That's part of the curse: If you're gonna play the song, you better play it. I've tried to phone in 'Jeremy' a… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
I believe in the power of music. To me, it isn't just a fad. This is a positive thing. — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
When I was 13, I got my first guitar, and I could sort of play Ted Nugent songs, but I couldn't play… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
I learned so much about music by playing this little, miniature songwriting machine [ukulele], especially about melody. The motto is less strings… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
I've been writing and collecting songs on the ukulele for at least 10 years, so it was time to clear them out… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
I am not a good enough writer to have an agenda or come up with a message and try to put it… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
If at noon you sit down and there's just silence or blank tape, in an hour if you have a song, that… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
I think music is the greatest art form that exists, and I think people listen to music for different reasons, and it… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
“I think music is the greatest art form that exists, and I think people listen to music for different reasons, and it… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
When it comes to grunge or even just Seattle, I think there was one band that made the definitive music of the… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
I had actually been going to Hawaii for quite a while before I ever picked up the uke. I think with anything… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
I was starting to play the ukulele at the same time I was having all these conversations with [the late Ramones guitarist]… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and I get excited talking about making record artwork or working with T-shirt designs. The least exciting… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
It’s a song about first relationships and letting go. It’s very rare for a relationship to withstand the Earth’s gravitational pull and… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
Pretty much at all times music motivates me. How can I say this without sounding in any way proud of myself? Obviously… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
This little four-string songwriting tool started changing the way I brought songs to the group. — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
I had a $1.50 from playing the ukulele after owning it seven minutes. I thought, "Hmmm, this has some possibilities." — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
I don't work so hard at trying to get every song to be three-dimensional and mean so much. I just want to… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
Our influences are who we are. It's rare that anything is an absolutely pure vision; even Daniel Johnston sounds like the Beatles.… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
These pop songs almost feel like tabloid journalism, in a way. It's c**p that people seem to like. And I don't know… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
It's more like you write what comes to you... You try to reflect the mood of the songs. Take 'Rearviewmirror', we start… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
Before music videos first came out, you’d listen to a song with headphones on, sitting in a beanbag chair with your eyes… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
Things like guitars and ukuleles, you should never part with it, because there will probably be good, healthy times spent, just playing and writing. — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
I used to kind of blame someone for not being able to get through that - I'm talking about the addiction part - but… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall. — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
I feel like we have to keep our eyes on the road. Being nostalgic is like taking an offramp and getting a sandwich -… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
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