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title: "4 Jam Quotes By Eddie Vedder"
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> [I got a great grandma. Her name is Pearl, and she was at one time married to an Indian chief, who, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/i-got-a-great-grandma-her-name-is-pearl-and-she-was-at-one-time/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/649/eddie-vedder-2057_chiefs_i-got-a-great-grandma-her-name-is-pearl_1274901.png)

> [Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and I get excited talking about making record artwork or working with T-shirt designs. The least exciting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/pearl-jam-bassist-jeff-ament-and-i-get-excited-talking-about-making/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/eddie-vedder-2057_artwork_pearl-jam-bassist-jeff-ament-and-i-get-e_1932201.jpg)

> [I remember back in 1994 when the Eagles charged more than $100 for tickets. They said, 'We ain't Pearl Jam.' That's back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/i-remember-back-in-1994-when-the-eagles-charged-more-than-100-for/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/eddie-vedder-2057_back-when_i-remember-back-in-1994-when-the-eagles_1935735.jpg)

> [Any conversations we hear about 'So who are Pearl Jam marketing to?' are despicable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/any-conversations-we-hear-about-so-who-are-pearl-jam-marketing-to-are/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8a/eddie-vedder-2057_communication_any-conversations-we-hear-about-so-who-a_2201183.png)

## Other authors on Jam

## More by Eddie Vedder

> [Things like guitars and ukuleles, you should never part with it, because there will probably be good, healthy times spent, just playing and writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/things-like-guitars-and-ukuleles-you-should-never-part-with-it/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [No music is going to stop the war. What's going to stop the war is a large amount of body bags, or a large…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/no-music-is-going-to-stop-the-war-what-s-going-to-stop-the-war-is-a/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [I don't need drugs. Life is already tragic enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/i-don-t-need-drugs-life-is-already-tragic-enough/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [I used to kind of blame someone for not being able to get through that - I'm talking about the addiction part - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/i-used-to-kind-of-blame-someone-for-not-being-able-to-get-through/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [I don't need drugs to make my life tragic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/i-don-t-need-drugs-to-make-my-life-tragic/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [I'm not having to show off or make a point about how good I am at doing something. I think I've always kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/i-m-not-having-to-show-off-or-make-a-point-about-how-good-i-am-at/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [I'm over smoking. You know, I feel like I've gone on long hikes and gotten to the top of the mountain and I'm looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/i-m-over-smoking-you-know-i-feel-like-i-ve-gone-on-long-hikes-and/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [I don't question our exsistence, I just question our modern needs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/i-don-t-question-our-exsistence-i-just-question-our-modern-needs/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/sometimes-whether-you-like-it-or-not-people-elevate-you-it-s-real/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [I feel like we have to keep our eyes on the road. Being nostalgic is like taking an offramp and getting a sandwich -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/i-feel-like-we-have-to-keep-our-eyes-on-the-road-being-nostalgic-is/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [There's been times when I've been standing in a line at a movie and someone's hit me with something really heavy about someone really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/there-s-been-times-when-i-ve-been-standing-in-a-line-at-a-movie-and/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [When you're out in the desert, you can't believe the amount of stars. Are you busy as a bee? Do not even have time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/when-you-re-out-in-the-desert-you-can-t-believe-the-amount-of-stars/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [I probably get strangers coming up to me two or three times a week to just say something nice. I get more than my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/i-probably-get-strangers-coming-up-to-me-two-or-three-times-a-week-to/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [Music's at its best when it has a purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/music-s-at-its-best-when-it-has-a-purpose/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

> [Though some may think there should be a separation between art/music and politics, it should be reinforced that art can be a form of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/though-some-may-think-there-should-be-a-separation-between-art-music/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

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