*Skip to **5:40** for the beginning of the interview* Jeff Buckley's first appearance and interview in France. Filmed in Paris on 22 September 1994, prior to his concert, that evening, at Passage du Nord Ouest (Passage of the Northwest).

Hearing him say he could make a better record than grace is honestly heartbreaking he truly was amazing

When he said "I can't wait for the next one, I can make a better record than Grace". That pierced my heart

13:33 "I can make a better record than Grace" hurts to hear that...

His speaking voice is so soothing and soft. Could listen to that all day.

I feel like with Jeff Buckley, you fall in love with the music only to fall in love with the man himself. I can't explain how many times I found myself tearing up during this interview. Thank you so much for posting this and letting us see more of this angel

So sad when Jeff answered "To continue" to the question of "What is your ultimate goal as a musician?"

"MTV is like Doritos. When I eat one chip I can't help finish the whole bag and afterwards I feel completely shitty." - I couldn't stop laughing when he said that! That's so true, hahaha

he's so genuine and peculiar. forever grateful for him.

21:03 "I've never been dead...and maybe that will come too...but that will pass as well". Of course Jeff won death and passed to history as one of the most precious beings we ever had on the planet.

"I can make a better record than grace". Jeff how painful that sounds to us left behind.

Why would anyone put a watermark on top of Jeff Buckley's face ffs?!?

I saw Jeff Buckley at a small hippie bar in NYC called Wetlands. His band is opening for the first tour of the “Counting Crows” in 92 or 1993? The crowd was stacked on top of each other like it was a Black Friday for the Counting Crows! 99% of us was their for Counting Crows, Buckley was playing small pubs in NYC, CC? They owned college radio, they were gonna become T.V. Famous. Not a show to open for! Buckley had opening spot, crowd gave little notice, it wasn’t who we came for. He starts to hummm, Do some octave ranges with his voice. The octaves are from gospel to rock and he starts with his guitar! Short story, he crushed the Counting Crows! I never saw an opening act, destroy any band like that and than have them forget singing their songs, Buckley, no album out took every Counting Crows fan home with his band that night. Top 10 of my music nights in NYC

Wow, it was really shocking to hear how his voice sounded when he spoke, i didn't think it would be so soft and light, it's just that when he sang it sounded so deep. This man was truly perfect and full of surprises.

Jeff is my obsession

"The music I love is my best friend,. I have it with me when I go to sleep, when I'm awake, when I'm walking." I love this and it shows the connection to his fan base, people who tend to be equally attached and passionate about their music, and who feel that Jeff is now their friend.

Even his speaking voice is beautiful and melodic! He seems like such a wonderfully down to earth, thoughtful, friendly, and emotionally intelligent person. I found out about him and his music just this year, but I've completely fallen in love. He is deeply missed. ❤️

13:32 god imagine what all those records could've sounded like, he was a complete and total genius.

The moments he looks straight into the camera, you just feel as though you have known him for so long and many lives before. Only a small number of people have that. I cry wishing he was still here so that we could and he could witness his growth as time went on. Listening to him brings me closer to the spiritual essence that I find out in the woods, in the sound of rain falling on pine needles, on the cold blistering days when the sun's rays shine through the clouds like they were looking for the places to peek through.

my heart was not ready for this, i cried, i just cant believe this wonderful man was taken away from us At such a young age. i love you Jeff

God he is so beautiful and perfect

His voice is so light and smooth

I could listen to him talk all day. He speaks and thinks so beautifully.

His face when he asks 'Am I happy?' and that shy sad smile...

Hmmm the Tim Buckley question really caught my attention. I loved the entire interview...but over time I've come to empathise with Jeff's sensitivity to that. Before I'd almost shrug it off. But in retrospect I think the absence and ultimate loss of his father had such an impact on his life...that to constantly be reminded and dissected by people who were just asking as part of their "job" must have hurt. They didn't really care about his feelings. When they asked that question in particular, it's like he was just a product in front of them and not a human being. I won't lie, I've gone back and watched Tim's performances and mannerisms, to compare to Jeff. I'm fascinated by the sheer miracle of genetics. But I also get why none of that matters. Jeff is his own man and the person who caused him so much grief shouldn't get put into that picture, when Jeff is the one who overcame being abandoned to make his own sound and fame.

"I've never been dead on stage. I've never been dead. But that will come. And it will pass too." RIP Jeff Buckley

What a beautiful human being. The charism of Jim Morrison, the air of James Dean and a poet like Jaque Brel...

he’s beautiful

So beyond sad he’s gone. Beautiful soul.

I love the voice when he talks very soft,sensitive,touch and beautiful

His voice... oh gosh, he is so deeply missed. 😔

Stunningly beautiful.. A treasure indeed - we can't thank you enough!

I wanna die and meet him in heaven

He was so beautiful, like seriously seriously gorgeous, he must have had like a perfectly symmetrical face

He was a very good talker. He could have made a much better record than Grace. That would have been special. A very humble guy. Like him a lot.

I am so used to hear him, listen to his songs that watching him in motion is actually a discovery, surreal

I miss this man and I never knew him. He has influenced my life with his music and his composure, he has the most insightful answers to questions both rudimentary and compelling. Also I wish he taught my kindergarten class lol 19:10

I could listen to his voice all day.

Instantly the Girl talking to Jeff about her smoking and how it makes her eat bad and put on weight shows how comfortable people felt around this Kind Soul.

