This past month Matthew Jay died of a apperent sucide, now this. It's just all to sad! Elliott was a truly gifted singer/songwriter. This is from NME.com.

Elliott Smith - RIP

Singer-songwriter ELLIOTT SMITH has died - with suicide the suspected cause.

Fan websites and various radio stations claim that the singer passed away yesterday (October 21) at the age of 34.

MTV news reports that his body was discovered in his Los Angeles apartment with a single knife wound to the body by a female friend.

Smith was then taken to Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center at approximately 12.18pm yesterday (October 21), where he was pronounced dead an hour later.

Born in 1969, Smith loved music from an early age. He released five albums, the most critically acclaimed in the mid-90s, titled ’Either/Or’ and ’XO’.

His most mainstream success however came when his song ’Miss Misery’ from the film Good Will Hunting’ was nominated for an Academy Award in 1997.

At the time of his death Smith was working on a new album, which had a working title of ’From A Basement On The Hill’, which was set for completion later this year.

A UK spokesperson for the singer is currently unable to confirm the reports. This story will be updated as more details emerge.