Eddie Vedder : (5)

" 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. " - Eddie Vedder

" I just have this deep kind of connection to reality of being like… in a way, I feel like a dock worker. I want to stay in connection with my dock-worker side, ’cause that’s how I grew up. " - Eddie Vedder

" Our influences are who we are. It’s rare that anything is an absolutely pure vision; even Daniel Johnston sounds like the Beatles. And that’s the problem with the bands I’m always asked about, the ones derivative of the early Seattle sound. They don’t dilute their influences enough. " - Eddie Vedder

" I suppose one of the challenges of writing the word-side of music these days is trying to decipher and communicate how this planet is very overwhelming at this point. The difficulties we face are overwhelming. It’s very difficult to give yourself the time to breathe and appreciate the joy and beauty that might be just right around us. " - Eddie Vedder

" It’s an art to live with pain… mix the light into gray. " - Eddie Vedder