Pearl Jam Quotes
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The interesting thing is that it seems like George W. Bush would have been happy being the president of anything. He could have been president of Major League Baseball. Less people killed. It wouldn't have affected the world on a planetary level. Sure, there would have been little things. There would have been scandals and kind of numbskull things here and there.
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It's the ones without scars - those are the people you have to watch out for.
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Dave played an important part in our growing, but change occurs.
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If 'little George Dubya Bush' wins, we are going to apply for Canadian citizenship.
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When I first went on tour with PJ in '98, I was still in shock having gone through the Soundgarden break up.
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I learn stuff from making music every time I go in the studio. I'm continuing to try to find new ways to play in a song or be in a song and have a positive impact on a song.
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There are times where I would keep three typewriters on a table, and I'd have three complete thoughts going. With computers, you make folders, files - I don't know about those things. I have sheaves of paper polluted with words and paragraphs. I found it a good tool for me. And it keeps your hands strong for guitar playing.
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I am constantly amazed at their support over the years.
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This is still a young man's game, so we have to stay young. Music allows you to do that, especially rock'n'roll.
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Politics is tricky; it cuts both ways. Every time you make a choice, it has unintended consequences.
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It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person in Pearl Jam with personality flaws. Everybody in this band exhibits some form of neurotic behavior. And we couldn't find a balance, a mutual respect for each other.
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I'm in a rock band - I don't have a day job! I am spoiled... a lot.
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Music's at its best when it has a purpose.
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I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how to say things. I'm a little exhausted by the process.
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I love playing with Jeff. That's something I never really say in the press, but he's my favorite bass player. I've played right next to him for 10 years.
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War hurts. It hurts no matter which sides the bombs are falling on.
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I had a long talk with Bruce Springsteen on a rooftop during the Vote for Change tour (in 2004). And it boiled down to this: That guy you used to be, he’s still in the car. He’ll always be in the car. Just don’t let him drive. He might be shouting out directions. But whatever you do, don’t let him get behind the wheel.
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I'm Eddie Vedder and I sing. I do.
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I'm probably never happier than when I'm by myself in the water. What I've worked and sacrificed for is not to be on stage playing music but to surf in some secluded place. It's a grounding element. Waves don't care who you are.
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We met with a lot of great labels, including J. We like Clive Davis and his staff a lot. There's a level of respect there that went both ways.
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Isn't Timbaland a make of shoe? It's a producer? I don't know who that is. Oh well.
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But KISS inspired me personally to pick up a guitar and go for it.
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It seems like every time I start to feel good, something really awful happens. It's like... it's really terrible.
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Music saved me; I mean, my upbringing was like a hurricane, and music was the tree I held onto.