- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJeffrey Scott Buckley
- Nickname
- Scottie
- Height5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
- Jeff Buckley was born on November 17, 1966 in Anaheim, California, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Vanilla Sky (2001), Tell No One (2006) and Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You (2002). He died on May 29, 1997 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
- His harmonious voice
- Earrings
- Turned down an offer to write the theme song of a Quentin Tarantino film.
- Famous fans include Jamie Cullum, Badly Drawn Boy, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Elizabeth Fraser, Chrissie Hynde, Patti Smith, Katie Melua, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Fran Healy, Steve Hogarth, & Björk.
- Had an incredible vocal range of about four-octaves.
- He was a fan of the British indie rock band The Smiths and once said that they were the only good thing about 1980s music.
- His album "Grace" was Mojo magazine's album of the year in 1994.
- I resent the fact that a parental warning sticker has to be included on an album as cover art. To me that's censorship.
- I don't want my reputation to take me over, I just want to be judged on my songs. I want people to come and see me because they want to, not because fashion dictates it. I don't belong in magazines, I belong on stage, in front of the audience, one-to-one. There's something that happens there. The rest is just crap.
- I've always felt that the quality of the voice is where the real content of a song lies. Words only suggest an experience, but the voice is that experience.
- I want to be ripped apart by music. I want it to be something that feeds and replenishes, or that totally sucks the life out of you. I want to be dashed against the rocks.
- The Smiths hasn't been equaled. That goes for the composition of the songs, the lyrics, and the performance. What Johnny Marr and he [Morrissey] did was fabulous, nobody can beat that. If I'd ever start a rock band, I'd want to approximate that level.
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