Jeff Buckley is my favorite musician of all time, so I still get the posthumous newsletter that his mother Mary writes. Its annoying how in the last few years she keeps repackaging his limited selection of songs (studio or live) and puts them on compilations and sells them as new releases. I understand she has control of his estate, but it seems like she’s dragging out her son’s name to make an extra buck or two. Ms. Guibert has also been strongly against live JB bootlegs that fans circulate, because they don’t have her stamp of approval. This funny sounding letter is evidence of her high strungness, but I guess its still news. Chill out lady. I still think James Franco from the Spiderman movies should play JB, he’s a (splitting/spitting?) image of the singer.
In the interest of our subscribers and all the Jeff Buckley fans who visit the website and count on us to give them nothing but the best information available, I feel I must address some of the less-than-truthful statements made by journalists of late. Hopefully, some of those who will read this are journalists, themselves, and will do their part to disseminate the following to as many of their colleagues as possible. It is astounding how many of those who are trusted to tell the truth make things up when they don’t know the answer, or, worse yet, repeat the things their fellow journalists have made up when they don’t know the answer. What confuses me the most about those gaffs is that I am so damned easy to reach for comment, it is senseless. Please, know, Dear Reader, that I do everything in my power to keep it real out there. Unfortunately, I have no control over the press.
Yours TRULY,
M.G.
Here’s the truth about some things you are reading in the press:
Jeff Buckley did not drown in the Mississippi River.
It was the Wolf River Marina, in Memphis, TN.
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.
Brad Pitt has NEVER asked to portray Jeff Buckley in a feature motion picture.
Never. Ever. Period. GET OVER IT, UK press!
The biopic Jeff Buckley’s mother is producing with Michelle Sy (Finding Neverland), is not going to be an adaptation of the book “Dream Brother: the lives and music of Jeff and Tim Buckley”, by David Browne. Screenwriter/Director Brian Jun will be crafting an original screenplay. David Browne will be retained as a consultant to Mr. Jun.
Jeff’s biopic is not “untitled”, no actors have been cast or considered, no production date has been set, no release date has been set.
Mystery White Boy, the movie, is only in the script-writing phase, and will be for the rest of the summer and fall of 2006. Period. No actors will be considered for roles until the script is finished. No production studio will be approached until the script is finished. Any reports to the contrary are erroneous.
Remember: believe only what you hear from me.
;^*
M
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“Remember: believe only what you hear from me.” That is so totally going to be the new signature line on all my emails. This poor woman though, I mean, trying to keep anyone in the world from saying anything incorrect about Jeff Buckley ever must feel like trying to sweep the beach free of sand.
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Holy f-sh-, I can’t believe this!
Not that I am a huge fan of James Franco
but I do love JB & have been saying for the last couple of yrs he would be great for the role. This guy who wrote this is on the money & I only wish more people new about Jeff’s astonishing music.
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It’s annoying how it’s still news.
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well, i think your right, James Franco would be a great JB. why would Brad Pitt even think of playing him..at all. hes too buff. Anyways, cool page and keep up the good work mister.
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did you guys hear the Jeff Buckly song play on The O.C when the girl died. they played “Hallelujah” which made the scene even better, i cried, but it was still awsome. ok ok now i really got to leave ok then bye.