i read about his suicide on teletext in the 90s / a poet tortured, bill teller of the apple orchard

i was listening to a lot of elliott smith, who i just found out was neurodivergent. i would have guessed that, to be honest.

his music is so hauntingly beautiful. he has a unique style. melancholy and melodic.

his life was short and tragic. he actually died in 2003, but i am pretty certain i did read about it on teletext.

i used to read planet sound on channel 4 teletext every day, and even wrote in. presumably it would have been email by then, but i have a vague memory of at least once having to actually post a letter.

one time i posted a hoax to the streets message board under the name ‘john hoaks’ claiming to have worked in a studio where mike skinner was doing a collab with chris martin of coldplay, and felt sort of embarrassed and guilty when i saw it reported as news on teletext a day or two later.