Interview in Paris With Jeff Buckley

[@alexparadise91]

“I don’t have your voice” “And I don’t have yours” Brilliant and sweet response

[@JustAsk1312]

0:25 Singing even when he's supposed to talk.

[@pedropablo7364]

I was so impressive that i start to laugh about it

[@michaelairley2015]

I went down here to check if anyone had written about it. Crazy!

[@robertdaly5568]

Yes, I caught that too, so musical, well spoted😉

[@beatzguy]

I love how eccentric Jeff Buckley is. You can clearly tell he was a true artist by his body language. Notice how he talks to himself, has nervous ticks, and looks around. To me that shows how wrapped up in his music he was. Truly a great artist.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Seriously, you really think that you can tell he was a true artist based on his body language? Wow, talk about reaching!

[@gerardo.b3026]

@@sarcasticallyrearranged not really, you are just have not seen the pattern that every great in any area has. Seriously almost every person who's contributions to anything that are in the history books has things that people think are not normal, habits, lifestyle.

[@sinceunati]

@@gerardo.b3026 The problem is how people treat the eccentric artist who doesn't hit it big. And many of those are 10x's as brilliant as the artists who have "made it". If they're not rich or famous they're just looked at as weirdos or freaks. I'm sure Buckley would be looked at like a total goon if he didn't become a legend.

[@mikeypeinado383]

meth makes me like that too. lol

[@mattiloponen92]

YES

[@charlescantbreathe]

I've never wanted to meet somebody as much as I've wanted to meet Jeff. There is something so pure about him. He was such a beautiful guy. I'm thankful for dreams. At least I can meet him in those.

[@mistyisland343]

ah, the raunchy kind - dem is the best. I feel you Charlie you wild soul.

[@feonor26]

Just reminds of me the words of Bill Hicks: We live in a world where good men are murdered in their prime, while mediocre hacks thrive and proliferates. Which is so true, talent dies and disappears young while utter crap keeps on living.

[@jakegravad4342]

I listened to his hallelujah many times, and it brings me to tears and complete stupefaction, the music AND subject matter...and the way he sings, but it never occurred to me to look him up...until now. What a genius! And perfect guy, perfect singer...holy crap!!!

[@cindymcdaniel1030]

If only we could have realistic dreams ,. Even tho we can't be with Jeff in this life. Ahhh. The fantasy. 💕💕💕

[@linziRyan1965]

Yes my obsession with Jeff caused the most beautiful dreams. He’s pure energy. Pure creative, emotional energy….I have never been so in love with a musician that my fantasy can stop at just a deep kiss… that’s enough. He’s so magical.

[@licorne6769]

The way he says "I love you" the second time is just absolutely perfect.

[@MissJensk1]

It is!

[@forgottenfortyfarm330]

@@MissJensk1 ... but I'm afraid to love you... I'm afraid. That was SO REAL. Coming for my emotions like that. Fool, yew is sadly departed, and I has a man. Please do NOT be coming for my marriage from beyond the grave, MAHALO!

[@linziRyan1965]

It’s how every one wants to hear it and how they want to hear it said

[@NinefoldComplex]

Instantly wet panties

[@emmawatkins1136]

its sweet to see how nervous he makes her.

[@chillcloud5352]

Its the ocean in her panties

[@MissJensk1]

I think she's falling in love with him a little bit . . .

[@nevermind19700]

Elizabeth said it best , he just had something that you wanted. Everyone wanted a piece of Jeff, he just drew people in.

[@LuvBugBlaqkHart]

when he said "I love you" in the sincere way I kinda melted a little.

[@tranthony1768]

Kassandra Dea But I'm afraid to love you...

[@BallJuiceOfZeus]

Who cares

[@paulcooper5748]

I can make you melt too.

[@rqseblood]

@@BallJuiceOfZeusshut up

[@issabellevu8273]

"when can we expect another album?" "when im 47, 48" he would have come out with another album last year or this year. jeff had so much in store for us and we'll never hear it. its a shame

[@johnarundell7951]

He would've released 'My Sweetheart The Drunk' in late '97 or early '98 at the latest :)

[@Kristianne12111992]

+issabelle vu oh my gosh........... this makes me tear up...... :((((( i share your pain..

