Jeff Buckley quotes - page 3

He could have literally been doing anything, musically, that he wanted to do. And I would think of it like I would think of it like Jimi Hendrix, where there's no real way to predict it, because he could have done anything. He had a way of playing the most beautiful songs you've ever heard and singing them, and still with the way that he sang, create a bit of an uncomfortable edge to it if he felt like it. And he did that mostly with his voice. (Jeff Buckley)
His "Hallelujah" is contender for greatest recording ever. View quote
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A SHAMELESS RIP-OFF OF JEFF BUCKLEY AND THE COCTEAU TWINS. View quote
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He tapped into something...and he was the conduit...and it makes me think of this: where does art come from; where does a true genius come from? View quote
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He's Plant and Page, in one, on a technical level; it's mind-blowing. View quote
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Interviewer: With Jeff, what stage of Jeff's career did you actually become aware of him and his work? View quote
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Jeff is one of my favorite musicians and singers of all time. Never have I seen such infinite musical potential in anyone. It's just gone. It's chilling how much it hurts. View quote
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It's a beautiful record (Grace). The thing that strikes you, I think, most of all, is his voice. I mean, it's a singers record, in my opinion. View quote
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GAP: Who is your favorite musical artist? View quote
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Dr. Drew: What will you remember most about the '90s? View quote
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My singing used to be awful, admits Folds. I don't have Jeff Buckley's voice. I don't write songs as an excuse to hear myself sing. It's the other way around: I sing so I can hear my songs. It can be kind of scary. You're on the radio next to ― well, on the shelf next to Jeff Buckley. We're in the Bs. People can flip through and pick up his record instead and hear a lot better singer. He has that knack. I've had to really work at it. Of course, he probably doesn't play piano as well as me. I'm not going to get all competitive with the guy because obviously he's not doing so well these days. (Jeff Buckley)
In September 2007, a poll of fifty songwriters conducted by the magazine Q listed "Hallelujah" among the all-time "Top 10 Greatest Tracks" with John Legend calling Buckley's version "as near perfect as you can get. The lyrics to 'Hallelujah' are just incredible and the melody's gorgeous and then there's Jeff's interpretation of it. It's one of the most beautiful pieces of recorded music I've ever heard." View quote
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I think he had one of the best voices I've ever heard. Grace, I think, is the best album of the '90s. View quote
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Jeff Buckley's Lilac Wine is the most beautiful thing ever recorded... View quote
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I'd love to sing with Jeff Buckley. He is currently making his first album, and if it's anything like a radio session I heard by him, it should be amazing. He's written this song called ‘Grace,' which literally makes the hair on my neck stand on end. I was sweating like a fucking June bride when I first heard him. Music has never done that to me before. View quote
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Never heard such a range, and such a purity. When he would place one note next to the other, you could actually see its kind of roundness. View quote
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Jeff Buckley

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: November 17, 1966
Died: May 29, 1997
Quotes count: 66
Wikipedia: Jeff Buckley

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