Heath Ledger aspired to direct. One of his personal directorial projects was set to Nick Drake’s song about depression entitled “Black Eyed Dog”, recorded in 1974.
Ledger wanted to make a biographical film about the British singer/songwriter. The project “faded away”, according to Ledger, because Drake was such a ‘mysterious figure’ that filing in his story would require that he take too many liberties. “I was obsessed with his story and his music and I pursued it for a while and still have hopes to kind of tell his story one day.”
Video of Ledger Interview here: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1580085/20080122/drake_nick.jhtml
Nicholas Drake may be best known for his album Pink Moon. He was a talented musician, playing not only the acoustic guitar but was proficient with the saxophone, piano and clarinet. He died of an overdoes of anti-depressants in 1974 at the age of 26. Although Drake was unable to garner a wide audience during his lifetime, a substantial and devoted fan base has developed since his passing. Appreciation for his work has been expressed through several concerts, fan managed websites and a recent (limited) release of the 3 cd box set entitled, Fruit Tree.
One Of My Favorite Pictures of All Time
Before I was aware of Nick Drake, I bumped into this picture somewhere on Google Images and fell in love with it. It is how I feel all the time..that eveyone is so rushed-with feet and focus off the ground- and I can’t make out why.
