Tim Buckley’s deepest torments exposed after tragic overdose

By 1970 Buckley was married to Judy Sutcliffe and tried to take a quieter domestic life, a step back from the public eye while he kept exploring that soundscapes that defied popular conventions.

But it hid his inner demons, who eventually destroyed him.

On June 29, 1975, after completing a short tour, Buckley died of an overdose of heroin and morphine in Santa Monica, California.

He was not responded by his wife, Judy, and despite attempts to breathe new life into him, he was declared dead on 28 – 12 months short to become a member of the infamous ’27 club ‘of doomed musicians, including Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse, who died at the age of 27.

The coroner’s report attributed his death to “acute heroin/morphine and ethanol intoxication as a result of inhalation and intake of overdose.”

A source said: “Tim was always a tortured soul, and the way he was undervalued because he experimented with his music made him crazy and in addiction before his death.”

Buckley, born on February 14, 1947 in Washington, DC, was introduced into music at a young age by the various musical influences of his family.