We value doing things grassroots, even at this level. That means no real high ticket prices or meet-and-greets and all that kind of stuff. Mike McCready Read Quote
After Mad Season, I started writing my own music for Pearl Jam and brought it in. ‘Given To Fly’ came out of that, and so did ‘Faithful’ – those were on ‘Yield,’ which came after Mad Season. Mike McCready Read Quote
When you’re really young, dating girls, and trying to explain Kiss, they just look at you like you’re kind of crazy. I think they got so big in the Seventies and were such a phenomenon – they did the ‘Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park’ movie, the solo records – some people only know the merchandising stuff. Mike McCready Read Quote
There’s a Kiss through-line to a lot of the music that came out of Seattle, and it hasn’t been talked about a lot. Mike McCready Read Quote
It’s always cool when somebody from a football team or baseball team comes to your show. Mike McCready Read Quote
Jeff Ament, the bass player, plays basketball. He ultimately wants to do music, but he’s really good at basketball, too. We all want to do what we can’t do, maybe. Mike McCready Read Quote
I love some kind of pressure in the air. Some kind of weirdness in the crowd, good or bad. That’s what we thrive on. Mike McCready Read Quote
