Suffering with depression as a young man through the '70's and' 80's Nicks music touched and helped me through those lonely and difficult times . Now as an old man approaching my 70's l am still touched and moved by he's lovely music .

Although I’ve loved Nick’s music for decades and knew his story, it breaks my heart all over again hearing he believed he’d failed. I like to think that somewhere, somehow, Nick can see the enormous impact his exquisite music has had on millions of fans worldwide. Thank you for sharing this.

I am so unbelievably happy that he's finally gotten the success he deserves. None of that "Well I listened to Nick before he was cool". He deserves this so much.

I'm a musician. Lived a life much like Nick's. Felt like a failure around same age as he did. I did not commit suicide and instead turned things around. Not sure i feel less of a failure today in the specific areas that were so important back then to feel like a success in. But i've reached a point in life where i measure success and prioties in life much different. And Nick Drakes songs have become an important part of that daily life. His music fits so well into the acceptance of life as it is. And not chasing dreams unreachable, placed on mountain tops that has gatekeeping preventing you from ever climbing them. I still play music, i still write songs. But chasing that dream specifically is no longer a desire. I just desire playing music for people and seeing people get together and smile.

The use of Pink Moon in the Volkswagen commercial was so impactful for so many people that more people called to ask what song was used than people interested in the car

My mom recommended him to me. There's nothing more heartbreaking than doing your best, exerting a lot of effort and working hard but still end up getting unappreciated. Thank you for your music, Nick. It saved me.

Nick will live forever and the fact that he never had success makes him more of an enigma , i have never personally heard anyone as a solo artist as good special in every way Once you discover Nick Drake your life changes forever

I relate a lot to Nick Drake, having spent several years during my 20's, depressed in my families home. It's embarrassing as an adult to have to live at home. I'm sure he was frustrated. The suburbs and countryside can be isolating for a young person, but then again, life in the city can be anxiety inducing.

I came across Pink Moon in my early 20s, over a decade and a half back. I had dropped out of college, was after a particularly bad breakup, and was generally aimless in direction. Pink Moon wrecked me and then put me back together again over that year and a half. I don't revisit the album - or indeed the rest of Nick's work much these days, not because I think they have aged or because I've moved on musically, but because it triggers memories of that period, and I would rather not go back to that place emotionally. Pink Moon is, in my view, the musical equivalent of a suicide note. It is immensely uncomfortable to listen to, and has no business being that beautiful and timeless sounding. Somehow it sounds like from the past and the future, and makes sense in the present for the listener. I don't know if that makes sense, but just the mention of Nick Drake stirs something deeply melancholic within me. Pink Moon remains - and will remain - one of my top 10 albums, a desert island album for sure, and Nick remains my favourite lyricist ever. Ever? Ever. Will stop now because I can go on for days on what Nick's music meant to the broken younger me. I will always be grateful to his music and words. If there is an afterlife, I hope he is at peace knowing his work may have saved other young people's lives, decades after his passing.

Pink Moon should be its own genre, suicidal coffeehouse. I was in a pretty dark place some years back. Had no friends, no girl, massive debt, horrible chronic pain that required a surgery, and was on the verge of being jobless because the company I worked for was selling. I ended up coming across the album again after years of not listening to it. The crushing, crippling, nauseating, suffocating depression on that record is palpable. While listening I could feel it in the pit of my stomach. Poor guy must’ve really felt hopeless and alone but his playing and songwriting is uniquely beautiful. Wasted talent-could’ve produced so much more music if he didn’t die so young.

Each night of November the 24th all through the night into the morning of the next day, I play his music and thank him ... I have done this for 25 years ( pre planning each year) I will keep doing this until I leave this physicle world.

I'm 26 now, and I discovered his music almost 4 years ago, and as Joe Boyd said: "Once you've listened his music, you're gonna tell everyone about him". And I was just amazed about that quote, because that's what happened to me, once I listened his music, I could not stop talking about Nick's music to one of my two older brother's and some friends. I cannot put into words how much grateful I am with Nick, because his music and his 3 albums supported me when one of my two older brother's passed away (still quite young). Such a great content, thank you for this!!!

