How Actor Penn Badgley Channeled Jeff Buckley

Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley talks about portraying the late musician Jeff Buckley in the new film "Greetings From Tim Buckley."

Listen to the full interview here: http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/2013/may/0...

The late singer Jeff Buckley's career was on a steep upward trajectory when he drowned in 1997 at the age of 30. Buckley had an amazing voice -- and he had musical genes. He was the son of Tim Buckley, the cult singer/songwriter of the early '70s who also died tragically young of an overdose at the age of 28. They are the subject of the new movie "Greetings From Tim Buckley," which stars former Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley in the role of Jeff Buckley. Badgley joins us to discuss the challenges of the role, and explain how music was his first passion.