[@Iamthepossum]

“Where does your voice come from?” ~ “The same place yours does” “But I don’t have your voice?” ~ “And I don’t have yours”… -Thank you, Jeff. Please help us remember that; we always forget. 🙏🏻

[@queensinthesky]

It's so sad to hear Jeff talk about how much he and his band have grown since Grace, suggesting how such better stuff would be coming. We'll never hear it in completion and that's really upsetting.

[@Sarzzy59]

Actually they're releasing an album soon! Of unreleased stuff I'm pretty sure

[@cerolyn]

God, he seems so innocent and why am i crying

[@jasondonato5515]

Fuck so am I...

[@chillcloud5352]

Coz youre a pussy

[@MissJensk1]

I dunno but so am I.

[@AthenaIsabella]

His “uhhhhh” at 00:26 is prettier than angels singing, I’m so entranced by him

[@YukiKunikida]

Definitely Buckley was meant to be an angel.

[@maria.maverick]

Karen M Oh wow. I just realized that. The King of the Hill episode "Buckley's Angel". Damn, as if I already wasn't sad enough.

[@mattbatt3091]

I feel that there is some deeper connection between Buckley, River Phoenix and Lauryn Hill, they were all big in the 90s,young, super talented with with deep souls.

[@jaderozner8535]

He's so right about the media, the press makes it about them, wanting to get attention to 'their' story.

[@girraud]

It is so sad to hear him say that he'll probably give his best when he's 47 years old. I'm almost 45 and I was born in 1966 also. I wish he had more time to give us what he thought was his best, but I can't hardly imagine what that would be. The recordings he left with us are so beautiful already. I appreciate the gift he left for us. Thanks Jeff Buckley.

[@lunaderacine]

By watching this interview, sad as it is, he wasn't meant to live long. His soul, the aura and intensity that I sense, it's on an entirely different wavelength; he was just too damn pure for this world. This thing I notice among all my favorite dead musicians is the same. I can't describe it right, but Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith, Kurt Cobain, and others I can't presently think of, I hope you all have found your peace. ❤

[@chloemcginley8275]

I don't recommend watching old Jeff Buckley interviews at 2am 😪😪😪

[@briannaward8430]

Chloe McGinley God feels when I can't sleep I watch them and can't sleep because of them

[@yaelfrank8856]

Chloe McGinley that's literally what I'm doing now 😢😢😢

[@thegamejunky7223]

Same

[@prisvideos8919]

yet here I am 😣

[@Sophiedesjardins]

Too many feelings lol

[@sammichaels1528]

i could listen to him talk all day

[@MollyKL]

I miss him. I genuinely do... No, I wasn't alive when he was. But I miss him, every day. I don't think I'll ever be so affected by a person in my entire life, the way he affects me... It's like, he's the only person I've ever really felt connected to. I would give anything to go back in time, to just see him live. I would just sit there, utterly silent... Not saying a word, not thinking anything, just listening.

[@NoName-nq8fk]

He was such a beautiful soul

[@123cillitbang]

Such a beautiful soul. So deep, insightful, profound and empathic. Are there any humans like this any more?

[@gabbylima4316]

I know every word Jeff says in this god damn interview.

[@owenhunt]

+Gabrielle Lima I know.

[@rosakami65]

Me too. Like each and every word😅😅

[@ge7296]

this brought me to tears, how can the universe make such a beautiful talented and clever creature of music and take him so soon

[@LuvBugBlaqkHart]

People like him aren't meant for this world... at least that's what calms me down at night when I'm up thinking about all those people who've left this world and left the rest of us behind.

[@swanportermusic]

I really like him. I think hes a genius.

[@msolano00]

Was, sadly :'(

[@ryanmurphy5569]

me too

[@Mandrake591]

Even his speaking voice sounds melodic at times. Who is interviewing him? She does a great job because she asks great questions and let's him finish his sentences and gives him time to speak.

