Nobody Broke Your Heart

The first all-encompassing biography of Elliott Smith, offering an intimate portrait of his life and musical legacy with brand-new on-the-record interviews and physical archive evidence from the people closest to him.

From NYT Magazine staff writer Jamie Fisher, Nobody Broke Your Heart is a nuanced narrative of Elliott Smith one of the most influential and tragic musicians of the 1990s whose musical and artistic output is deeply relevant and beloved to this day.

Starting with his childhood outside Dallas, following him through his artistic development and struggles with sobriety, and finishing by considering his afterlife, Fisher has used never-before-seen archival evidence (unreleased songs, drafts of lyrics, photos, and college essays) alongside interviews with friends, family, and collaborators to unearth the real Elliott Smith.

Deftly exploring the different sides of the Smith's personality and lovingly analyzing his music and legacy in relation to the canon, Nobody Broke Your Heart is the ultimate book for anyone who loves Elliott Smith and his music.