Elliott Smith - Miss Misery - Oscar 1998

Elliott Smith playing Miss Misery on 1998 Academy Awards

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[mattyeeee]

"That's exactly what it was, surreal... I enjoy performing almost as much as I enjoy making up songs in the first place. But the Oscars was a very strange show, where the set was only one song cut down to less than two minutes, and the audience was a lot of people who didn't come to hear me play. I wouldn't want to live in that world, but it was fun to walk around on the moon for a day."

[Carl Leon]

I was lucky to meet Elliott in 1998 on The Oscars telecast. I was assigned to him as his talent assistant for the length of the show. He was a low key, unassuming , reluctant star I had ever met and did not want me to fuss over him. One of the nicest people I have ever met in show business and I was very sad at his passing.

[Crazyrudie]

fantastic. 

[atomicmozart]

Impressive!

[Linus Gustafsson]

Epic performance!

[nate fox]

I did throw up. On a picture of Celine. It was quite a cathartic experience. You should try it.

[apple shire]

The fact that this song was in competition with "My Heart Will Go On" is ridiculous in the first place, but the fact that "My Heart Will Go On" won makes me want to throw up

[d3221ck]

hollywoods jesus, elliott smith

[Sophia Alexandra]

Hollywood's a monster and this video is perfect depiction of that.

[Malocclusiontenfour]

And during those eight bars you could have heard a pin drop.

[Malocclusiontenfour]

He wanted to wear HIS white suit, the Prada he wore in the MM video. But the Academy wouldn't let him, and gave him another to wear. He went all passive-aggressive on them by not having it fitted and not washing his hair. Good for him!

[atomicmozart]

Impressive!