[@mimi2o9]

My heart melted when he said, "I love you", the second time.

[@randombubble98]

5:29 makes my heart melt, oh god

[@elby6980]

But I’m afraid to love you

[@123cillitbang]

Same.

[@jennirayl]

😢

[@ModarKajo]

I find it very interesting that an extraordinary singer such as Jeff, when naming the artists he'd like to emulate, he picks Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, and Leonard Cohen, the first three singers that come to mind when speaking of great vocalists who can't sing.

[@marcusfairweather9432]

Modar Kajo Singers, they are not. But wonderful lyricists and very passionate, they are

[@Not_Mii_Uus]

@@marcusfairweather9432 they sang, sounds like something a singer would do to me. Why are we so obsessed with gatekeeping artists?

[@zoebella314]

@@Not_Mii_Uus would you respect someone more if they sang with all their heart and soul, but didn't sing well in the conventional sense, or someone who singing came easy, yet didn't give a shit about the music they portrayed to the world, one would make you feel amazing, and sleep good at night, and the other would just leave you soulless with money

[@jonathankieranwriter]

God help us, he was too real to live in this grubby world. One of our best and truest artists, lost too soon. His mind and talent were explosive. He would have grown and grown and grown ... he was fun, and also humble. Staggeringly great.

[@jackgillespie3431]

I love how laid back yet on point he is

[@annametishvili5186]

i have listened to his saying I LOVE YOU here million times...

[@joanaalves9353]

His voice is really beautiful.

[@U2HL]

Not only his singing voice sounds like an angel ...also hear him talking is heavenly...I love you too Jeff! May you still RIP!❤❤

[@SASJKL]

oh the irony that i'm just filling time by watching jeff's interviews. i'm not living life at the moment, though i don't feel like it.

[@simisolarenergy]

His authenticity can’t be faked I admire him a lot we need more genuine people like him.

[@katiek7237]

a lot was going on in †hat head

[@Hellion6325]

ur t is weird

[@evaramirez2946]

So much was going on in that head 🤣😂 I loved him

[@sonofbarnsey]

Very deep and talented guy. God his impersonations in this interview are so funny.

[@mishmashmedley]

He probably never knew how many people he would touch and love him so...

[@mskipper19]

This is an all-time top 5 interview by any person ever. Jeff Buckley was a real person.

[@nerimarosi]

In this interview he is very reminiscent his father.

[@ilikeredandblack]

seriously, Jeff Buckley did only one album, and he died before making any other album... THAT ALBUM IS PERFECT, IMAGINE WHAT HE COULD HAVE DONE AFTER! Thumbs up for one of the best album of all time, and best singer! (I don't need any thumbs up)

[@lonetardigrade]

Damn....why did he have to die? WHY do all the great ones have to die?!

[@therealrussellsmyth]

Tardigrade & Snake totally agreed he was a GREAT one but plenty of them survived also

[@dmytrokleshchenko9458]

Cause world is a cruel thing. Shit, I have only 20 years old and this is my lovely musician. And it's sad, cause this future masterpieces we will never hear...

[@kristimcgowandarkoscellard3126]

My god the world is a darker place from the loss of this brilliant beautiful man!!!! R.I.P Jeff!! Cheers

[@mayatiita1]

Oh my God! What generous and open and honest and kind person he is. He is sweet and funny and truthful and humble. What a great interview! Love Jeff! And love his music!

[@EarthtoRosita]

Breaks my heart that he never got to live until 47, 48....

