he had such deep emotions/thoughts and he knew exactly how to express them through his art, in a way that others can relate to. He was gentle and passionate, even though this world gave him a million reasons not to be. There's a special place in hell for that fucker who yelled that out and the countless other people that gave him shit throughout his life.
Seeing this makes me want to cry cuz the dude was just so pure and his music is so genuine.
I remember going to this show for my birthday. I have never connected with any other live performer on that level emotionally since. RIP Elliott
"Some folks cannot be satisfied. They just want somebody to ride." - Heatmiser
He was so kind. ❤️
forever obsessed with this prince
Elliott will always be like a brother to me.
I fucking love this so much. Guy deserves to get his ass kicked imo. I don't like violence but...how can you say that to Elliott dude!!!!? Fucks sake.
The way he says "Thank you friends.....!" and thanking the singers for coming up to sing. And then some dipshit says that...I can't even. But I'm glad I saw this video because not only is it hilarious how he goes "Ok, I'll try!" all sarcastically, but it shows extreme humility, like maybe he misunderstood the guy. I Love Elliott, wish he was still with us.
He's hard not to like em?
Haha glad you agree.. I made/posted this years ago on my old account. Bone back it has 20k views lol. Glad ppl still agree buddy should have been leveled
humans sucks, maybe he is a better place now, he is one of the fews that deserves it.
Elliott Smith, genius and legend.
Literally, one of the best, ever.
TheLeftyGrove r
Just shows what a gentle soul he was. Afterwards, he says not trying to pick on you. So annoying how misunderstood he was. Either people get it or don’t .
He reminds me of my brother , like the way he speaks and how we truly cares more than he should . I want to give him a hug .
To be able to move on from that and play another song shows the infinite backbone that Elliott Smith had. Whoever yelled that was having some kind of weird night.
I fucking love Elliott smith so much.
So sad...he was and always be the most beautiful soul
What a great guy hr even even feels bad for calling the guy out and apologizes for "picking on him". Rest in peace Elliott Smith
Playing guitar and singing his compositions which were a reflection of his feelings and thoughts in front of strangers, i'd say he had a backbone and some balls.
What a sweet humble human
I don't understand people who buy tickets to see the show then be assholes to the artists. If you paid money to be there wouldn't you be grateful to just stand in their presence?
No! I saw The Psychedelic Furs play a very lacklustre show many, many years ago and certainly did not feel grateful just to stand in their presence and let them know it too!
or they can leave. I do. Lunatics everywhere. MIssed the beauty.
I love how he felt with it. Personally id have been a lot more aggressive.. Clearly the man was a gentle soul.
All that then busts into Plainclothes Man! Amazing. I love you Elliott Smith. Your music changed me and helped me through so much. And big shout out to Napster for helping me discover his music by accident in 2000!
" I could tell you a dream I had last night if that'd be anymore real for you" hahaha like wtf do you want man.
Who goes to a show and yells something like that at the artist? Like, even if you hated the music, what would compel you to do that?
Sociopathy
DITTO - sociopath to the max
Emotional exhaustion; alcohol; a misapplied sense of humor; boredom. Or maybe that person really is the devil... let's all point the finger and hiss!
In the book Torment Saint the author suggests it was an ex-girlfriend who yelled this.
I would've pretty much reacted the way he did, but I've gained a lot of sympathy and patience for people from dealing with abuse and mental illness. Like Elliott said, "I'm being real" - he doesn't feel the need to defend who he is, he knows he didn't choose this life or it's burdens any more than any of us can.
Elliott, in no way did you deserve that person's attention. Your music speaks for itself. You are an artist in the true sense of the word. RIP sweet soul.
this also shows a lot of class. If axl rose, 21 savage, liam gallagher or henry rollins would have heard that, they would have kicked that guy out and personally beat him up
I want to hug him
That heckle is up there with "judas!" haha. He seems really troubled though. Like the whole tortured soul thing is completely genuine.
"I'm not trying to pick on you"
Nominated Oscar. Play Oscar Stage outstandingly. Backbone. Large. Missed and loved, Elliot.
she says "pick a nice one!"
Id have been pissed if someone said that to me, Elliott seems like the nicest guy
People are strange when you're a stranger... streets are uneven when you’re down...
If i was there next to that guy that said it he would be on the floor bleeding lol
😞 Elliott, I miss you.
