Jeff Buckley: The Tragic Death Of The Musician & Making Of Grace

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Today we take a look at 90's musician Jeff Buckley
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It’s a voice that was unmistakable and unforgettable. i’m talking of course about musician Jeff Buckley who only released one studio album during his short lived career. Despite his lack of musical output during his time alive he, hE still managed to garner a cult following, which included some of the biggest names in rock n’ roll. His death was not your typical rock n’ roll tragedy. There were no drugs, or large amounts of alcohol involved, instead a strange set of circumstances So what happened? Stay tuned to find out.
Buckley came from a musical family with his mother being a classically trained musician while his father was the psychedelic folk singer named Tim Buckley who died at the young age of 28 due to a drug overdose. Jeff was only 8 years old at the time of his father’s death, but he wouldn’t have a close relationship with him. The younger Buckley was only met his father once several months before he his death. Buckley would tell the new york times in 1993 I never knew him,”. “I met him once, when I was 8. We went to visit him, and he was working in his room, so I didn’t even get to talk to him. And that was it.”
Buckley wouldn’t even be invited to his father’s funeral and his mother would claim in a 2002 documentary that her son tried to avoid much of the same pitfalls that ended the life of his biological father.
Known as “Scott Moorhead” for much of his childhood, Jeff borrowed the name from his step father who he was close to.. It’s likely that Moorhead had a bigger influence on Jeff’s career path than his biological father. Moorhead gave Buckley one of his first albums which was Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti. Buckley would tell an interviewer in 1994 reflecting on Led Zeppelin “That was the first voice I really fell in love with. Young Robert Plant back when he sounded like Jeans. He was trying to sound like Howlin' Wolf, but he didn't. He sounded like some big fing animal.” he’d say.
In addition to Zeppelin Buckley would also be heavily influenced by Queen, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Kiss and Pink Floyd.
As a child Buckley lived in many places as his family moved around a lot within California with the singer referring to his childhood as “rootless trailer trash’. Buckley would also claim that he never fit in anywhere as a child telling the guardian newspaper in 1994 how his mother was the one pushing for the family to move around saying “We’d spend a few months in some places, longer in others. But we never hung around for long. The best places were also the worst because just as I’d make friends with someone we’d be out of there. I got pretty good at working out who wanted to punch me and who would defend me. I’m an excellent judge of character now. I guess my mother just always wanted to know what was around the next corner.”
Throughout his years in high school, Buckley played in a series of cover bands and soon after graduation he attended the Los Angeles Musicians Institute He would reveal to Rolling Stone magazine in 1994 that while the institute did teach him a lot about music theory, specifically harmonies,, overall he felt the experience was a waste of time. Buckley would spend the next half a decade in LA playing as a session guitarist in a wide variety of bands covering a range of styles including jazz, reggae, and heavy metal, Lacking any real success and growing tired of the LA music scene, Buckley in 1990 moved across the country to New York City where he initially didn’t have a lot of success working as a musician. He would split time between LA and New York from 1990 to 1991 during which he would record a demo tape.
Buckley would make his solo debut at a tribute show to his father in 1991 at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn. Obituaries for his father failed to mention him having a son and those closest to him were shocked to learn he had a child. It would be his father’s former manager who knew about Jeff and invited him at the last minute to partake in the tribute. Initially Jeff was unsure whether to attend, but deciding it would help him have closure he chose to do so telling Rolling Stone “It bothered me that I hadn’t been to his funeral, that I’d never been able to tell him anything,” “I used that show to pay my last respects.” The younger Buckley would perform a cover of his father’s song “i never asked to be your mountain’ which was penned by his Dad as a send off to the family he was abandoning. For

[@grem1972]

I had never heard of Jeff Buckley until that June morning in '97 when I helped pull him from the river. I work for MFD and Its a day I think about often, and it still bothers me to this day. I started listening to his music and really appreciate what a great talent he was.

[@andiestewart7423]

Wow! What an experience😢

[@andiestewart7423]

Wow! What an experience😢

[@adonaiyah2196]

You pulled him out!? I just want to know everything about it but its not my place. I always wondered how far decomposition took place and how his face would look like after being in the water so long

[@TiffanyT-LaDolceVita]

Very interesting.

[@wodgirl7089]

If you watch Gematria effect news with Zachary K Hubbard he believes the cabal kills these artists (actors, athletes etc) by ritual/numbers. The Police (sting) have a song written about it “murder by numbers” he codes it by the dates, age, time. Very compelling. Big labels like Sony - What a memory and honor to be chosen care for his body. I can’t imagine as my oldest son is almost 27 and has similar features and talents as Jeff. His/Jeff’s music has been such a grace in my life🙏🏼♥️

[@TheFutureAwaits]

You forgot to mention just how kind a man Jeff was, he was very well known for being polite and attentive to anyone he spoke to. My favourite artist of all time, miss you Jeff.

