Critics… They’re like traffic cops. They say what they have to say, then leave, and another guy moves in ,and he has his say – and it’s often just the opposite. The result is either critical acclaim or critical murder, and neither has any bearing on my music or direction. Jeff Buckley Read Quote
A song just doesn’t have verse-chorus-verse. It could just be one line. There are Chinese love songs that you have to learn one melody for a three-minute thing, and nothing ever repeats. I like that. Jeff Buckley Read Quote
If you’re going to write, then write a novel with a Haitian woman in it and try and describe her accurately. When you can do that, you can write about people. Jeff Buckley Read Quote
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. Jeff Buckley Read Quote
There was a time when I stopped singing, between 16 and 19, but that was done on purpose, maybe as a punishment, maybe as a cure. Jeff Buckley Read Quote
I disoriented myself from everything about being a human being and just played and played and played and sang and sang and sang. Jeff Buckley Read Quote
The music comes from within and outside. Within is the big mystery of life; we’ve all got it. Jeff Buckley Read Quote
I’m concerned with the future. I’m concerned with my life, my present, my friends, people I love, people who love me. I have no intention of taking on a legacy that wasn’t bestowed on me. Jeff Buckley Read Quote
