Elliott Smith

Honeygene have many musical influences ranging from genres such as acoustic, rock, pop, reggae (ofcourse), blues and country.

Our first major influence was the great and much missed Elliott Smith.

Elliott Smith, born August 1969, died October 2003, committing suicide at the age of just 34. His songs used multitracking, creating layered and haunting vocals, which reflected his dark but beautiful lyrics. He was a true talent, recorded 7 albums,  including his maintream song 'Miss Misery' which was played in the film Good Will Hunting.

Although we love every album he has ever recorded, from his earlier and more raw days of his self-titled album, to his more polished albums such as XO, one song that really made us fall in love with his music was  Waltz #2. Here is a live video of him singing to his true potential. We miss you, Elliott.

Elliott Smith was a true tormented artist. He suffered from drug addiction, depression, alcoholism, and was often in a dark place. His lyrics reflected these moods. Just before Elliott's died, he was working on the album 'From A Basement On The Hill' another one of my favourite albums. I will leave you with one of the songs from this album, 'A Fond Farewell'. A great artist, a tormented soul, an influence we will never forget.