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a it girl problem

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she is a Hollywood superstar babe

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Knust: Hamburg, Germany, September 13, 1994

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Pomegranate and Lion, 20" x 16" oil on linen, (2014) Rubik Kocharian

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Jeff and the harmonium:

Sprawled on the floor of a mid-Manhattan recording studio, Jeff Buckley is showing off the newest addition to his instrumental repertoire: an antique harmonium. An elegant contraption of hand pumps, varnished wood, and ivory keys, the instument was purchased as a tax write-off, to offset the advance from his 1992 signing to Columbia Records. But Buckley has grown attatched to his new toy: “I first saw one of these on Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood when I was a kid,” he laughs, his fingers dancing across the keys, “and I knew I had to have one someday.”-Spin, February, 1994

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Buckley also incorporates dulcimer and harmonium into his songs, adding the necessary ethereal twists to his dexterous guitar playing. “It’s a great sounding thing. I saw my first harmonium on Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood…I always thought I had to have one. It used to be ‘people need Sega, everybody has one.’ Well, that’s the way the harmonium used to be. It was all the rage in France in the 18th century. I think it was mixing the squeeze box with a piano.”-Ink Nineteen, December, 1994

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After he signed with Columbia in the fall of 1992, Jeff treated himself to a few pieces of gear-a new acoustic guitar, a small amp, and a used harmonium. A portable keyboard operated by way of a pump that pushes air into it, the harmonium is prevalent in Qawwali, the South Asian devotional music that made such an impression on Jeff when he first came to New York. Part of Jeff’s devotion to Qawwali involved learning how to play the instrument, which can be heard on the introduction of “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over” (as well as on a cover of Van Morrison’s “Madame George” cut during his 1993 session with producer Steve Addabbo). He also purchased language tapes to properly learn Urdu. Jeff could be seen walking around New York with this harmonium under his arm, wrapped in a blanket.-from His Own Voice

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Charles Playhouse: Boston, MA, October 24, 1994 📷 Merri Cyr

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Mixing the "road version" of Eternal Life at Criteria Studios in Miami, FL, December 3, 1994 📷 Merri Cyr

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"At hotel in Florida, bed in confrence room for three hours of interviews, December 4, 1994"-from 25 Years Of Grace, words and 📷 by Merri Cyr (the 4th places him in Miami, while elsewhere she's said Orlando, which is the 5, so I'm unsure which is the exact one...)

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baby Jeff💕