![Lana Del Rey: It stands to reason that the Ultraviolence pop-noir sensation would be drawn to the romance and melodrama of Buckley - not to mention his flawless vocal.]()
Lana Del Rey: It stands to reason that the Ultraviolence pop-noir sensation would be drawn to the romance and melodrama of Buckley - not to mention his flawless vocal. "I moved to New York when I was 19 and I've had a love affair with the place ever since," she once said. "That’s when I found Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen - my masters - and I've never really listened to anything else since." She would later add: "Jeff Buckley is another big inspiration... I mean, we talk about these people like we know them. They're a part of our relationship. We always say, 'All of our friends are dead and they never knew us'."
![Adele: Speaking of the music that influenced her huge third album 25, Adele said:]()
Adele: Speaking of the music that influenced her huge third album 25, Adele said: "I try to listen to music that might uplift me but I don't really connect with it. So mainly, Jeff Buckley. And that's been my entire life I've done that. I remember falling out with my best friend when I was like seven and listening to Jeff Buckley, because my mom was a huge fan. Grace has always been around me."
![Rufus Wainwright: They've both covered 'Hallelujah', and the pair once knew each other - inspiring Wainwright to pen the track 'Memphis Skyline' in his memory. Speaking to Uncut, Wainwright said:]()
Rufus Wainwright: They've both covered 'Hallelujah', and the pair once knew each other - inspiring Wainwright to pen the track 'Memphis Skyline' in his memory. Speaking to Uncut, Wainwright said: ""I met him once and we hung out and he died not long after. I hated him when he first came out. I thought he was riffy and kind of boring and I didn't really get it. But there was also a deeper rivalry with Buckley that existed in my mind. I don’t know if we could out-sing each other, but it would have been interesting to have had a singing competition with him."
![Ben Folds:]()
Ben Folds: "My singing used to be awful," Folds once said on US radio. "I don't have Jeff Buckley's voice…It can be kind of scary. You're on the radio next to -- well, on the shelf next to Jeff Buckley. We're in the B's. People can flip through and pick up his record instead and hear a lot better singer. He has that knack…"
![Bono, U2: The bespectacled stadium filler often pays tribute to the Grace star, once poetically saying]()
Bono, U2: The bespectacled stadium filler often pays tribute to the Grace star, once poetically saying "Jeff Buckley was a pure drop in an ocean of noise."
![PJ Harvey: Double Mercury-winner Polly Jean knew Buckley personally, and was a huge influence on her. So much so that she wrote the track 'Memphis' in his memory:]()
PJ Harvey: Double Mercury-winner Polly Jean knew Buckley personally, and was a huge influence on her. So much so that she wrote the track 'Memphis' in his memory: "In Memphis...die suddenly, at a wonderful age, we're ready to go."
![Thom Yorke, Radiohead: Everyone knows this story, but it's a good one so we'll tell you again. The band were finding it difficult finish recording 'Fake Plastic Trees' while making The Bends, so took a break to see a Jeff Buckley gig at Highbury. When they returned to the studio mesmerized by Buckley's set, Yorke sang the song twice before breaking down into tears.]()
Thom Yorke, Radiohead: Everyone knows this story, but it's a good one so we'll tell you again. The band were finding it difficult finish recording 'Fake Plastic Trees' while making The Bends, so took a break to see a Jeff Buckley gig at Highbury. When they returned to the studio mesmerized by Buckley's set, Yorke sang the song twice before breaking down into tears.
![Bat For Lashes: Natasha Khan shares Buckley's knack of soul-searing vocals. She told LA Magazine:]()
Bat For Lashes: Natasha Khan shares Buckley's knack of soul-searing vocals. She told LA Magazine: "My own music taste is rather eclectic. Vocally, Jeff Buckley is a huge influence and inspiration."
![Kiesza: The rising 'Hideaway' star is on record as listing Buckley's version of 'Hallelujah' as one of her favourite songs, saying that it was]()
Kiesza: The rising 'Hideaway' star is on record as listing Buckley's version of 'Hallelujah' as one of her favourite songs, saying that it was "the first song that inspired me to play live."
![Matt Bellamy, Muse: With the soaring falsetto and maestro tendencies, it should come as no surprise that Bellamy is an avid fan of Buckley - telling Kerrang in 2005:]()
Matt Bellamy, Muse: With the soaring falsetto and maestro tendencies, it should come as no surprise that Bellamy is an avid fan of Buckley - telling Kerrang in 2005: "Back then, it wasn't really cool to sing falsetto because Nirvana and all that stuff was in. We saw Jeff Buckley do a concert, though, and he wasn't scared to be a high-voiced male. I think that helped me open up and not be afraid to use a more expressive and emotional vocal style."
![Anna Calvi:]()
Anna Calvi: "When I first heard Jeff Buckley I was 17," Calvi once told fans. "I remember my friend suggested I listened to him, saying his voice was 'even better than Thom Yorke's'. I remember lying on my bed with headphones on, listening to Grace all night, over and over and over. It seemed to combine the passion and intensity of classical music with a roughness and edge which I found incredibly addictive. I remember writing some of his slightly dubious lyrics on my school bag. I don%u2019t listen to Jeff any more, but I feel his music has settled inside me."
![Chris Martin, Coldplay: In an interview with the BBC, Martin said 'Shiver', which featured on the band's debut album 'Parachutes', was]()
Chris Martin, Coldplay: In an interview with the BBC, Martin said 'Shiver', which featured on the band's debut album 'Parachutes', was " blatant Jeff Buckley attempt". "Not quite as good, that's what I think. We were 21 and he was very much a hero, and as with those things it tends to filter through," Martin added.