(Book). Bono called Jeff Buckley "a pure drop in an ocean of noise." In this startling new biography, Buckley's friends, peers, enemies, collaborators, lovers, and others speak of the Jeff they knew or, in some cases, thought they knew. His struggles with writer's block are explored, as are his battles with the concept of stardom, his desire for escape, and his attempts to deal with the unavoidable legacy of his equally gifted father, Tim Buckley.
Bono called Jeff Buckley "a pure drop in an ocean of noise." In this startling new biography, Buckley's friends, peers, enemies, collaborators, lovers, and others speak of the Jeff they knew - or, in some cases, thought they knew. His struggles with writer's block are explored, as are his battles with the concept of stardom, his desire for escape, and his attempts to deal with the unavoidable legacy of his equally gifted father, Tim Buckley.
Ch. 1 'Hello/Goodbye' 1Ch. 2 The White-Trashville-Disneyland-Nazi-Blues 24Ch. 3 The Guitar-Loving Monks Of Cherokee Street 47Ch. 4 'Dude, I'm fucking home. This is it.' 73Ch. 5 Cafe Days 98Ch. 6 Amazing Grace 121Ch. 7 On The Road 143Ch. 8 Inside The Star Making Machinery 165Ch. 9 The Wizard Of Oz 185Ch. 10 'Jeff wasn't supposed to come to Memphis - and fucking die!' 203Coda 227Selected Discography 238Acknowledgements 241Index 243