People say, ‘How does having kids change your writing? Do you see the world through their eyes?’ No – you just become a faster songwriter… In the old days, you’d be like, ‘Oh I’m gonna work on this song for a few days.’ Eddie Vedder Read Quote
At a certain point, you realize you have a responsibility more behind yourself and your need for adrenaline. I’m glad I did things in my 20s that were more reckless. Eddie Vedder Read Quote
I’d like people to be educated on the voting machines, making sure that our democracy isn’t being hijacked by computer technology. There’s no reason there can’t be a paper trail on those machines. Eddie Vedder Read Quote
You know, punk bands now sell with one record – their first or second record – sell 10 times the amount of records than the Ramones did throughout their career with 20-something records. That’s why I go over to Johnny Ramone’s house and do yard work three times a week, just to absolve some of the guilt. Eddie Vedder Read Quote
When I had a child, everyone was telling me that I was going to see the world through her eyes, and everything was going to get this nice gloss to it. I kept waiting for that to happen, and thought there was a real problem with me that it wasn’t. Eddie Vedder Read Quote
You can’t be perfect. You can’t be the perfect father. You can’t be the perfect singer. Eddie Vedder Read Quote
The interesting thing is that it seems like George W. Bush would have been happy being the president of anything. He could have been president of Major League Baseball. Eddie Vedder Read Quote
Any conversations we hear about ‘So who are Pearl Jam marketing to?’ are despicable. Eddie Vedder Read Quote
When it comes to grunge or even just Seattle, I think there was one band that made the definitive music of the time. It wasn’t us or Nirvana, but Mudhoney. Nirvana delivered it to the world, but Mudhoney were the band of that time and sound. Eddie Vedder Read Quote
I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There’s an insanity that goes with writing – a mad scientist thing that you have to go through – and sacrificing a kid’s upbringing to do that is not an option. Eddie Vedder Read Quote
