Mystery White Boy
Backstory: A piece I wrote years ago on singer, Jeff Buckley
Mystery White Boy
The un-containable, beautiful spirit grew too large for a boy from notable,
western roots.
Looming shadows as a singer’s son propelled the man to unknown watery lands.
Life’s communes and society fringes wound him into the belly of their civilized pit.
Soul twin to Jimi, creativity manifested on ledges of his mental dreamscapes.
Imagined plans never saw days light until twilight, which he offered freely for humanity’s feast.
Chords that flew from his soul came laden with an uncomfortable edge, a price to pay.
His hands, crafted from glorious tendons lay balm to the spirit of his brethren.
He was a pure drop in an ocean of noise.
Thirty annual sunrises never met their equal sunsets as face up he met Ophelia
in the mighty Wolf River
Final notes about “whole lotta love” announced his arrival to the holy place.
The string he unreeled went a little too far; he ended up being distant from the shore.
34 Comments on “Mystery White Boy”
Your words on my words
It’s More than a picture, It’s Life
I think he would have loved your words. You did him proud.
Thank you Lisa.. he truly was a gifted man..
incredible writing, beautiful!
Thank Arjun
That’s a fantastic description!
He’s a great live act. Not sure why he had a microphone when I saw him though…
If only he were still alive.. how much music we have been robbed…
How lucky you saw him in concert..what a gift
No wait, sorry – I was thinking of Jeff Beck.
Oops.
haha.. either one are great musicians.. now I want to listen to beck
Wow, reading your words and listening to his. I agree, you did him proud.
Thank you so kindly!!!
Fine tribute. Jeff Buckley was an immense talent, as was his father. “Grace” is one of the all-time musical masterpieces in any genre.
“Grace” is on every place i have music (Cd, laptop, iphone even old Mp3′s I no longer use… he truly was a gift to us on many levels..
He has the same birthday as I do! Good stuff.
See, you have a cool bday connection.. that makes you almost a relative
Wow……
Gone too soon.
Beautiful work Lynne, just beautiful.
Yes, gone way too soon..
thanks so much and here’s to a great week for us both!!
Well done.
Thank you so kindly!!
Thirty annual sunrises never met their equal sunsets as face up he met Ophelia
in the mighty Wolf River
Final notes about “whole lotta love” announced his arrival to the holy place.
What a fitting tribute to a hugely talented man. I quoted the above you wrote as something so beautiful…..but the whole piece is!!
He is the only “star” I have ever written about.. He truly was a remarkable human being.
thanks so much for the visit & kind words!!
Beautiful, beautiful words Lynne!
Thank you kindly Karen!!
So beautiful, Lynne, both your writing and his music. I know so little about Buckley, but that rendition of of Hallelujah must be the most soulful I’ve ever heard. Thank you.
Well glad I introduced you to Mr Buckley.. His Father is a singer as well.
I love his rendition of Hallelujah and also his song ‘Everybody wants you”
have a great new week Gregory!
Live at Sin’e is remarkable! His randomness and perfection. His falsetto voice. His incredible, rare talent in playing his guitar. Oh, such lost in music. Jeff Buckley, how I wish I had seen you, listened to you play before you went. However, Thank you for the music.
To see him live, in concert would have been a blessed event I do believe. His character was as good as his music so the two blended together perfectly.
Glad you enjoyed the post/music!!
You made me put my Jeff Buckley albums. It’s probably going to stay there in my car player for a good week or two.
Yeah I had to do a fresh download to the iphone myself.. Thank you and you are welcome
I hate being last to comment! That being said – I needed to watch this video somewhere other than home and I’m so glad I did. How sweet. How wonderful.
Thank you for this moment of peace amidst a crushing week.
Susan.. i’m so glad you enjoyed the video.. his voice is like warm honey in this song..
we all need some peace and I do hope your week has eased up.. Sending a hug and smile your way!!
thanks for that hug – I’ll take it. I didn’t realize how much I depended on Teresa’s presence – and how much I’d miss her. Gosh – it put me right in a tail spin, and then I read your sweet post and listened to that wonderful song…
sigh.
Just keep posting, okay?
Oh I’ll keep posting.. I miss her too..:-(
This is made even more poignant because of your commentary. I’ll share it with Kurt tonight. It’ll make him cry.
re: el guapo’s comment about jeff beck. if you like him, watch the concert dvd “live at ronnie scott’s”. it’s great stuff with guest appearances of joss stone, imogen heap, and eric clapton. also, the little gal playing the bass is having a wonderful time–and she’s amazing too.
Hey you.. been missing you already.. I am glad you liked this and hope Kurt did too..
I will definitely check out that beck video.. hope things are going well for you and please come visit often…you are my west coast palie