It's sad some of the best artists are depressed 😔

What a nicely sensitive handling of Mr Drake’s tragic tale. A real touch of the Van Gogh about his life; another artist who never lived to see the fruits of their success. Nick’s story has a strangely uplifting narrative to it, as it really underlines the importance of doing your best each and every day, no matter how you may be perceiving things as going. Who knows where it will take you? Keep on keeping on, people 👍

I listen to Nick Drake regularly just to honor him and his music. If he only knew how many people he has touched over these many years. What a beautiful sadness.

Completely unique artist. Despite his limited discography, what he gave us is more than enough to qualify him as one of the great musicians. His music is utterly hypnotic and so beautiful.

my life goal is to even be 10% of the genius that nick was. what a beautiful soul. you'll never be forgot

I discovered Nick in 1973, when I was fifteen, thanks to a recorded cassette of Pink Moon, present from a friend a few years older than me. and since then he has become a lyrical and musical reference of mine. a great artist.. absolutely great.

I've read that the antidepressants had a cummulmative effect and that is what killed him. I personally don't believe he meant to do himself in. He ate a bowl of cornflakes before he died. Bear with me here, but I just don't think he would have been interested in eating anything, even a bowl of cornflakes if he was in that state of despair. I've been severely depressed before and you lose interest in everything.

'River Man' was, and still is a hauntingly great song... Heard it Sooooo many years back and it still makes me think every time I play it... 😎🇬🇧

One of my personal favorites, and like Van Gogh, a tragic hero who never got to realize the influence he would have on so many for decades to come. Pink Moon will forever be one of my favorite albums. His story is also a good reminder to treat everyone we meet with kindness and compassion: we never know what other people are going through, and life is always too short. Be kind and stay curious

Thank you for this! I produced the first American concert of the music of Nick Drake at Central Park Summerstage on July 5, 2005, Robert Kirby flown to America to conduct our 18-piece orchestra for an audience of about 5,000 people. Robert stayed in my apartment for four days and of course held me spellbound with stories about the 1968 Nick. Gibson guitars lent me SIX guitars, each tuned a different way, of course. We played all of "Five Leaves," "Bryter Later" and songs from "Pink Moon" and "Time Of No Reply." I've had a long career and I'm about as obscure as a musical artist can get, but that was one of the highlights not only of my career, but my life. And it took me four years to find a venue who would agree to hold the concert. There is no video of the concert, no live recording - just five photos of me and Robert and the orchestra. But during the last song, "Saturday Sun" a giant moth flew out of the darkness, onto the stage, fluttered about, and was off. No one but me and Robert saw this moth. "It was Nick!" he said. RIP ROBERT ☮☮☮☮

Lovely tribute to a lovely man. Depression is crippling. Sometimes our world can become quite small. But sometimes the world can become unbearable. It's brutal that Nick lived in so much pain for so many years. Honestly, I don't condemn anybody who end their lives; It's awful but I understand. "And now we rise. And we are everywhere."

As someone who has battled/suffered like Nick, my saving grace for all these decades has been and still is my ability to see the absurdity of it all. For that I’m grateful, it is a gift. If he could have hung in there just a little bit longer maybe the message Camus was sending would have registered. He had two options right there on his bedside, to live, or to die, and sadly he chose the wrong one.

came across his music when i was 14 and his tragic beauty changed everything. six years later i showed his music to my boyfriend and i kind of started revisiting his albums and unreleased stuff i’m so glad i can share his music with someone who’s capable of seeing his beauty

I think this is a very well put together account of Nick Drakes obvious talent and tragic demise. Im 69 now. Loved music particularly in the 60/70s. I'd never heard of Nick Drake so unfortunate for me as never acquainted wirh his brilliant work. Im so so happy he is recognised now for the great talent that he was. But incredibly sad he wasnt here to appreciate the admiration of his work. Im annoyed I'd overlooked him but love listening to his work now, and recommended a listen to so many friends. Gary from Seaton in Devon UK ❤

