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I've always felt that the quality of the voice is where the real content of a song lies. Words only suggest an experience, but the voice is that experience.

Jeff Buckley

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Jeff Buckley
Age: 30 †
Born: 1966
Born: November 17
Died: 1997
Died: May 29
Composer
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Musician
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Singer-Songwriter
Anaheim
California
Jeffrey Scott Buckley
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