“I think that if your approach is one where you don't want to alienate anybody, you're going to have to soften the viewpoint or the information that you're offering to such an extent that it doesn't have the power to make any difference. You have to take that risk.” IfsThinkingWantDifferencesRiskInformationApproachOfferingViewpoints Author:Eddie Vedder
“Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.” ChildrenKidsStrongForcePayAttentionProudPay AttentionMy ChildrenActivist Author:Eddie Vedder
“I'm an example of someone who never made it to university. I did have this dream to be a musician. I felt that this dream had an expiration date.” MadeDreamFeltExampleMusicianUniversityMade It Author:Eddie Vedder
“So my one kid's 4, my other kid's 4 months, I'm 44, Barack Obama is the 44th president - it's all lining up nicely here.” KidsPresidentMonthsBarackLining Up Author:Eddie Vedder
“Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.” PeopleRealSometimesFallEasyYou Like It Author:Eddie Vedder
“I am not a good enough writer to have an agenda or come up with a message and try to put it into a song. It's more like you write what comes to you... You try to reflect the mood of the songs.” WritingTryingEnoughSongLike YouMessagesCome UpMoodAgendasGood Enough Author:Eddie Vedder
“I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics when you know more people are going to hear them and make assumptions about you as a person. Realizing that, you want to be a little more opaque.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantLittlesPersonsRealizingI RealizedAssumptionEditsOpaque Author:Eddie Vedder
“You know, punk bands now sell with one record - their first or second record - sell 10 times the amount of records than the Ramones did throughout their career with 20-something records. That's why I go over to Johnny Ramone's house and do yard work three times a week, just to absolve some of the guilt.” KnowsFirstsThreeHouseCareersRecordsWeekAmountBandSellsGuiltPunkYardsThree TimesRamonesYard Work Author:Eddie Vedder