In 2021, I was taking a walk in the neighbourhood by sunset time, trying to cope with my severe depression and listening to random music on Spotify. I had to stop, rewind the song that was playing that cut my heart in half and listen to it carefully. The song was "River Man" I listened to it and cried. I listened more and cried more till one day, I listened and smiled with tears of hope running on my cheeks that maybe there will be a plan of feeling free. RIP dear Nick. Hope you know how much you're loved ❤

It was also the way he tuned his guitar to, and the chords he playes that also gave his songs a unique 'Feel' to them... A VERY underrated singer/songwriter was Nick.. 😎🇬🇧

My wife played Pink Moon on one of our trips together. I immediately loved it, the both of us are trained professional musicians. On watching this video, it strikes me that life seems to require a certain, peculiar selfishness. I feel that I have to claim the time of my lifespan to do as I please, I have to look at it as a gift. But there is a certain ferocity in gripping existence this way, I have to put the bedrock fact of it beyond evaluation internal or external. If I have failed, so what? I have a roof over my head, I still eat. I work when I get it and look forward to the morning coffee. Life- as it belongs to me, it doesn't have to be anything other than whatever it is.....I know that's an odd thing to say, but if you get it, it will help you a lot. Good journeys NIck, thank you for your music.

Nick's great-grandmother was my grandfather's sister. She was an amazing artist. I've one of her paintings in my home.

Nick Drake is a under rated musician and master of words. Suffering with depression, I can listen to his close my eyes. Sometimes with tears but always grateful for his artistry ❤

I discovered a genius because of this short documentary. I'd never heard of Nick Drake before and the moment I listened to his music, I knew I'd stumbled upon something special. He truly was brilliant. I've been listening to his "Pink Moon" album every day and can't seem to get enough. I look forward to exploring the rest of his work.

Nick, Ian Curtis, Layne Staley, Kurt Cobain, Doug Hopkins, Richey Edwards - there are SO many talented young men who put their hearts and souls into their music but thought they were failures and took their own lives before they could really see the impact they had on others all over the World. One of the many reasons to stay alive is to keep them alive through their music and perhaps even to do and experience all the great things they couldn't because they were taken too soon. May they all have found the peace they couldn't find on this Earth.

I've never wanted to give someone a hug so badly, and tell them it'll all be okay, as I have listening to Nick Drake..

When i was a child of around 7, i was lucky enough to have been able to visit Nick's grave with my father. Of course at the time i had little clue or real appreciation for who he was. Yet, the memory is a key factor of my life We walked through the desolately quiet little village, the stone cottages looming darkly out of the mist and the ground blanketed with snow, veiling the day in a serene white hue. The pale, chill air around us was still and silent; only the crunching of snow underfoot dared break it. We reached the grey stone wall of a churchyard, its small tower vanishing into the fog. As we began walking through the cemetery, the shrouded black limbs of a tree began to impose itself into visibility. My father stopped in front of it and we shared a moment by the gravestone of Nick Drake. Though seemingly depressive upon description, it was incomprehensibly beautiful, especially to me now. The resting place of this troubled man who poured all his struggling soul into his emotional songs, was full of peace and solitude that seemed to rest on my shoulders like a comforting pressure; even as a child, even in memory. I'm 22 now. I struggle, like we all do. I'm always at battle with myself, like we all are. When I...when we hear his music, we all come face-to-face with deep emotions. It will be unique to each of us, but similar i'm sure. Nick Drake was a musical philosopher. His music was a discourse with himself about his questions on life and self. His soul is truly inside his music, more than any i've heard.

