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 2 Share Now -
It's a crazy world, so sports and athletics and music can be a form of escapism. - Eddie Vedder 3 Share Now -
I think music is the greatest art form that exists, and I think people listen to music for different reasons, and it serves different purposes. Some of it is background music, and some of it is things that might affect a person's day, if not their life, or change an attitude. The best songs are the ones that make you feel something. - Eddie Vedder 4 Share Now -
I'm trying to break any chain of negative parenting that I might have survived. - Eddie Vedder 5 Share Now -
No matter how good you are, at some point your kids are gonna have to create their own independence and think that Mom and Dad aren't cool, just to establish themselves. That's what adolescence is about. They're gonna go through that no matter what. - Eddie Vedder 6 Share Now -
No matter how good you are, at some point your kids are gonna have to create their own independence and think that Mom and Dad aren't cool, just to establish themselves. That's what adolescence is about. They're gonna go through that no matter what. - Eddie Vedder 7 Share Now -
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 8 Share Now -
The Who on record were dynamic. Roger Daltrey's delivery allowed vulnerability without weakness; doubt and confusion, but no plea for sympathy. - Eddie Vedder 9 Share Now -
Life moves fast. As much as you can learn from your history, you have to move forward. - Eddie Vedder 10 Share Now -