[@scattau41]

Except for Michael “Black” Bolton 🤣

[@fungus_am0nguz644]

@@scattau41 LOL

[@keelymunoz6960]

@@scattau41 😂

[@Whiteboy2000]

@@tidalcliff2202 he has a second album that released after his death

[@chilltown11]

Black black black real kind

[@John_Notmylastname]

“Lover, you should’ve come over” is his best original song. Fantastic song if you’ve never heard it please do so.

[@ckotcher1]

Nope. “Last Goodbye” I know it’s the most mainstream but it’s hauntingly beautiful and that bass line is amazing.

[@clicheguevara5282]

I play it every time I pick up an acoustic guitar.

[@jamesn6458]

I think Grace is his best

[@John_Notmylastname]

James N grace is good too. The whole album is good. Also, the studio version of Hallelujah is much better than the video version. The video version butchered it.

[@stringemup5941]

James N I’d have to vote for “Grace” too. Just how he sings in his falsetto like an angelic boy soprano in one phrase, only to shriek like a banshee in the next!!! Superhuman voice!

[@heathkish6901]

He's the reason my youngest Daughter's middle name is "Grace". Rest in peace, Jeff, you beautiful bastard!

[@morgangadbois2092]

And the reason my 8 yr olds middle names Grace as well!!

[@robspunk]

Same.

[@CandiGlamNails]

Same!

[@dangelor1547]

My little brother did the exact same thing with his first daughter

[@jessicafoltz6147]

He's the reason I named my first baby, Grace. She died before she was born.

[@Drugstorecowboy8]

“He didn’t mean for it to happen, but he also didn’t fight it.” That’s just heartbreaking to hear, he should’ve lived a longer life 😢

[@raygunromance772]

Grace is a timeless masterpiece. One of the most beautiful and special pieces of art ever recorded.

[@jojo-lp4rd]

I think it's a little overrated and doesn't stand up to repeated listens - that's just me. Since it took so long for him to get around to following it up I feel like his approach to songwriting was a little heavy handed and the quantity of output suffered. I know what people mean when they say it's a great album though - really great sound engineers for sure but for me it's overly sentimental and don't think he really wanted to be a songwriter but he was in a position where he had to.

[@kevtruth]

@@jojo-lp4rd what's sickening though is he didn't have time to to slay that album with more albums. So everyone focuses on the only one he managed to make

[@jojo-lp4rd]

@@kevtruth fully agree, he absolutely would've surpassed 'grace'. I wish he could've done some solo stuff without the record label, I get the sense they were trying to push the grunge angle and maybe if he existed now I he could've just self published to allow himself total freedom. Maybe in a parallel universe.

[@jojo-lp4rd]

I'm not knocking people enjoying the album, it's just the music critic in me, I felt the album was very special when I first heard it but with repeated plays my feelings changed. Hallelujah sounds, great, definitely his swan song and everyone should hear it, but as a whole I side with some critics who note some shortcomings. It's an enjoyable album! Masterpiece... you decide.

[@kevtruth]

@@jojo-lp4rd Yeah. I've been listening to it since 1999. If I want a taste of it (which is about all I need) I crank out the first 3 songs and cut it off before Lilac Wine. But me the critic would give it 4.5 out of 5. Great debut, but probably would have better ones in the future.

[@drmether9150]

He died while singing whole lotta love by led zeppelin 🥺❤️🕊

[@Jabba-le-feminist-hating-Hutt]

my favourite song :(

[@micmac1121]

I met Buckley a few times in the city. I play bass and knew Matt Johnson his drummer who introduced me. I also had Harper Collins as a client and the designer of the book was a student of mine at The School of Visual Arts in NYC. I was an Adjunct Professor that taught Photoshop there for over 20 years. She knew my stories of Jeff by taking my class . We talked music often. When she was designing the book years later she called me and asked I would like to work on the images needed. I said yes immediately and it was a project that I hold special to my heart. I was fortunate enough to see Jeff a dozen times including his record release party at CBGBs

[@irenjenei7527]

Thank you for sharing this with us. You are lucky and it is really great.

[@nurseaylla]

Lucky!!!

[@deepcreep98]

What book???

[@micmac1121]

@@deepcreep98 book is Dream brother

[@Natstar_7]

What was he like? I have this image in my mind, of a quiet polite introvert? Obviously extremely talented! Could you tell he wasn’t going to take to fame well? Pls elaborate and thank you so much for sharing! Much love from Australia 🇦🇺 💜

[@glittergirl1063]

Forget Her is one of my favorite songs ever.

[@chuckmcgill6673]

Same It's my fav song from Jeff. I wonder why he didn't include it in Grace.

[@sarahrayer3990]

Yard is twetyytt try KZbin y yikes thank Utah aw titttw

[@keithchapman7252]

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[@keithchapman7252]

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[@Geezy5018]

Yesss ❤️

[@manuelmorillo6768]

His songwriting and arrangements are some of the most seductive music you will ever hear…

[@Audreyreagan.s]

'Play the music, play it loud!' Jeff buckleys last voice message he left for his friend. This quote always resonated with me. I am one of his biggest fans, and his death affects me still to this day like David Bowie even though I never knew these people from Adam. Their music makes me feel like I have been with them through out their lives.