His music was one of the greatest gifts I have ever received. Thank you Nick Drake. 'So forget this cruel world....Lend a hand and lift me To your place in the cloud'. I hope you have finally found the peace you were looking for X

I started to have mental health issues around the age of 17 , I had meningitis as a six month old baby and it did some damage to my temporal lobe and it caused me problems all my life and I ended up in my room alot and even when I moved out I could not cope on my own so I ended up back home at 32 and have been there ever since. I love music and discovered Nick's music around four years ago and I fell in love with one song in particular and it's NORTHERN SKY, it just has this pure honesty and innocence and sounds like what happiness should be, thank you nick for giving me the will to carry on and find that feeling that the song gives me.

What I found most interesting that wasn’t covered in your video, was that many of the attendees of nick drakes funeral only met each other for the first time at the funeral, due to his tendency to compartmentalize

A completely beautiful , mystical, and utterly unique artist.

Nick's close friendship with my friend's cousin John Martyn has always given me a sense of peace. Of course, I have always thought of Nick as a genius yet a tragic figure however, it often suddenly strikes me that he is one of the few enigmas in music. I wear this in the shape of a Pink Moon tattoo on my right arm. Love you Nick x

Unfailingly - a most English, and wonderful appreciation! My band mates and I each owned the boxed set of his records (unmentioned here) that came out in 1988 or so. The impact of his particular voice is undeniable. But most often overlooked - the keen embrace of joy also running in parallel through Nick Drakes songs. As if you can’t escape the link between these extremes of human reckoning. He should be rightly known as the Chuffed Angel.

This is a beautifully put together mini-documentary and the style and tone really suit Nick's story. Congratulations to all of the team that created this.

I don't know why the algorithm decided to serve up this video but I'm glad it did. I've never heard of Nick Drake but I can relate to him. I, too, have failed at everything I've ever done. The premise that Nick's work was ultimately successful probably means very little to him, considering that the future success still failed to lift him out of the depths of despair. I'm reminded of a line from the song 'Spirits' by The Strumbellas; "I don't want a never-ending life, I just want to be alive while I'm here."

Still love his beautiful music in 2023. His mental health and death grieve me, not least as there are so many suffering today and waiting too long after they are heard :(

I had a 1980s compilation cassette called Back On The Road which highlights songs from various artists from the 60s and 70s. Northern Sky from Nick Drake was on this cassette. I don’t know why but that song stood out from all the other songs and seemed out of context. It was beautiful, dark and gloomy and the line „ would you love me when I’m Dead“ made me wonder who was writing this song and who is Nick Drake. I asked my Guitar teacher if he knew anything about Nick Drake. As luck had it, he had Pink Moon on LP and he recorded it for me on cassette. We had no internet back in 1986 or Google but a reference library stocked with 2000 LPs and a knowledgeable librarian told me the sad story of Nick Drake. His music certainly left a lasting impression and indeed he is an inspiration.

All 3 of those albums are excellent & have been a staple in my collection for about 40 years.

Found Nicks music after he had passed while I was recovering from an accident. I delved further into his life and when I found out about the amytriptan incident, which I had been prescribed for chronic pain, I immediately terminated using it, and every other medication as well. I owe him a lot for that in a sad way.

i'm at a very difficult point in my life right now and discovered nick drake very recently...i have to say his music has had a profound impact on me. it's not a stretch to say it's one of the things that are keeping me going. i'm so grateful this great soul existed and made the music that he did. i'm so thankful i get to listen to his songs. i don't particularly believe in an afterlife but if he's out there somewhere, i'd like to think he knows of his impact. rest easy, nick.

I hope that somehow, Nick realizes how his gift to us has helped so many of us though hard times. I for one and so grateful that I have had a chance to hear his music.

Pink Moon is such a perfect album. And I'm just getting into Five Leaves Left as well which although it's not perfect it does have some really profound moments, and Riverman is a beautiful stand-out song.

I love Nick Drake's vocal work and musical accomplishments

if you are prone to depression, know that drugs are your ultimate pitfall!

Nick, you did not fail. The world knows you and love's your music.