[@embee3178]

haha his English accent is excellent. It seems he thinks all hyper interviewers are English :)

[@hl9910]

He’s so captivating

[@larlarj]

I really need a gif or a video of just that second "i love you" in my life

[@wildchild2471]

What a dreamy idea.tell me if you find one! 😍

[@mansabali5758]

I love how he explains all the little details.. like i can listen him all day everyday

[@ginawhoever9734]

i am a *major* audiophile... meaning, i am *very* sensitive and aware of sound... sound all around me really... but it isn't someone's eyes i see and fall in love with first, or their lips or smile, it is *always* in their *voice* i can hear someone behind me and get that 'love at first sight (but it's sound) feeling' before i even 'see' them... had i been in her chair, when he explains 'i love you.' and "i lovve you..." i would have probably had a Chernobyl moment... i cant breathe when i hear it on video... my heart would probably pause as well in person... oh heavens.

[@gbeansmama]

Ahhhh, I fell in love with your words :)

[@ginawhoever9734]

gavinbeansmama awww thank you. it can sometimes make things difficult... like listening to music that i hear with my soul, when i am around other people... it sometimes ends in a whisper such as "ummm is she autistic?" or something along those lines, haha. there are certain albums i KNOW not to try and drive to... because a sort of spastic trance happens, which is dangerous on the road... just certain things sometimes. but it's okay, hearing the music or even listening to a loved one's voice so intently more than makes up for any of that stuff.

[@gabbylima4316]

Who wouldn't fall in love with him.

[@JustAsk1312]

I like that he inspires comments like these. :)

[@smokeycheebah9169]

We miss you Jeff. My sons birthday is May 29th and every year I take a few minutes to reflect on the fact that it’s also the day you passed on. You were magic

[@nerimarosi]

He would be 54 years old today. Happy birthday Jeff in heaven!

[@4TheMus1c]

I love the way he talks to the interviewer; a little reserved, tho a little goofy and still very humble. So real...

[@omniscientmoon77]

This is the best interview I think I've seen of him. He's so funny, genuine, and honoring of others.

[@CrashNMe-bj2lo]

Goddamn....He is absolutely charming.

[@jekisha8]

This voice makes my heart full..It is under my skin, I can't help it..It's to late to let it go. I'm simply obsessed in a way I never was. I can't do anything truly without him... any part of him: talking, singing, playing, writing... I just need a big dose of Jeff.

[@22markski22]

I think he was scared to release a new album, in fear of how harshly the media can turn someone's life completely around. Going from angelic like Grace, to possibly the worst review ever. He was super sensitive and always wanted to be completely understood through his words. I'm the exact same way.. And the anxiety it brings along is awful. He's resting peacefully now, with his legacy left as grace.

[@rainmaker690]

+mark ferlisi First time I've ever seen an interview by Jeff Buckley---I love the remarkable Grace, and his other compilation Sketches From My Sweetheart The Drunk---it has such a range of different tunes on there--it's worth getting just for all that alone. He definitely seemed odd and nervous here, but that's what make this such an interesting interview---it's not your typical Q&A, which is refreshing. He also did that great transcendent version of a Leonard Cohen song "Hallelujah" which is by itself worth getting Grace for (that and the incredible title track,which I used to play to death because I loved it so much.

[@22markski22]

+rainmaker690 I completely agree. It's almost poetic, how he handles himself. I always work on not worrying so much, and nothing eases my mind more, than Jeff Buckley. It's ironic, but the music of an odd/nervous guy, is what helps everyone else relax. I know what you mean, nobody covers a song quite like Buckley.

[@22markski22]

+rainmaker690 "Lilac Wine" is my favorite.

[@annereidy7981]

No, I think he thought fuck this I'm out of here!

[@allandraadams8329]

I'm crying bc today is his birthday and when she talked about the other artist who he might want to model his career after who are 50 years old and still going he would've been 50 today just insane.

[@DaveySkate]

i reckon the interviewer fell in love with Jeff during the interview... you can tell... especially when Jeff said "i love you"

[@ecald12]

You can tell that the interviewer was totally captivated by Jeff, by his charisma.

[@Izaak247]

"I don't have your voice" one of the greatest quotes ever

[@midnight_blonde]

god i love him so much i miss him

[@1megalover]

we all miss him

[@chloemason1884]

One of the most talented and iconic musicians of all time. What a tragedy his death was 🥹 we don't see musicians like Jeff Buckley anymore.