[@zenzen7136]

Sounds like he had a lot issues besides music. This is a guy who needs a manager to make his decision for him.

[@nessieburgess]

One of the most haunting voices ever, so beautiful. RIP.

[@PolarisCastillo]

He also had a great relationship, romantically and musically, with my favorite singer of all time, Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins. Their unfinished song "All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun" is a gem.

[@vintagehearttt2953]

Indeed

[@ShadowWizard123]

This. Such a great song.

[@shadelings]

I read that Elizabeth found out that Jeff had passed away while she was recording 'Teardrop' by Massive Attack and she said that she felt the song was kind of about him.

[@chellecat247]

One of my favs too.

[@fungus_am0nguz644]

@@shadelings WOW really??? Thats some heavy shit.

[@VonneDutch]

This story needs to be made into a film.

[@CJLOVE23]

There’s a biopic being made called Everybody Here Wants You with Reeve Carver playing Jeff. It’s supposed to be shooting this year 🤷🏼‍♀️ We’ll see though

[@VonneDutch]

@@CJLOVE23 yes they announced this in the end of March! What a coincidence, maybe Jeff heard us fans ? 😄 but now I am doubting it will be any good cause Jeff is such a unique individual, anyone trying to portray him would just not even be comparable, I dunno.

[@leahhuntz6236]

I think a movie was made jeff was played by penn Badgley, the reviews arent great... Buckley was beautiful inside and out

[@adonaiyah2196]

Any film about him needs to be played by James Franco

[@audred]

Reeve Carney is playing Jeff. When I saw him in Penny Dreadful I thought he looked so much like Jeff that it would be perfect casting if there was ever a film about him, and now it’s happening! :D

[@tonysimmons5729]

I still haven’t managed to get all the way through Jeff’s cover of “Hallelujah” without sobbing. I can’t figure out what it is about his vocal on that track, but it’s brings a lot of emotion out of me. It’s just amazing.. RIP

[@MegadethAcdclover]

I actually cry with Last Goodbye every single time. I was going through hardships with my partner and I was so confused, I listened to it every single day for about a year. But every time I need to feel comfort, I listen to him ♥️

[@elennykills]

I first heard Hallelujah on pandora and I was about to skip it but the moment he started singing, I stopped what I was doing and I was just so mesmerized by his voice. I've been in love with his songs ever since and that was a decade ago

[@annmarieknapp2480]

His song with Elizabeth "All Flowers Bend with the Sun" is so hauntingly beautiful. I only learned of his music recently and it makes me sad we lost this talent. Ninety's are my favorite music decade. Grateful I was young then. It was a magical time. Now music is crap and our democracy is holding by a thread. I'm glad to learn about Jeff, but damn I wish we had not lost this guy.

[@micmac1121]

I worked on a great book about Jeff and his dad, Tim Buckley. It's entitled "Dream brothers". It covers both their lives from child hood to death.

[@kevtruth]

David Browne book? That's the best one IMO. What did you contribute?

[@micmac1121]

@@kevtruth I was a retoucher. I did The imaging on the cover and the insert family photos. Sad truth was all the photographs the mother provided for the book just disappeared. I was also asked to restore all the photos that were scanned in low resolution to be made back into high resolution photo prints to give back to his mother. I was proud to have been involved. I loved Jeff and saw him many times in NYC

[@bradaldy3001]

I read that book back in 2001. Great read!! Still have it

[@kevtruth]

@@bradaldy3001 I also read it in 2001. I remember finishing the book, then a few months later 9/11

[@liprincessprincess]

It's one of the best biographies I've ever read. They barely knew one another, but their lives were intertwined all the same. Glad you were able to restore/recreate the missing photos back to his family.

[@michaelbyrd7883]

He was to fragile to handle the brutality, greed and cruelty of the music business. He approached his music as a lover and a musician. Not as a blood sucking wanna be. His talent and passion was remarkable, but his patience for mediocrity wasn't. Like Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jaco Pastorius and Freddie Mercury a one of a kind.

[@ren17x50]

Him and Freddie could hit notes like it was nothing....obviously they practiced like crazy but made it seem easy.so emotion filled...

[@terakata2428]

It not that HE was fragile, the business is FRAGILE! HE was a PURE SOUL!

[@michaelbyrd7883]

@@terakata2428 The music industry is rock solid with the worst kind of gangsters, liars and sexual predators then any industry in the world, outside of the military industry. There's nothing fragile about the killers that prowl around the entertainment world. It's f*cked up many a great musician, so many OD or get murdered.

