Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedderis an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as a member of the rock band Pearl Jam, with whom he performs lead vocals and is one of three guitarists. He is known for his powerful baritone vocals...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth23 December 1964
CityEvanston, IL
CountryUnited States of America
ukulele seven possibility
I had a $1.50 from playing the ukulele after owning it seven minutes. I thought, "Hmmm, this has some possibilities."
ukulele machines littles
I learned so much about music by playing this little, miniature songwriting machine [ukulele], especially about melody. The motto is less strings more melody.
dream song rocks
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 about lists and dissecting songs, like what's a better song by Cheap Trick: "No Surrender" or "Dream Police"? Sometimes you'd be surprised by the answer. It was an interesting dichotomy between hanging out with the godfather of punk rock and starting to play the ukulele. They came together.
song writing remembers-everything
I can still write blues songs because I remember everything.
moving keys would-be
You have to be able to grow and move with the organism that is the music industry. You need to maintain flexibility. Ownership of your own stuff is key and then you're able to dictate on a present-terms basis what would be the most effective way to protect yourself and what you've created. You also don't want to lock yourself into a situation where a major label owns part of your touring and merchandise.
eagles years jam
I remember back in 1994 when the Eagles charged more than $100 for tickets. They said, 'We ain't Pearl Jam.' That's back when records were selling and the Eagles had sold just about as many as anyone on the planet. And years later we're still charging less than them.
music believe fads
I believe in the power of music. To me, it isn't just a fad. This is a positive thing.
wish may matter
You feel that no matter what's said in the music or how pointed it may get, the most you can wish for is that it plants a few seeds.
love beautiful sky
i know someday you'll have a beautiful life. I know you'll be a sun in somebody else's sky. But why can't it be mine?
nice two three
I probably get strangers coming up to me two or three times a week to just say something nice.
jobs real passion
Music was your real passion, this thing you held dear even above family. It was this relationship that never betrayed you. Once it became your job - this thing that was highly visible, this thing that became about commerce - that's when you were holding onto music like it was a palm tree in a hurricane.
parenting trying might
I'm trying to break any chain of negative parenting that I might have survived.
punk wave ramones
After the Ramones, it was more about new wave for me than punk.
believe mean gone
It just seemed like I would. I mean, I didn't know him on a daily basis -- far from it. But, in a way, I don't even feel right being here without him. It's so difficult to really believe he's gone. I still talk about him like he's still here, you know. I can't figure it out. It doesn't make any sense.