A Pure Drop: The Life of Jeff Buckley (First Edition)

Apter, Jeff

ISBN 10: 0879309547 / ISBN 13: 9780879309541

Published by Backbeat, Milwakee, 2009

About this Item

Milwaukee: Backbeat Books, 2009. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Publisher s original price $24.99 intact on jacket flap. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. A tight, clean copy with no faults. Octavo, 256 pages, including index. A full-length biography of the American singer-songwriter best known for his iconic album Grace (1994) and his acclaimed interpretation of Leonard Cohen s Hallelujah. Written by Australian music journalist Jeff Apter, the book traces Buckley s short but influential career, his family background, and his untimely death in 1997. Apter (b. 1956) is a veteran music writer and former Rolling Stone editor who has authored more than 20 biographies of musicians, including books on the Finn brothers, the Bee Gees, and AC/DC. This was one of his notable international biographies to reach a U.S. audience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Pure Drop: The Life of Jeff Buckley (First Edition)
• Publisher: Backbeat, Milwakee
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879309547
• ISBN 13: 9780879309541
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music

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Synopsis

It was Bono who said that “Jeff Buckley was a pure drop in an ocean of noise.” During his 30 years, Jeff Scott Buckley lived many lives: suburban loner, music school misfit, and rock and roll gypsy. His real life was only revealed after his tragic death 10 years ago, when he was found in the Mississippi river just hours before he was due to start rehearsals for the follow-up album to Grace., In this startling new bio, Jeff Buckley's friends, peers, enemies, lovers, collaborators, and others all speak of the Jeff Buckley they knew – or, in some cases, thought they knew. The contents of his many personal letters are revealed for the first time. His struggle with writer's block is 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. Even 10 years after his death, Buckley is still influential – Radiohead and Coldplay readily confess to the debt they owe him.

About the Author

Jeff Apter is the author of the Jeff Buckley biography A Pure Drop: The Life of Jeff Buckley, as well many other books, including Tragedy: The Sad Ballad of the Gibb Brothers. He lives in Australia.