What I wouldn’t give to just meet and thank him for his gift to the world

7:57 “it’s very easy, not hard” 🙃 for him 😂

"I've never been dead. But maybe that will come too."

”I can make a better record than Grace.” Would that be something...

"just to express, just to make a record of pure expression". You did it! I'm glad you did it.

I enjoyed this interview very much. It was hard to understand the english the french lady spoke, but it was great to see jeff in a very intimate casual scenario. im guessing he has a passion for coffee! hehehe i totally get that too.

Thank you with all my heart!!!!

Thank you for this treasure!

Masssiveeeee thaaaank youuuuuuu

So good to see something new of him. Thank you x

Holy frog feces... I don’t think that I’ve ever witnessed such an attractive person

I’ve never loved somebody more

Thank you for uploading!

What a beautiful human.

Thank you for this incredible treasure...I am grateful. Jeff Buckley forever.~

BRILLIANT description of MtV

9:34 OMG... MELTED 🥰🥰

11:22 the way he say "my girlfriend" 😍

His voice is so soft which is completely contradictory to his voice that is portrayed on stage.

Bellísimo este chico,dulce y bella su voz encantador . Qué pena que se fue tan pronto. .....

Thank you..Jeff the only one...for me..forever

why the fuck did you go for that swim jeff?

C'est tellement touchant ce genre de petites conversations volées d'amis, j'ai tout espionné du coup ^^

His brilliance is in his honesty..hes got integrity and searching always for the truth. this is what all great artists do.The rest are second hand hacks. This is why he creates something new. Wish he didn't make that one mistake in a river, left us too soon.

Beautiful.

Wow!

I love you Jeff

That last line, and last subject they touched on: my god, would I love to hear an entire interview on that one topic! I think he’s spot on (or 99% so), but I wouldn’t leave it at just “all rap” and/or “all hip hop”, rather, I think that’s just “all music” is mostly bad/crap, but some of it is absolutely brilliant, life affirmingly so. What is crap or brilliant is of course subjective, to a massive degree, but I do think there’s some degree of objective analysis one can apply, to at least be able to get down to what’s “accomplished” and what isn’t, though that’s getting into other territory, and it’s too broad a discussion/topic for the comments. The only thing I don’t agree with is, “folk music is boring”, though it certainly can be. He almost sort of contradicts himself immediately, by going on to point out multiple artists/genres that aren’t traditional folk, but that he sees as folk, or, “of the people”, but would he also call punk and hip hop boring? I think the issue is delineating between traditional folk music and a broader application of “folk” as a genre, style, or even aesthetic. Where I think the confusion lies is in separating these, and maybe calling one “populist” as opposed to “folk”, but again, this is moving into territory that’s really lengthy for the comments section. My main point is that I’d love to hear them/him expand on these matters, and really get into the weeds a bit! ✌️

if anyone here knows astrology, hes got a scorpio stellium. (If birthtime is right) he was a very real person and felt things really deeply. hes so beautiful . north node in 10th. maybe thats why he waited so long to get involved with making it a career and having a public image . its also in taurus which is ruled by venus / beauty . he would be known for his beauty.

19:19 that smile🤗❤

Once again self aware artist. John lennon. Tupac. Bob Dylan who is aware. Beautiful

And I love him, I love him, I love him ❤

17:22 - 18:01 he knows he's about to answer an awkward question. He's trying SO HARD to downplay and deny it, 💓💓💓 #weseeyou 19:30 - 19:40

19:05 lmfao I feel like he could make you feel stupid sometimes

Miss u Jeff

❤️

Miss you

Ps. Rest In Peace... you left a treat

🎵Merci

19:13 this is just so beautiful to me

Hi! Thank you sooo much for this! I would like to translate into Spanish. Can I use it? Would you help me with some dialogues? ( specially with the journalist, I understand just the half of what she says) Keep posting. I know you made some people very happy with this ☺❤

so intelligent

"To continue..." :(

Reporters commenting on 3 years' old nephew's stubbornness then following on criticising a musician's interview for the first 5 minutes ("too young, too shy, too introverted, unable to describe the music creation process, nice guy though, some beautiful moments, but boring on the whole"). Never realised how entertaining understanding several languages could be

13:30...kills me. It all kills me:(

la présentatrice, Laurence Romance, comme j'étais raide dingue d'elle

He was like the james dean of music.

(16:55) "Bla bla bla bla Led Zep. Meets Van Morrison, eaten alive by Robert Johnson as a great white shark in the Atlantic. Which is what I wish they would write but they don't." Next time I introduce Jeff's music to someone, this is how I'll preface it. 😏

Interview starts a 5:40

look at his tiny coffee cup!

The video starts at 5.42. You’re welcome.

He was a fan of Porno for Pyros. I knew we could've been friends. ❤

"that's lazy journalism" xD

17:29 my reaction

5:40

i am the only one understanding french and shocked by their comments during the first minutes? O.o

10:57 13:38 15:52 19:20 19:49

...it's like a knife in the gut when he casually says, "I can make a record better than Grace", reminding us how much music drowned in the Mississippi with him. @13:30

entering music business is easy: not...really...that is because you are special Jeff ..I claim the opposite everytime I speak about this. Otherwise in the 90's was easier..

Beginning of the video looks like a bowling strike screen lol