[@patypus555]

He's more aware of the business than you and I assume. He chose to be in it. Stress and pressure (from extended touring, recoupment, sales demand, possible artistic compromise, etc.) will take its toll on anyone. Considering how shitty the music industry can be (there were artists who sold million copies and still broke), he's got a pretty good deal from Sony as a new and upcoming artist. He wasn't pressured to produce the next big hits as soon as he signed -- the business people (maybe not all, but most) had faith in him, his musical talent and his artistic process. If he didn't die prematurely, he'd continue on recording the second album and the next until he's freed of the contract, maybe. The contract is designed to free artists from the label after sometime if they choose to, depending on the deal, not that I'd advise anyone to sign it without thinking long and hard.

[@michaelbyrd7883]

@@patypus555 Amen, he was awesome..

[@mano1971music]

Jeff Buckley was an Angel sent to us to embrace the melodies and lyrics that he chose to create and cover. I would have never heard the beautiful, haunting song "Hallelujah" written by Leonard Cohen, if it weren't for Jeff Buckley......Rest in Gentle Peace Jeff.

[@morgangadbois2092]

That's the song I want played at my funeral.....it's absolutely beautiful....it used to come on when I was younger and I never knew the words yet it would make me cry like a baby then I learned the words and it really but me hard with the tears....... absolutely talked deeply to my soul

[@hershysquirts187]

Jeff was the best artist in the 90s. A shame he was taken so young.

[@andrewcruz7595]

@Rest in Piss Race-Baiter Ginsberg not funny clown

[@danielkoschalka3955]

Not sure you can be the best with only one album.

[@elkevinski]

@@danielkoschalka3955 Jeff proved it's possible.

[@Skabanis]

Best? Sigh why even go there...

[@ibtunesoriginals2629]

Limp Bizkit was the best 90s artist

[@mingpowman76]

I got to see him live in 96 at the reading festival. It was enchanting. He floated across the stage. Truly amazing to witness.

[@yondoodle]

I didn't even know Tim died when Jeff was a kid. Makes him throwing the middle fingers on that live BBC show so much more depressing, knowing he had that much contempt and hatred for his own father so many years later. Poor guy just needed a dad. "Father do you hear me? Do you know me? Do you even care? What will you say, when you see my face?" Right in the feels, oof.

[@igatekeephj4456]

Jeff literally said in an interview that he didn’t hate his father AT ALL. He just didn’t like how the media portrayed their relationship as “perfect” when it wasn’t at all. don’t go spreading misinformation

[@LianneHutcheson]

There is something so sublime about hearing those first notes of “Last Goodbye”… The entire album of Grace is sonic perfection IMO and then there is Sketches and Live from Siné…. I visited Siné to see where he played, I went to Memphis at the Wolf River and watched the waves softly lap against the shore. He left such an impact on so many of us in such a short time ❤️

[@amaccama3267]

We just adored Jeff's music here in Australia. If you've got any more stories regarding him then bring 'em on.

[@michaelbyrd7883]

I saw him play in 94' in Austin, Tx before I ever heard his music, 10 years exactly after I saw Stevie Ray Vaughn in Dallas, Tx also before ever hearing his music. Every once in while you stumble onto something really exceptional. Those are show's you never forget!

[@duncanwcraig9668]

@@michaelbyrd7883 i saw SRV in New Zealand in 85. I was 17. Unforgettable concert.

[@zoej1844]

It’s crazy how much Jeff has touched his fans. I’ve seen many people look to him as a fallen angel or as the greek myth, Orpheus. His music, lore, and legend has etched itself into thousands of people’s psyches and consciousnesses. I’ve seen people recall detailed, life-like dreams with Jeff in them. He was a man unlike none other on Earth. His charm, grace, beauty, and intuition is unlike any other. And no one, absolutely no one, had his unique voice and guitar playing skills. I think about him every day...

[@everydaymanfit5840]

I listen to a lot of great bands and artists. Jeff Buckley is probably my all time no.1 despite his limited discography. There's just something so magical about him as an artist. I've been a fan of your channel for a while now, it would be so awesome if you a full series on Jeff!

[@Naturellee]

If you're here and just discovered Jeff.. It's like being hooked on Heroin, you'll love him to death and the toxic part will be that you'll sit here and just listen to everything about him just because you'll miss him.. But i love that this channel sure did the info. I miss Jeff, Layne and chris cornell. 3 angels with a voice no one will never have.

[@amandah5478]

I just got into him after stumbling across him on you tube a couple of weeks ago. Today I find out he has died. I'm shocked.

[@villain3131]

Bands I’ve never seen that I would love to have seen , Led Zeppelin & Jeff Buckley

[@MegadethAcdclover]

You’re not wrong, it’s been years and it still feels the same.

