“If you're anti-war it doesn't mean you are 'Pro' one side or the other in a conflict. However, it does make you 'Pro' many thingsPro-Peace, Pro-Human, Pro-Evolution, it makes you Pro-Communication, Pro-Diplomacy, Pro-Love, Pro-Understanding, Pro-Forgiveness.” IfsHumansMeanDoeWarUnderstandingSidesCommunicationEvolutionConflictAnti WarDiplomacy Author:Eddie Vedder
“The word religion has such bad connotations for me, that it's been responsible for wars, and it shouldn't be that way at all, it's just the way the meaning of the word has evolved to me. I have to wonder what we did on this planet before religion.” WayWarWonderAtheismPlanetsResponsiblePositive AtheismConnotation Author:Eddie Vedder
“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 amount of people in the streets, protesting it before it starts.” PeopleWarBodyStreetsAmountMusic IsBags Author:Eddie Vedder
“People say, "I'm tired of hearing about the war in Iraq. I'm tired of hearing about it." And it makes me realize how few people have deeper connections with it, as far as knowing people who have come back paralyzed or who have died, or families that have been affected . . . If they had a connection to it, then they wouldn't be tired of hearing about it.” PeopleWarRealizingTired Author:Eddie Vedder
“I would think we have a trajectory of failure on the Republicans' part. When you think about how they managed to make John Kerry look bad during the last election for actually serving in Vietnam, and testifying in Congress after he'd gotten medals, and said that he didn't believe in them or that he didn't believe in the war and that it should stop . . . That they could turn that in negative when their guy, George W. Bush, never even went to Vietnam.” ThinkingBelieveWarGuyNegativeElectionMedalJohn Kerry Author:Eddie Vedder
“War hurts. It hurts no matter which sides the bombs are falling on.” WarMatterFallSidesHurtBombsIt Hurts Author:Eddie Vedder
“It's understandable why someone would like their entertainment to provide an escape from modern day worries and the reality of war. We feel this record creates a healthy opportunity to process some of these emotions rather than deny them.” FeelsWarRealityOpportunityProcessEmotionWorryRecordsModernHealthyEntertainmentDenyModern DayReality Of War Author:Eddie Vedder
“If you're anti-war it doesn't mean you are 'pro' one side or the other in a conflict.” IfsMeanWarSidesConflictAnti War Author:Eddie Vedder