I love Nick Drake especially Pink Moon. Tragic he never knew how loved his music would become

Wow what a beautifully presented video and such a tragic story. Perhaps if he had approached his musical career without so much attachment and expectation to ''success,'' that may have curbed his depression somewhat. He has left us with some true gifts. Thank you Nick Drake.

You have NO IDEA how important this video was for me...thanks!

His recognition and embrace of self doubt has an inherent value for his species. To me, Mr Drake stands as an otherworldly yet distinctly human representation of altruism , atavism, and contribution to The Whole of Us. Tonight our waning gibbous strawberry moon is decidedly pink here due to the lifting smoke from the Canadian fires. We hear you, Nick, thank you, we love you. This, to Us, is success as a human being.

I’m happy Nick Drake’s music is part of my life. He made an impact in a way few others did.

Pink Moon the album is an absolute masterpiece. Just a man and a guitar but one of the heaviest albums you'll ever hear

He was so ahead of his time, such a tragic story.

Dude I listen to your voice in my morning stoic routine almost everyday 🤘

Beautiful video :') Nick Drake is one of my biggest influences as a musician and hearing his story another time really makes me feel for his struggle all over again. It's not hard for me to relate to Nick as an artist and content creator because i felt and feel a lot of the same things that he did during his life but the title and thesis of this video really makes me want to cry from how tragic it is that he never got to see his art blossom into something that he always believed it should. He's inspired some of my best songs and helped influence a lot of my "preference for the gloom" in art in general. the man is an icon and a testament to making the art that you want to make.

Nick Drakes music touches us all somewhere deep within. I like to think his death is not a suicide, leaving your body for your mother to find is a terrible thing and not in his character.

he is helping me so much now with my mental health during hard times in my life, thank you for this video.

You are a very talented writer!! The narrator's voice and all the unique graphics, a real gem of a documentary. You also summarize how and when his albums were created. For the first time I got the history of things better! Thanks for sharing something very special about a very special artist! You gave me incentive to keep creating, to open my arms like wings and embrace the world. Who is the pianist playing in your sound track? I like their music a lot too.

The first time I heard "River Man" I was split in two, so beautiful and so soul searching. Incredibly talent young man, if he only knew that his songs endured, and always will.

This is a great overview of the magical Nick Drake story... thank you for making it 🙏. Even if he didn't manage to overcome his doubts and eventually see how many people would come to adore his music, I hope he can somehow know that he's helped me to not give up and follow my deepest dreams.

Great narration. I just hope somehow Nick can see how much pleasure and happiness his music has brought. Legends live forever in our dreams. RIP Nick.

"A light that burns twice as bright but for half as long " is never a life wasted. I was introduced to Nick on a Harvest compilation album, the track "Northern Sky " blew me away. I was 17 at the time. On the Album where Barclay James Harvest, Roy Harper, and Amazing Blondel, (Yes this was 1972/3) and so many others so Nick was in excellent company. Nicks problem was just that , it was the 70s and musically so much was happening that he got over looked, nothing more, His talent was assured just over looked. Fast forward to the 2000s and a film set in New York and a young couple who meet, lose them selves and re-meet again (forget the films name ) and as the hero lays down snow flakes fall and the haunting Northern Sky can be heard, Older, wiser, and with more time and money I rediscovered Nick and all three of his albums. I was not disappointed. Your Video Explains Nicks life, Quite, to the point , and non sensational ( a bit like Nicks music) . Well done you. The Film in question is Serendipity and just seen it on this page, well worth the watch.

I’ve been a huge fan of Nick Drake’s music for sometime now. Listening to demo recordings or his John Peel sessions. Pink Moon is my favourite album of all time, when you listen to it it’s as if Nick is in the room playing to you. Even though I knew his tragic story, this is one of best Nick Drake videos I’ve come across.

I love the silhouette of him sitting by the circular window in his room👍🏻 That could be a poster. I'd buy it👍🏻

I remember thinking i knew so much about music, the songs, stars, play styles. Then a friends dad introduce me to Nick Drake. I spent a week having to carry my jaw that had fallen on the floor! It was at that point in the early in 1990's that i realized i knew very little regarding music. Nick is still with us today. I have a special place in my heart for his amazing open tunings, playing style, beatiful vocals, poetic lyrics. 🙂

It made me cry hearing how Nick felt that he failed. He had a accomplished more than most people do in the entire lives however it gets harder as you get older...

