.Don't miss the new Jeff Buckley documentary on HBO Max, and read the book with the late singer's journals, notebooks, musings, and early song drafts, including dozens of evocative photos of his personal effects. 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 Combined with reproductions of other memorabilia--including letters, notes, and unpublished lyrics--this book takes readers and fans deep into Buckley's mind and life.

本書は天才ジェフ・バックロウの手記や未公開の歌詞を通じ、その魂の震えを剥き出しの言葉で伝える一冊です。内なる宇宙が音楽へと昇華される過程を追体験させる記述は、早逝した聖者の神話ではなく、一人の芸術家が「声」を研ぎ澄ませる孤独な闘争の記録として、読む者の心を激しく揺さぶります。 HBO Maxの映像が彼の歌声の魔法を外観するのに対し、本書は思考の「筆致」からその内面を補完します。映像が放つ圧倒的な磁力と、紙面から溢れる繊細な独白。この二つが重なり合うとき、私たちは彼がなぜあれほどまでに美しく危うかったのかを真に理解するはずです。メディアを横断して彼の深淵に触れる体験は、音楽史の奇跡をより鮮烈に刻みつけます。