I’m actually feeling very ashamed and distraught that I never saw him live. At 57 I have no reason why. The thing that sucks is he played my hometown in an intimate theater about 2 years ago during the middle of the lock down and was going to get seats, but the crazy venue guidelines about who would be excepted and who wouldn’t were so arbitrary and clueless that I decided it was too much BS and didn’t get tickets. Big mistake.I really wish I'd made the effort to see him on that tour.
Guitar Shop was my first real introduction to Jeff aside from People Get Ready on MTV, which still gets me in the feels every time.
Thiese are one of my personal favorites that he played on:
I've skipped recent concerts for that very reason.... but the crazy venue guidelines about who would be excepted and who wouldn’t were so arbitrary and clueless that I decided it was too much BS and didn’t get tickets.
When I first watched the Ronnie Scott DVD, I distinctly remember thinking that Jeff was acting like a proud dad towards her."Jeff Beck’s light and power were so strong I was convinced we’d be goofing around and making music until the day I leave this planet.
He was forever youthful, fueled so deeply by the muse that basic necessities were last on his list. “Are you hungry, Jeff?” “Oh no, I had a huge muffin yesterday!”
We lost our favorite guitarist, and we also lost one of the most intelligent, intuitive, hilarious people I’ve ever met.
Jeff, thank you for believing in me before anyone else did. You stood behind me and told everyone to take me seriously. You treated me like a daughter to the point where Wikipedia actually thought that was true.
Actually, I did too."
-Tal Wilkenfeld
Don't mean to be all superficial and all, but they so obviously get such a kick out each other, it's really fun. You see it at Ronnie's and on the old Crossroads stuff. We should all have such joy in our stage lives!When I first watched the Ronnie Scott DVD, I distinctly remember thinking that Jeff was acting like a proud dad towards her.
Who else owns a copy of Jeff's and Imelda's Rock and Roll Party tribute to Les Paul and Mary Ford?"Jeff Beck Rules Forever
Jeff will be in my heart
for the rest of my life
I loved him dearly. He was family.
He changed my life all those years ago when we first met and he showed me the world, his magical world.
I found in him a kindred spirit,
someone I felt at ease and totally myself with but also someone I looked up to and was thrilled to impress.
He inspired, supported, and encouraged me with every whoop, cheer, gasp and tear when I sang with him whether on stage, studio or sitting in his kitchen or mine.
He was the genius in the room
yet he made everyone else
around him feel special.
We talked for hours and celebrated often
I ran to him and Sandra each time I needed saving. And how they saved me.
His enthusiasm for life was immense.
He was full of fun, excitement, wit, plans, laughter, brilliance, creativity, love, heart!
This world class coolest motherfucker somehow kept the boy in him alive,
the obsessed boy in the bedroom that couldn’t leave a guitar out of his hands
was always there.
He was dedicated to making pure art.
He was responsible for many bands, collaborations and influenced so many
by creating his own sound
that will outlive us all
but he was still creating, still challenging himself, always innovative and pushing boundaries with every album he made.
Each solo he played could perfectly swing from classical to rock, jazz to Middle Eastern, badass to tender.
He was one of a kind
that was and never will be again.
Every single note he played
could kill me with its beauty.
His light was so blindingly bright
it already feels so dark without him.
The greatest guitarist that ever lived.
The finest friend you could wish for.
Thank you Jeff Beck.
All my love is with the love of his life Sandra
and all those of us who miss him dearly
Imelda May
Who else owns a copy of Jeff's and Imelda's Rock and Roll Party tribute to Les Paul and Mary Ford?