About Eddie Vedder
Eddie Jerome Vedder, an American musician and songwriter, is the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and one of three guitarists for the rock band Pearl Jam. He also sang as a guest vocalist for the supergroup Temple of the Dog, a tribute band honoring singer Andrew Wood.
![“I'm angry that George Bush got to be in the White House, and I'm angry that [Al] Gore wasn't able to be a better candidate after eight years of a great economy and being an incumbent.” quote by Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/80b/eddie-vedder-2057_able_i-m-angry-that-george-bush-got-to-be-in_2356611.jpg)
![“It's important to have a life and spend time outside of those things [music and politics], in order to appreciate what you've achieved as far as just spending time with people you love, and doing things like painting.” quote by Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/894/eddie-vedder-2057_appreciate_it-s-important-to-have-a-life-and-spend_3171385.png)
![“I remember sitting in this pool hall with Stone and Chris and we watched - this really old, really classic pool hall - and we were sitting there and it was really rainy out and George Bush came on and started telling us about the [Gulf] war and that we were going and, and the whole thing, and…” quote by Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/625/eddie-vedder-2057_gulf-war_i-remember-sitting-in-this-pool-hall-wit_735069.png)
![“I was starting to play the ukulele at the same time I was having all these conversations with [the late Ramones guitarist] Johnny Ramone, these intense tutorials staying up late and listening to the music he grew up on, and picking up what's a great song and what makes a great song. He was all…” quote by Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/080/eddie-vedder-2057_answers_i-was-starting-to-play-the-ukulele-at-th_2560198.jpg)