[@jonisamuels]

He is so articulate and everything he says just comes naturally and flows out so easily for him. He was so wise for his years.

[@AxelNoguera]

"It's just the first album"... Right in the feels

[@starcharx9139]

he passed away a year after i was born so i never heard him talk before but WOW i didn't realise how shy, creative and eccentric he truly was such a shame he's gone

[@eldiran2]

Really sincere guy (a great rarity in Show Business). THAT is why he was so special: his Sincerity/Integrity......not to mention his enormous talent as a singer. God, is he missed.

[@GillianDeVaal]

he was so mellow and beautiful

[@guts6157]

you are beautiful too

[@BallJuiceOfZeus]

Your shirtless selfie with that wonderful filter is beautiful too

[@sudhei5604]

oh wow, i didnt know his usual talking voice is as mesmerizing as his singing voice. There is something about him generally that attracts me a lot..

[@qtpysusie54]

What a special man.

[@Anatis66]

" I don't have your voice I don't have your voice " 😍 She was clearly falling for him right ? How could she not

[@ge7296]

this interview made me cry

[@elephantasm]

I crack up at the very end every time. Great interview. I feel like every person should watch this, and they'd gain a little better understanding of the world.

[@cognitivedictator7892]

Tim said the same the same thing about his anti-war song at Carnegie Hall. He wanted to forget what everyone wanted to hear. He could put an audience into a trance just like Jeff. I saw Jeff at St. Ann's in Brooklyn when he first started out. He sang one of his fathers songs.

[@allandraadams8329]

It's very sad that he passed away at such a young age. He was extremely talented and one of a kind with a lot of potential and I would've love to hear more from him but you know what by the way he talks about magazines and how he hates the media and the way they portray celebrities I feel as if he would've hated that aspect today bc it's not even about music anymore, people just want to hear about the next scandal and I feel as if Jeff didnt want anything to do with being in the spotlight or being "famous."

[@kingP2011]

I agree! he is such a pure soul

[@joshuaWEC]

I read a review of Grace today that started off with the line "Jeff Buckley was many things but humble wasn't one of them". Where did the writer get that from? Watching this interview he seems very humble and unpretentious. I've heard the same things said about Bob Dylan and Billy Corgan, and from what I've seen it's just not true, they all seem like great people.

[@peaceloveaitana]

Bob Dylan is an asshole, while being interviewed. In real life, outside of the media, I'm sure he's a normal, awesome person. I just think that he likes messing with the reporter and doesn't feel like he has to answer any of their questions. I know that reporters are "bloodsuckers" for a lot of musicians, but they're still people doing their job and it's honestly disrespectful, when they ask an honest question and he gives them these bullshit answers. Sorry if it seems I'm attacking you, I'm not, I'm just ranting.

[@joshuaWEC]

I respectfully disagree. I've watched just about every Bob Dylan interview there is on KZbin, and I wouldn't say he was being an asshole. It's true that they are people doing their job, but from what I've seen, most of their questions are pretty awful and undeserving of a serious response. Some of the reporters are very disrespectful as well. Dylan has made it quite clear that he never saw himself as some "savior of the people" or "voice of the generation", so it's pretty rude for most of the reporters to spend their whole interview asking him about that. No prob, it was a respectful reply, and ranting feels great.

[@artofadval]

I believe he was uncompromising in regards to his sentiment/convictions. Some people my may regard that as lofty; hence "his lack of humility". I definitely don't believe that to be the case. In fact, it's his candor- his unblemished interpretation of the world- that (in my eyes) makes him all the more genuine/sympathetic.

[@yianpap6093]

Like Bob would say "it's people's games that you got to dodge..", most people just don't like someone who is different and strong-minded about their ways. It's bad ego, jealousy..."who does this guy thinks he is" kind of thing.