[@symphonyinkart]

You literally just said 3 of my favs Started Layne, then Cornell and now Buckley lol

[@christopherlaskoski189]

On my way to return a large Penske truck full of custom designed architectural stainless steel panels to Buffalo, NY from Fort Worth, TX during my M.Arch a few years back - I noticed that my path would lead me straight through Memphis. I just had to go to the place where he last was, however much time was pressing. During earlier aspects of my education - this time in music composition at UNT - I worked out of a Sam Goody's record store in a mall toward Dallas from Denton. The first day I worked there one of the long time employees shoved Grace into my hand and asked - "Have you been listening to Jeff Buckley?" I admit that I had not been listening to Jeff until then. And when I heard his name I thought - Country. Yes. It's just what happened, it was my handed down auto bias misfiring and trying to make me look horribly bad. The year was 1995 and it was autumn - my second year of whipping through music history classes and free 1 o'clock lab band performances every week and piano practice and performing with the university chorus at the Meyerson and dropping into Toadies concerts off Fry Street and being free from the shelter of my parent's house - I suppose you could say.....But my time at Sam Goody's was a brief one and that introduction seemed to be very pointed - it still does. And almost two decades later I could not drive through Memphis without stopping to say goodbye to someone I never knew and never will.

[@davidmreyes77]

To be honest, his first album also had water and drowning lyrical imagery in songs. It was eerie picking up on this years later.

[@roolenoir3183]

I had never heard of him, then I did. Then I found out he passed. I was just floored. So good, so sad.

[@PoeticInsanity]

Same :(

[@kaseyjones2861]

He was a rare talent.

[@rdsx463724]

Seriously I don't know how I could love someone so much. I feel like I've watched every video there is to watch. Thank you so much for the new content.

[@MysterSer333]

Weird, i’ve been listening to him so much lately. Why is everyone suddenly listening to Jeff Buckley..? Soo real

[@symphonyinkart]

Because it’s 2021 and there’s not much soulful music like that (in the mainstream anyway)

[@midtownkitten483]

Probably revisiting old favorites during the pandemic or for some people they are finally getting around to listening to music they have intended to

[@danielbrown1724]

How you fit Jeff’s story into 16-17 mins is beyond me. Regardless, I’m so glad you decided to put it together. Well done mate, Cheers

[@seanblack6545]

Still blows my mind he's gone. He was my #1 when I heard the news. Still affects me deeply.

[@maxmatson1578]

My sister is a die-hard fan! She's the one that got me into the Buckley. Songs like "eternal life" and "forget her" were really special to me!

[@bekomallon9098]

I literally love him so much and his music feels so special to me compared to anything else. My favourite song has to be “I know we could be so happy baby” such a perfect song that brings tears to my eyes and takes me to another fucking universe. I love Buckley so much he is a legend that won’t ever die..

[@seeingeyegod]

A very beautiful person inside, also happened to be in a physically attractive shell.

[@MareShoop]

13:33 🥰 those cheekbones 🤤

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

I knew “tragic” would be part of the title.

[@MiguelRockstarGarza]

I had to laugh at this lol

[@robinhoodwasasocialist.1401]

I’m glad to see that he wasn’t completely forgotten . Very under appreciated he.

[@minnietaylor9898]

I was so happy when I found Jeffs music , when I found out he was dead I couldn't stop crying , I wish I could have gone to one of his shows, you could really see his pain in his face proper felt him mayynn ❤️

[@Natalie-ox7xm]

About his father, (who also had an amazing talent and voice)... I can't understand _not_ feeling an incredible connection with his son. Not only the blood relationship but that indescribable genetic gift that a certain few are blessed with and which they both shared. It's not a case of a wanna be musician with an incredibly talented child where resentment from that could cause animosity. He was just a little boy when he was in his father's home and wasn't even acknowledged . It's heartbreaking. I just don't get how someone could live with themselves after abandoning their family like this.

[@irenjenei7527]

Tim left his wife before Jeff was born. He was 19 at the time. He was away because of his mucical career and Jeff had stepfather, whose name he also bore at the time. / Scott Moorhead/ . Jeff was 8 when he first met his father. Tim died of an overdose 2 months later. They both had extraordinare talent and both died too early. Tim was 28 and Jeff was 30 years old. R.i.p. Jeff and Tim Buckley!

[@kevinjoseph517]

a friend of mine knew Tim and I caught Jeff at mc cabes, sang to 130 people..the book said tim told ms gaubret to go seek an abortion and she was 6 months along.

[@irenjenei7527]

@@kevinjoseph517 and what does your friend who knew Tim say? That is book not the " Scripture". There must be quite a few slides in it, as in this video.

[@dappergreens4555]

Talent does not equal goodness. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@irenjenei7527]

Talent often requires sacrifices.

[@lifesmythtv2608]

When Elizabeth Fraser was recording “Teardrop” with Massive Attack, she just found out about what happened to Jeff supposedly. From Wikipedia: While recording the song in 1997, she found out that her once-close friend, Jeff Buckley, had disappeared and been found drowned. "That was so weird ... I'd got letters out and I was thinking about him. That song's kind of about him - that's how it feels to me anyway".

[@davidhusband5022]

like anybody trusts wikipedia anymore.

[@thanksgivingsandwich]

Necro Orcen Mm i think you're just fueling ur own fantasies there pal.

[@evanabbott2737]

R.I.P.🙏

[@briankennedy1192]

@dread true Forget her"

[@briankennedy1192]

@dread true listen to Grace youll see why.

