Jeff Buckley's New Grace

Seven years after the untimely death of singer Jeff Buckley comes the documentary Rosetta Stone Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley, which premiered in New York City Saturday. Directed by first-time filmmakers Nyla Bialek Adams and Laurie Trombley, the film features interview and performance footage of Buckley, spanning his entire life and career -- from his legendary gigs at New York cafe Sin-e in the early Nineties to his final recording sessions before his drowning in 1997 at the age of thirty. Mary Guibert, Buckleys mother and manager of his estate, gave her blessing to the project. "Its an emotional thing for me because hes so damn beautiful, and I miss him so much," she tells Rolling Stone of the film. "I love the moments [the directors] chose." Moments such as when Buckley is asked what his influences are. He simply responds, "Love, depression, anger, joy . . . and Zeppelin."Amazing Grace took six years Rosetta Stone V3 to make and was self-financed. For co-director Trombley, the filmmaking process was personal -- she knew Buckley when she was a college intern handling his fan relations. "He was a wonderful human being," she remembers, "and it was really important to me that we do something to carry on his legacy."Trombley introduced Buckleys music to Adams, who then initiated the project. "Jeffs music blew me away," says Adams. "I cried the first time I heard Grace [the only album Buckley released in his lifetime] -- I asked Laurie if other people felt that way too. So thats how we Rosetta Stone German got the idea of talking to people who were inspired by Jeff."The film also includes reflections from artists like Audioslave singer Chris Cornell, Duncan Sheik and former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach, who performed a headbanging version of Buckleys "Eternal Life" live. "If Jeff were to suddenly appear to see it, he might say it was his favorite part [of the film]," muses Guibert of the odd match.This year marks the tenth anniversary of the release of Grace. The record was remastered and reissued in August as Grace: Legacy Edition, a two-disc set featuring Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 eight previously unreleased studio and live recordings, as well as a DVD featuring a half-hour interview with Buckley.

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