How did Jeff Buckley die?

Question

I know that he drowned somewhere. But does anyone know anything more about it? I'm a huge Jeff Buckley fan, so it really saddens me that such a talented artist's life was cut so short. I want all the info I can get about him and his death.

I don't even know him, but it saddens me greatly that he died. I loved his music.

Answer 1

Great loss. Here's the poop:

After completing touring in 1996, Buckley started to write for a new album to be called My Sweetheart the Drunk. In 1997 he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he rented a shotgun house of which he was so fond he contacted the owner about the possibility of buying it.[2] Buckley started recording demos on his own 4-track recorder. He went into the studio again, recruited a band, and plans for the new album looked hopeful.

On May 29, 1997, as the band's plane touched down on the runway to join him in his Memphis studio, Buckley went swimming in the Wolf River, a tributary of the Mississippi River. His friend Keith Foti remained ashore and, after moving a radio and guitar out of reach of the wake from a passing tugboat, looked up to see that Jeff was gone. Despite a notable rescue effort mounted that night, Buckley remained missing, and the search was called off the next day. His body was spotted a week later by a tourist on a riverboat marina and brought ashore.

It was widely speculated that Buckley may have committed suicide, partly because he went swimming in the river wearing his heavy boots. The biography Dream Brother, written about him and his father, reveals that the night before his death Buckley reportedly admitted to several loved ones that he suffered from bipolar disorder. It has been confirmed by autopsy that Buckley had taken no illegal drugs before his swim and that a drug overdose can be ruled out as the cause of his death.

A recent statement from the Buckley estate insists:

“ Jeff Buckley's death was not "mysterious", related to drugs, alcohol, or suicide. We have a police report, a medical examiner's report, and an eye witness to prove that it was an accidental drowning, and that Mr. Buckley was in a good frame of mind prior to the accident.[3] „


After Buckley's death, a collection of demo recordings and a full length album he had been reworking for his second album were released as Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk. Three other albums composed of live recordings have also been released, along with a live DVD of a performance in Chicago.

Director Brian Jun has announced plans to make a film biography of Buckley, in cooperation with his mother. A separate project involving the book Dream Brother has not been greenlit.[4]

Answer 2

when I first began listening to his music, I searched him on wikipedia and observed that he died i replaced into like WHAT? That replaced into so ironic that it relatively is been 12 years already. it relatively is extraordinarily unhappy that he died, he had a lot ability and regarded like an quite outstanding guy. His music is likewise particularly sturdy, its like no longer something ive ever heard until eventually now. He replaced into additionally outstanding to boot! RIP Jeff Buckley <3

Answer 3

He drowned in the Wolf River, a tributary of the Mississippi RIver. I could not agree with you more - his death was an absolute tragedy and he is sorely missed.

Answer 4

i didnt even know he had died.