[@lupusanthro5021]

I was an open mic host for guitar players from 2003 until 2015. I would say that no other artist was more influential on singer songwriters at this time. EVERYBODY covered his version of 'hallelujah '

[@Maganui]

I still cry when anything comes up about him or I hear his songs.

[@wymanspace4173]

Jeff made an impact. There are lots of talented artists that didn’t have that big break despite trying so hard. Jeff is alive within his fans. Whatever we speculate will not bring him back. Just keep his spirit going ...

[@laurielynne2006]

He was such a beautiful person! So horrible that he died so young🙁

[@Thatguy55595]

I’m glad you think 30 is so young. It makes me feel really young at 26

[@MissOrchid12]

K W It's all relative, you are indeed young. So enjoy! ✨

[@evandando3168]

I loved the guy . We used to jam fade to black together

[@JohnWhitakerHRHardball]

I think of all the dumb-ass things I’ve done in my life, any of which could have resulted in my death & it makes me once again realize there is a pre-destination for each of us, LIVE while you can

[@ComaDave]

Great video. He was very popular down here in Oz. In fact, he played 2 shows in Melbourne in '96 that I missed because I couldn't get time off work. I figured I'd catch him next tour, because he'd said he had enjoyed his time here and wanted to return ASAP. One of the greatest regrets of my life, not taking a "sickie" and just going to see him at The Palais. Also, he was friends with Chris Cornell; who helped put together "Sketches". A duo with those two is one of my greatest "what ifs".

[@danyf.1442]

I just read this, wow, I didn't know they were friends. You are right, just considering the artistic aspect it sucks that we will never know what those two could have created together, just try to imagine their voices in a song ...

[@truefunksoul8638]

He played 3 shows in Melbourne in 1996, there was 1 more added at The Palace. Have you got Mystery White Boy with the 5 songs from The Palais? There is also a song from the 1995 tour at the Prince Patrick Hotel in Melbourne on the bonus disc edition of that, and 2 more songs from The Palais are on The Grace E.P. and 1 is on Grace Around The World, as a bonus track.

[@MojoPin1983]

Some slight corrections: The lyric, “I float just like a bubble heading for a spike” is from Witches Rave, not Nightmares By The Sea. “Ah, the calm below that poisoned river wild” is the opening line of You & I.

[@rdsx463724]

I was looking for this comment. Of course you were the person to correct it. You don't miss a beat. lol.

[@Melophile74]

Steven, you're always on top of it.

[@worryworm]

First song I ever heard was Nightmares by the Sea, and years later I was bestowed the gift of Grace (the album). His voice is like nothing I've heard before or since.

[@gabzsy4924]

Man, Jeff's manager was like family huh? What an amazing heart. For more people like him.

[@GassersGhost]

Fills my heart and then breaks it. Over and over for the rest of my life.

[@irenjenei7527]

Same.

[@GassersGhost]

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[@irenjenei7527]

@@GassersGhost This guy won't let go.

[@loudloveen]

He was one in a million.

[@MojoPin1983]

More like ‘once in the history of the world.’

[@irenjenei7527]

Among millions is the only one, once.

[@MatiaBoldrini]

More like one in 6 billions maybe :)

[@joshuakehl5891]

Thank you so much for recognizing Jeff. I’ve loved him so much...

[@Whiskey10209]

It’s pretty amazing how deep his influence ended up reaching. I hear his voice in many modern bands these days. Meeting another Buckley fan immediately sparks an intense conversation. 😁

[@cpk313]

One of the best voice ever put on tape. I've listened to Grace so many time that if it was a cassette I'd be on my 3rd or 4th copy

[@untitled1464]

Literally my favorite musician of all time. Goodness.

[@cheryllewis3059]

left handed - smart, creative and big heart !!! Sad !!!

[@Mar.1634]

Whoa he was a fellow lefty? That makes so much sense.

[@isaiahminott]

Eyyyyy

[@cheryllewis3059]

@@isaiahminott ? What is eyyyyy

[@isaiahminott]

@@cheryllewis3059 im left handed also so im sayin eyyy as like hell yeah left hand crew

[@GroovyBabyYeah]

Amazing artist. I’m Ashamed it took me so long to find out who he was

[@maria.maverick]

Same. So ashamed it took me so long, especially when I have heard of his name before.

[@irenjenei7527]

Better late than never.

[@crazyjack66]

I gotta say I really, really love your channel. Sometimes it felt like some of these stories wouldn't be remembered anymore and it brings my heart joy to see them treated with such respect. Thank you.

[@mikerain3209]

I’m not sure if it’s been mentioned but Chris Cornell had a lot to do with helping Jeff’s mom get his second album together. Chris was a good friend of Jeff’s apparently. That doesn’t surprise me because they were both gifted talented and beautiful people!