Very tastefully produced synopsis of a talented but tormented young man. Nick Drake’s music and voice have a lovely, gentle quality that belies the angst he felt.

A marvellous album is Pink Moon so short like Nick Drakes life .

I truly believe if Nick was of the Internet Age he would have been a huge success in his lifetime. Unfortunately success in his time was all about album sales. Exposure at his time was just not there for him. He does truly live on in his music.

There was a lot of great music released by other artists when Nick made his records. Sadly his work was overshadowed during such a magical time for music. This man has my appreciation for who he was.

Such a beautiful legacy. The artist is so often the harshest judge of their work. Success in art, music, etc should be measured by realizing expression rather than commercial success.

Nick's music was incredible for his time. Great video. Thanks for sharing his legacy.

That last sentence is pretty touching and well put, great video

This is an excellent video visually and informatively. The sadness screams from the story if your empathy is full. I hadn't known about the book next to his bed. His whole life and music is like an enigma. So dark and sad, but very beautiful. It's something to share in as well, his music and story. I just wish he had something to pull him along. That is so devastating. Thank you for making this and take good care! God bless!

Witness millions of people responding to his music to this very day. His soul's mission accomplished I would say. Personally is always challenging and known only to the subject themselves. Yet in terms of humankind he is most definitely a shooting star. I recall someone famous is supposed to have said "forgive them father they know not what they do" ....none can follow him!

oh to hear Pink Moon for the first time again

I discovered him randomly and instantly fell in love with his music

1624hrs 29 Jan 2024. Thank you for this. I knew Nick at school and university and I was his hockey and athletics captain, sports at which he excelled. I couldn't say I knew him well, did anyone? I recently read Richard Morton Jack's recent well researched and sympathetic book 'Nick Drake - the life' and in drawing up nostalgic tableaux and events of the past helped to me to see a little more into complexities of this troubled yet talented man.

Beautiful soul

I hope you rose above and could look down and see the impact your music has had on the world. RIP Nick

Can’t believe I’ve not heard anything about Nick till now , music so good , depression brings out something special In people , sad to hear of his end

This is a wonderfully sensitive summing up of Nick Drake, and although I am certainly no expert on his life, I did notice a couple of omissions. Firstly, his mother Molly was far more than a musician: she wrote, performed and recorded songs, and her musical influence on Nick can be heard in his music. Secondly, although I don't know a lot about how production decisions were made on Bryter Latyr, I do know that Richard Thompson (who played guitar on the album) has said that it was Nick's choice to include strings. Strings (played orchestrally) seem incongruent with folk music, but somehow they work.

Lovely overture on Nick Drake. Beautiful tribute to an ethereal being that lived out of this world. 🌬️💖🌠

Thank you for this video. RIP Nick Drake 🍻🍻

But the longer he's dead, the more he's loved.

thanks for making such a beautiful video about one of my favorite musicians and artists in general

i remember to fly to his country and try to listened his music in his vibe, its beautifully sad to feel since i'm living far in a tropical island, nick drake's music is a part of my life since the 1st time i hear it

Absolutely beautiful.

Your voice! 🥰 And thank you for covering Nick Drake. I am one of these people who discoverd him in the 90s as a teen. His music resonates a lot with young people. Still love his music to this day.

The finishing line of the video made me cry and shiver at the same time.

The first time I heard Nicks music was a few weeks before I left for my first year in college and away from home. His music and specially the five leaves left album was what comforted me, and helped me overcome the loneliness and nostalgia of that first year. I'll always be thankful for his company through his music.

beautiful - this couldn’t have come at better time for me - thank you

I played the crushing masterclass album Bryter Layter on full blast throughout the Miami ghettos. A stunning work.