Elliott is bad ass❤
Beautiful man
There's a phenomenal audio book, "Torment Saint" by Todd Schultz that talks about what went on that night. Apparently and unbeknownst to Elliott, his recently ousted ex-girlfriend had taken to wearing disguises and kinda lurking around at his shows. It was her that barked the comment from among the crowd. Mutual friends of theirs corroborated that this was indeed what happened.
If you like Elliott, read "Torment Saint." Audible is amazing.
shad williams I’m reading it right now! I bought the book the other day and wow it’s so good!
Torment Saint is awful. The author compares Elliott to Kurt Cobain constantly, he got his material from Elliott's girlfriend who was accused of killing him, and most of the stuff is wrong. Read the other book about him: Ballad Of A Big Nothing instead. Shultz is a disgrace
Always sounded like a guy to me. Could be wrong.
@@ethanalexander2870
Todd Shultz is a disgrace? Why would you say that about an author of a biography? Do you think he wrote the book to dissuade fans from accusing his gf of murdering Elliott? Do you think she did murder him?
You said that most of the stuff in his book is just wrong. Can you produce any examples? You drug a man's name through the dirt and insulted my recommendation. Care to share your motives?
@@ethanalexander2870 well both Elliott and Kurt were fantastic down to earth singer/songwriters who died way too soon so I can totally understand the comparison.
Get a backbone - is someone yelling stupid comments from an unseen crowd...try being on stage by yourself with an acoustic and nothing else, that's the epitome of having a backbone
That's just the way to deal with karma. Not taking things personally and not paying with the same coin. Congrats to Elliott, such a nice person.
You are missed Elliott!!!!!!
Why am I crying, Elliott?
Elliott was just...perfect!!!❤💗💞
This video hit my feels, from both sides I’ve gotta figure out my own anger but Elliott was beyond, floating in the space! He made feelings into sounds one of the realest.
I would’ve gotten so worked up over that.. beautiful I’ll miss him forever
he’s so cute 🥺
It sucks that he died alone and he had so many fans and ppl that truly cared for him...
Elliot was so adorably earnest
makes me so sad ): love him so much
Hahaha! The message to the guy at the end! That is GOLD.
i love him so much this is hard to watch he can hardly talk “im very healthy now, theyre just songs”
A sweet wonderful artist and man he was. May he be enjoying life elsewhere.
awesome people have it difficult
I’ve never wanted to make out with someone more, oh my god he’s so sweet.
chilll shawty
Ugh really?
@@jgus4312 Are you envious or something? 😂
@@simsvideos777sure am
I know! Like, he's not conventionally good-looking, but his beautiful heart makes him so hot!
The last show he did here in Portland he was treated poorly too, people couldn't have any empathy for his addiction,sometimes you have to just treat people like a human and maybe it might help.
His songs were often premised on struggles with backbone. Paradoxical and expertly made. Now he'd gone and that really sucks.
legend
I named my son Elliot (sorry i dropped the t) He too is a unique human being. Thanks Elliott - A kind one of a kind
This makes me sad and angry..especially since before she said that he was saying "thank you my fans"
Fuck whoever said that, just recently discovered Elliot and he's becoming my favorite very fast. Nice dude at heart, great mindset of response.
"Uhh its like, get a backbone? What the fuck?" HAHAHAHAHA! That's perfect. A friend of mine once introduced me to a friend of his and I shook his hand and the first thing he said to me was, "man you have some dirty ass hair man". And my answer was almost exactly, if not closely along the line of, "Uhh it's like, dirty ass hair? What the fuck?" Not that anyone gives a shit, so yea, Elliott was the greatest! Dig!
“Okay..I’ll Try”. Classic response to a heckler, turns it around on her.
It’s sad that this was just 10 months before he was murdered
i love the man
shut up Elliott! I'll hug any worries you have in you,, and you will be forced to laugh about it and not doubt!!
awww
@@brentmarks_diy thanks for reminding us 🥲
"somebody should've knocked your ass out" yeah but that kinda requires a backbone.
no the opposite is probably the case if anything.
Favorite song so far too
I was at this show!!!
Very lucky
That's the meanest shit I've ever heard
I already watched this whole concert and it was kind of painful to watch when he talked. He really seemed fucked up.
I don't get people
I wish I was there and heard somebody say it they'd never utter a word again and they be left without a backbone f****** squats in this world