[@TheTiki1111]

The first time I heard Grace....... it was around 2007, I was in my bed , just Downloaded Pandora and trying to discover new music. The first guitar rift I heard of the song Grace, had me paralyzed......... and then his voice........ “ there’s no asking to stay, Long enough for the clouds to fly me away” ........ My emotions welled up in, me and I started crying, by the end of the song I was bawling ! I have never heard anything sooo beautiful. I went into a deep dive to find out who was this man? What is this music? How have I never ever heard this before?!!!!? The entire album of grace will forever and always be one of my very favorites! To me,... he is one of the great legends and musical geniuses that GOD sent to us, and then took away before we ruined him! His voice, his music and his presence was an absolute blessing to the world! .... May he rest in peace, and I know he is jamming in heaven with the likes of Beethoven, Prince, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Chopin,etc....

[@lunabear]

I remember when he passed. I was part of a Buckley listserv, and an absolute angel recorded the memorial program from Triple J in Australia and mailed it to me in Indiana. It says everything you'd need to say about both him and his fans. ❤️

[@allanclark3283]

The Pyramid Song I jumped in the river, what did I see? Black-eyed angels swam with me A moon full of stars and astral cars And all the figures I used to see All my lovers were there with me All my past and futures And we all went to heaven in a little row boat There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt I jumped into the river Black-eyed angels swam with me A moon full of stars and astral cars And all the figures I used to see All my lovers were there with me All my past and futures And we all went to heaven in a little row boat There was nothing to fear, nothing to doubt There was nothing to fear, nothing to doubt There was nothing to fear, nothing to doubt- Radiohead.

[@Skabanis]

One of my favorites with a massive odd time signature.

[@allanclark3283]

@@Skabanis Making a stop at the Wolf River channel of the Mississippi River, a fully clothed Buckley waded into the water and began swimming. The wake of a passing boat sucked Buckley under, and he drowned. His body was recovered six days later, after it was seen by a riverboat passenger. Remind you of the song a little bit?

[@starshinemoonbeamlight]

@@allanclark3283 I think of Jeff every time I hear Pyramid song. But supposedly the song has nothing to do with JB.

[@brookegoslin]

Wohhhhhh

[@IamSooConstipated]

His second album “sketches . . . “ could’ve been amazing after some work and production. But it’s cool to hear the genesis of his ideas, as long as you go into it remembering it isn’t finished

[@RustinChole]

Those studio demos are pretty amazing - I’m so grateful they were made, I love all ten of those songs from the first CD. Haven’t You Heard also sounds like studio quality, not sure why that didn’t make the cut for the first disc. Pretty sure Andy Wallace mixed them. I was dating this Irish exchange student at the time who turned me onto him just before he died. I’ll never forget seeing “sketched for my sweetheart” on the new release rack in Tower Records and my gf freaking out, there were rumors that there were studio demos of the 2nd album, but it was a surprise to me.

[@user-ix6qr5if5y]

He also shortly played in a country band with Tool's Danny Carey. Danny only knew him as a guitarist and jokingly asked him what the deal was with all this "singing shit" when Jeff released Grace. Pretty cool.

[@freelanceopportunist559]

Grace is a perfect record

[@4everyoungsusie]

I don’t know what it is about Jeff Buckley that I love more whether it’s his music or the sadness in his eyes & why I’ve never heard him before but I’m so sad he’s no longer here.

[@MrFatshit6]

My wife and I had a very talented friend play two songs at our wedding; "Wild is the Wind' and Jeff Buckley's "So Real".

[@Nitrous-ej5zy]

U from Wisconsin?

[@MrFatshit6]

@@Nitrous-ej5zy I grew up in Northern Michigan. Not far from the Wisconsin border.

[@coalesce3333]

Jeff's music burned glyphs onto my heart, I'm glad he existed.

[@GazAce]

I remember I use to play Greetings From LA till the needle wore out & now years later.. I dunno, maybe somethings wrong with me but at 59 I still feel tears coming when I hear Last Goodbye 😥

[@jimmyjoejeeter2366]

That album Greetings from LA is one of my favorite from Tim.

[@mitchcumstein4521]

Thanks for doing this brother! One of my favorites!

[@rnrtruestories]

you're welcome

[@ren17x50]

This dude could sing! He used his voice like a string instrument

[@markmadle]

That is so true. Which is why hes unique

[@thetheraine]

Such a beautiful talented man... I had the good fortune of seeing him in concert... Bless you Jeff... : )

[@justinmj6586]

There is absolutely no way to accurately estimate blood alcohol content 6 days after death.

[@B3ING1984]

Eternal Life, Grace, So Real, Last Goodbye are great songs. He was a incredible talent and shine bright while he was here.

[@laurenaho9254]

Listened to his Grace album full-through the other week, and dare I say it was life-changing.

[@markakin8242]

I managed a pizza restaurant in Memphis where he would eat when he was in town. He was super friendly and had rented a house about a half mile away. The day before he died I was riding my bike home from work and saw him walking down the street. I pulled over to say hey and chat, and he was clearly out of his mind. His eyes were rolling and he sort of yelled something at me and kept walking. I can still see him, he was so NOT acting like he normally did, which was just super sweet and normal. I assumed he was on acid so I just rode off. Next day he was gone.