[@TheNightmare75II]

I think because of the way he used his voice, people must have thought he was cocky, like in Mojo Pin where he does that one scream and then does some vocal improvisation. But I personally don't believe he was doing this. It seems like he was just singing in the way he felt the song called for. People are just envious dicks and often feel threatened by musical talent for some reason, so they call it "pretentious." I'm not saying music can't be pretentious, but the term is definitely overused to put down some really great performers/songwriters. As for Billy Corgan, he seems to talk shit about others quite often and pump himself up all the time. I can totally see why someone would think he's not humble.

[@helenah7965]

He was a very involved soul!

[@handsomerube]

i fell in love with him when he said that...and i'm a guy...a straight guy. well, not anymore...

[@thepretender9140]

wish you where here...

[@charlottedoesstuff9274]

i love his little impressions 😭🫶

[@Jgunnink2]

He was so amazing. Could have done so much more...people were drawn to him.

[@ChaunceyZalkin]

seems so young and innocent

[@eviejackson6702]

such a talent, such an interesting person, such a loss to music and culture

[@starlett9858]

"I love you......*gazes into her eyes* I Love You..." It feels like he is saying it to me. And I see the lady had to hold herself together. Beautiful Man, Beautiful Music. Gone Too Soon. R.I.P Jeff Buckley, I Love You. 3

[@Talulah6]

@LegendaryWeiner Thank You! Jeff Buckley reminds me so much of the young Jim Morrisson -- beautiful, brilliant and original.

[@martadepaula1365]

I miss you Jeff :(

[@MSliva17]

No matter where you sit in a room, in this video Jeff will look at you in the eyes at some point as if he knows you're watching. Chilling.

[@joevaughan818]

i feel like he couldve been a great actor

[@stanmarshthedarsh]

So utterly sincere

[@patrickfitzgerald409]

You can clearly understand his mistrust over the media and there's definitely a touch of the Kurt Cobain's about him in that respect. A wonderful spirit shining through!

[@Hari-xf7hn]

I'm so pissed off that he's dead. I haven't this much anger when I find out someone died an untimely death. He was so young and had so much potential.

[@graceypui]

I love his honesty and how real he is. RIP

[@kenglass7833]

Seemed like a very intelligent kid, god bless him.

[@rosem5190]

He's so humble

[@brendaluna173]

man! I'd have love to see Jeff as a dad, and family man, he should have had at least one kid before passing, those genes should be around... in someone I don't know why but it pisses me off that there isn't someone who has Jeff genes

[@petet6851]

He was such a hit with the ladies his estate kept expecting a girl to come forward with his child...but alas, it wasn't to be..

[@owenhunt]

Brenda Luna There are people out there with similar genes today. I've got the same hairline as Jeff, a similar speaking voice and his wolf gnashers. There's probably a few more walking around as well.

[@maurofernandez2578]

If he had a kid he would've done the same thing his father did to him

[@joegardiner4220]

You never know what cousins he had , brothers sisters etc

[@maria.maverick]

Pete T Oh shit, so he did dabble a bit in the rock n roll lifestyle, huh? I just mistook him for a mellow guy. But I take comfort in knowing he at least basked in the love from the ladies while he was still alive.

[@hnc1354]

I feel him with all my heart.I love you Jeff

[@jorokitty182]

Oh my god... I am in love with a dead man. although he is not dead. his music and sprit still lives on so greatly maybe even more so than before he died. I love you Jeff... his english accent sounds so good it made me melt inside... he was so adorable. and just amazing. brilliant. when he says 'I love you'. it just makes me weep inside because i know i can never hear him saying it in the flesh :'( he was perfect. undoubtedly. indescribably beautiful man... my God. I love him so much. hes made me

[@abcdefg8572]

Wow! He's so smart and passionate. R.I.P Jeff.

[@melody15100]

Was I the only one blushing through this entire interview???lol.

[@AstroMoonGoddess]

"Letting myself take messages" aw, man, Jeff.

[@LuvFOBandPATD]

He has such an amazing voice.

[@handsomerube]

5:29 i think the interviewer got a little moist after hearing that...

[@johnarundell7951]

+handsomerube "Oh beehaaave" as Austin Powers would say :) probably true though.