Although he spent all his childhood listening several genres such as blues, rock and jazz, after graduating in high school he really decided that music was what he wanted for his future. Scared of being compared to his father, Tim Buckley, instead of singing, he decided to play the guitar only - and went to the G.I.T. (Guitar Institute of Technology).
In 1991, he was invited to participate on a Tim Buckley tribute show. Jeff decided to sing. It was on that tribute show that he knew the ex-guitarist of the band Captain Beefheart, Gary Lucas, that was impressed by his vocals - very similar to his father, and by that he invited Jeff to join the band Gods and Monsters. When Gods and Monsters were getting pretty good and with a label waiting them, Buckley leaves the band, thinking in that moment a label would affect his music ambitions.
On the next year, Jeff presented himself solo (vocals + guitar) in a bar named "Sin-é" in New York, which was his favorite place to play - a small place, where people went to talk and not to hear someone playing unknown songs. It was for that difference that Jeff Buckley connected with the people that went to the bar. It was on that same bar, without a stage, that a man from the label Columbia saw him play. Before the album released, Jeff decided to make an european tour and only after he published it. On that time, he made an EP with 5 songs, recorded on "Sin-é".
In 1994, "Grace" came to the stories and was very well received by critics and artists like Paul McCartney, Chris Cornell, Bono Vox and Jimmy Page ("When Plant and I saw him play in Australia, we got scared. It was really touching."). Even after that, and two years of tour "Grace" sold much less than the expected. Buckley's music was considered too light to play on alternative radios and non-commercial to play on the general radios.
In 1996, he started to work on his second album, and even against his label - that wanted a more commercial album, he called Tom Verlaine, to produce it. When the recording sessions were almost over, Jeff, unsatisfied with the results, decided that he would write new songs and anything would be released. In May 1997, he called his band mates and became the recording sessions in Memphis.
On May 29, 1997 helicopters flew over Wolf River in search of someone that disappeared there. According to a friend, Keith Foti, Jeff Buckley decided to stop on that river before meeting the band. A few minutes later, his friend went to the car and heard Jeff singing Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love". When he returned, he couldn't found anything. Yelled for Jeff, for several minutes and without receiving an answer back, he decided to call the police. Jeff's body was found a week later, June 4th, near Mississipi.
The album "Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk", was released in 1998. This album is a compilation of recordings that Jeff made with Tom Verlaine, and songs he was working before he died.
In 2007 there's a compilation of his best hits from studio and live shows, and this album has a rare acoustic version of "So Real" recorded in Japan and a version of "I Know It's Over" from The Smiths that were never released before.
Although his tragic death, Jeff Buckley still has tones of new fans. Artistas has Radiohead, Coldplay and Muse mention Jeff has their inspiration. Besides, "Grace" is constantly named as one of the best albums ever.
Everything to talk about this new movie that is going to be produced by Jake Scott, Ridley Scott's son. He already made videos to Oasis, Morning Glory and The Strokes, Reptilia and documentaries about U2 and REM. After years and years of rumouring, the movie about Jeff Buckley is really going to happen, based on the biography "Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley", by David Brown. The names that already came out to represent Jeff Buckley are Robert Pattinson, James Franco and James Marsden.I really wish that James Franco is the chosen one, besides of being an amazing actor, and extremely good looking he is the most Jeff a-like of those three. Go google it and find out.
Sorry about all the shitty talk, but I needed to explain you the hole story to understand my choice.
Who doesn't know this song right? Originally by Leonard Cohen, and covered by Rufus Wainwright for Shrek, John Cale, Alexandra Burke.
It's such a gorgeous and powerful song! LOVE IT
"Baby I've been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
You know, I used to live alone before I knew ya
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
and love is not a victory march
it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
You know, I used to live alone before I knew ya
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
and love is not a victory march
it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
Hallelujah,hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
Well there was a time when you let me know
what's really going on below
but now you never show that to me do you
but remember when I moved in you
and the holy dove was moving too
and every breath we drew was hallelujah"
what's really going on below
but now you never show that to me do you
but remember when I moved in you
and the holy dove was moving too
and every breath we drew was hallelujah"
With all my LOVE,
P x
P x
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