[@rosiebottom3870]

There were no drugs in his body at autopsy. But people did say he was acting odd.

[@stard7206]

The album Grace also has references to drowning and untimely death. This artist was a sonic gift to the world. I treasure him

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

Love his music just had so much atmosphere and kind of haunting especially the amazing song Grace. RIP Jeff

[@lindahandley5267]

Very similar to Nick Drake.

[@sheholdsontillmay462]

I love him so much. My favorite song by him ist „What will you say“

[@irenjenei7527]

Dream Brother

[@ryrodrums6727]

Love Jeff Buckley. Highly recommend his "Mystery white boy" live show/video; also the double biography of he and his father, Tim Buckley.

[@9lorac]

I loved his father. When I discovered Jeff and liked him a lot. His voice was unique

[@marniebaker-winnick2296]

The narrator mentioned the lyrics "Ah, the calm below that poisoned river wild..." was not from "Witches Rave". It was from "You and I'. Sorry, I'm just a huge fan and was a friend of Jeff's before he died. I'm obsessed with facts about him being correct.

[@elizabethsquaire]

I read this as he said it 🤩

[@teethgrinder83]

His live at sin-e album is just wonderful ❤️ I've cried to it many times lol

[@Wetzelmation]

Last Goodbye still gives me chills when I hear it

[@TheVampireKit]

Jeff Buckley has some uniquely prophetic lyrics. 💧DREAM BROTHER: ". . . dream brother, dream, asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over." 💧SO REAL: ". . . And I couldn't awake from the nightmare that sucked me in and pulled me under, Pulled me under . . ." 💧GRACE: "There's the moon asking to stay, Long enough for the clouds to fly me away, Oh it's my time coming, I'm not afraid Afraid to die . . . It reminds me of the pain I might leave, Leave behind . . . And I feel them drown my name, So easy to know and forget with this kiss, I'm not afraid to go, but it goes so slow . . ." 💧YOU & I: "Ah, the calm below that poisoned river wild, You and I . . ." 💧NIGHTMARES BY THE SEA: ". . . I've loved so many times, and I've drowned them all, From their coral graves, they rise up when darkness falls . . . Stay with me under these waves tonight, Be free for once in your life tonight . . ." 💧SATISFIED MIND: "When my life is over and my time has run out, My friends and my loved ones I will leave, there's no doubt, But, one thing's for certain, when it comes my time, I'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind."

[@callofthewintermoon91]

Thank you so much for sharing about Jeff! One of the best uploads you have. Tragic what happened to him. He was so young and so talented. His music is great stuff.

[@rnrtruestories]

thanks

[@bigpompano1659]

I’d love to imagine the type of music he’d of made today with the advent of Indie rock in the early 2000s

[@x_hurricane_x]

This was his last goodbye. You were a great man Buckley ❤️

[@juanballesteros2887]

“Hallelujah was his legacy and let it be his livelihood for eternity.”

[@Pinhead101]

How about NO!

[@juanballesteros2887]

pin55head shut up pinhead and I disliked your comment you just can’t see it.

[@CoopDVille-rx3hp]

Hallelujah is actually a cover of a Leonard Cohen song.

[@juanballesteros2887]

Coop D. Ville Yes I know but this song really is his legacy.

[@CoopDVille-rx3hp]

@@juanballesteros2887 I can dig it. I apologize if that comment had a "know-it-all" vibe. I couldn't find a way to word it so it wouldn't.

[@rnrtruestories]

Throw your suggestions below for future topics! Also subtitles should be fixed now

[@AllMediaReviewsPodcast]

make a video about the life and tragic death of Kevin Gilbert. Jeff Buckley and Kevin Gilbert had eerily similar life paths that like Jeff, Kevin Gilbert's story needs to be told and more well known to way more people.

[@winstonsmith6999]

I found Buckley watching vanilla sky. Thank you Nancy. RIP Jeff.

[@effdonahue6595]

Great movie, Great soundtrack!!! 👍

[@Wolfdragon92584]

Ahhh, Jeff. I fell in love with the "Grace" album in 2011. Listened to it with a certain someone. Then again after the heartbreak... Album still brings me to tears at times. I love it though. Sweet release.

[@veronicadeal1351]

I don't remember the first time I heard it put the first time I heard Jeff Buckley was Grace and it blew me away I'm 68 years old I heard him back and I guess 1996 97 and I love him and miss everyday original beautiful people in the world. I love all his music I can't think of one song that I don't love. And I can't think of one documentary I haven't seen. And I have his book his mother put out gorgeous. Gone too soon

[@miniuzi10]

Jeff was a beautiful man.

[@hamburgerhelperflick]

I saw him when he did a free concert at Tower Records. I didn't know who he was at the time but feel very lucky to have seen him play live.

[@denisefreitas6727]

Great video. I liked his father's music. I've never paid much attention in Jeff's, i don't know why. It's so sad what happens to him. I'll listen to Grace with more attention and try to feeling his music.

[@a-livinghope.]

You can feel his heart within every song ♥