About the Book
The journals, notebooks, musings, and early song drafts of Jeff Buckley, the late singer best-known for the definitive version of "Hallelujah" and his classic album Grace, including dozens of evocative photos of his personal effects and ephemera.
After the release of his acclaimed debut album, Grace, in 1994, Jeff Buckley quickly established himself as one of the decade's most defining talents in pop music: a singer, guitarist, and songwriter with a multi-octave range whose tastes took in rock, blues, jazz, hardcore, Qawwali music, and even show tunes. Hailed by the likes of Bono, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant, Grace showcased Buckley's voice, passion, and influences and pointed to an inordinately promising future. Three short years later, at the age of thirty, he tragically drowned in Memphis. But his legend and stature have only grown since; in recent years, everyone from Adele to Coldplay to Radiohead has spoken of the impact Buckley's music had on them.
For much of his life, Buckley diligently kept journals recording his goals, inspirations, aspirations, and creative struggles. These diaries amount to one of the most insightful life chronicles any musical artist has left behind. Jeff Buckley: His Own Voice marks the first-ever publication of Buckley's handwritten account of his journey from his days in Los Angeles in the late '80s through shortly before his passing. Combined with reproductions of other memorabilia--including letters, notes, and unpublished lyrics--this book takes readers and fans deep into Buckley's mind and life.
About the Author :
Mary Guibert is the executor of the Jeff Buckley Estate. In her role as curator of her son's music, she has compiled and produced a series of well-received releases, including Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, Mystery White Boy, So Real: Songs of Jeff Buckley, and the acclaimed 2016 album You & I, the first of several forthcoming collections of previously unheard 1993 sessions. She is based in Northern California.
David Browne is a senior writer at Rolling Stone and Men's Journal and is the author of CSNY: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead; and Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970, as well as biographies of Sonic Youth and Jeff and Tim Buckley. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Spin, The New Republic, and other outlets. He lives in Manhattan. Mary Guibert is the executor of the Jeff Buckley Estate. In her role as curator of her son's music, she has compiled and produced a series of well-received releases, including Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, Mystery White Boy, So Real: Songs of Jeff Buckley, and the acclaimed 2016 album You & I, the first of several forthcoming collections of previously unheard 1993 sessions. She is based in Northern California.
David Browne is a senior writer at Rolling Stone and Men's Journal and is the author of CSNY: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead; and Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970, as well as biographies of Sonic Youth and Jeff and Tim Buckley. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Spin, The New Republic, and other outlets. He lives in Manhattan. Mary Guibert is the executor of the Jeff Buckley Estate. In her role as curator of her son's music, she has compiled and produced a series of well-received releases, including Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, Mystery White Boy, So Real: Songs of Jeff Buckley, and the acclaimed 2016 album You & I, the first of several forthcoming collections of previously unheard 1993 sessions. She is based in Northern California.
David Browne is a senior writer at Rolling Stone and Men's Journal and is the author of CSNY: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead; and Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970, as well as biographies of Sonic Youth and Jeff and Tim Buckley. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Spin, The New Republic, and other outlets. He lives in Manhattan. Mary Guibert is the executor of the Jeff Buckley Estate. In her role as curator of her son's music, she has compiled and produced a series of well-received releases, including Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, Mystery White Boy, So Real: Songs of Jeff Buckley, and the acclaimed 2016 album You & I, the first of several forthcoming collections of previously unheard 1993 sessions. She is based in Northern California.
David Browne is a senior writer at Rolling Stone and Men's Journal and is the author of CSNY: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead; and Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970, as well as biographies of Sonic Youth and Jeff and Tim Buckley. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Spin, The New Republic, and other outlets. He lives in Manhattan. Mary Guibert is the executor of the Jeff Buckley Estate. In her role as curator of her son's music, she has compiled and produced a series of well-received releases, including Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, Mystery White Boy, So Real: Songs of Jeff Buckley, and the acclaimed 2016 album You & I, the first of several forthcoming collections of previously unheard 1993 sessions. She is based in Northern California.
David Browne is a senior writer at Rolling Stone and Men's Journal and is the author of CSNY: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead; and Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970, as well as biographies of Sonic Youth and Jeff and Tim Buckley. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Spin, The New Republic, and other outlets. He lives in Manhattan. Mary Guibert is the executor of the Jeff Buckley Estate. In her role as curator of her son's music, she has compiled and produced a series of well-received releases, including Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, Mystery White Boy, So Real: Songs of Jeff Buckley, and the acclaimed 2016 album You & I, the first of several forthcoming collections of previously unheard 1993 sessions. She is based in Northern California.
David Browne is a senior writer at Rolling Stone and Men's Journal and is the author of CSNY: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead; and Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970, as well as biographies of Sonic Youth and Jeff and Tim Buckley. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Spin, The New Republic, and other outlets. He lives in Manhattan. Mary Guibert is the executor of the Jeff Buckley Estate. In her role as curator of her son's music, she has compiled and produced a series of well-received releases, including Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, Mystery White Boy, So Real: Songs of Jeff Buckley, and the acclaimed 2016 album You & I, the first of several forthcoming collections of previously unheard 1993 sessions. She is based in Northern California.
David Browne is a senior writer at Rolling Stone and Men's Journal and is the author of CSNY: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead; and Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970, as well as biographies of Sonic Youth and Jeff and Tim Buckley. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Spin, The New Republic, and other outlets. He lives in Manhattan. Robert Petkoff has won multiple AudioFile Earphones awards for his acclaimed narrations. He was named Best Voice of Fiction & Classics for his reading of The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore by Benjamin Hale. His other narration credits include Oath of Office by Michael Palmer, Gangster Squad by Paul Lieberman, and books by David Foster Wallace.Petkoff has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in theaters across America and Europe. He has worked in television and film. His theater credits include Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in the Broadway production of Anything Goes, Perchik as part of the Tony-nomianted cast of Fiddler on the Roof, and Hubert Humphrey in the Tony award-winning play All the Way. He has also had numerous roles in television on shows such as Law and Order and Married with Children.
Review :
A self-portrait of an artist as a wide-eyed young man, it's inspiring to read and, thanks to Mary Guibert and David Browne, a privilege to hold in our hands.-- "Pop Matters"
Los Angeles Times, "11 highly anticipated music books"
Amazon, "Holiday Gift Picks: Unique and Unusual Gift Books"
Associated Press, Holiday Gift Guide
Manages to summon the singular spirit of the late chanteur and songwriter. ... In His Own Voice, Buckley's humanity, humility and humor are always at the fore. ... Buckley's journals and letters reveal him to be just as fans hoped him to be: romantic, warm, funny, insightful, poetic and truly spectacular company.-- "People"
