interesting, i'd never realised before watching this interview that a lot of eddie's bitterness around pearl jam's success was guilt, because he knew he came into the seattle scene relatively late and evidently felt that his success was taking away from the myriad of bands that had been building the foundations of the scene for a decade, who were all virtually ignored by the media's spotlight. and he clearly felt like he had no agency over the fame pearl jam achieved. most people would not cope with fame well at all, and eddie was clearly one of them.
the success of all these other bands overshadowed bands like Skin Yard, Mudhoney, Love Battery, the lesser known Seattle bands IN COMPARISON to the ones that were HUGE
@Macro Aggressor: The Titty Baby Killer i'm a simple man i see a bullshit clickbait and i click also i was born in the wrong generation coz all my friends listen to whatever generic shit is popular but not me .
I love how Eddie not only stands for his own music but for the voice and sounds of the others around him and in the world that have hidden talent. He's out for musical world peace and every musician gets to have a say. And CHRIST ALMIGHTY, he's so high 😆
A lot of them were influenced by the extremely politically and socially minded global punk scenes of the 80s- that way of thinking kind of transcended into the grunge scene
This is such high quality image! I'm sorry Eddie is being so negative here though. Not because I'm bothered by negativity, but just because this world sucks and I wish we could all be happy.
That negativity is great though. He channels it in the right way and conveys the message so well, it reaches the right people, who understand it the right way and go out inspired to do the right thing and that is massively positive 👍👍
If your goal in life is to make music and make a living at it, getting a major record deal would be a dream come true. Becoming the face of a generation that copies everything you do and how you look and stalks you every where you go, probably never occurred to him and certainly had to be a nightmare.
@@leinonibishop9480 he had a price, just like everyone does. But playing the victim and saying screw the music system made them look like such rebels. While they keep cashing in. He had the anti-big record label music biz attitude since the beginning. They already poked fun of that world and hated it before nevermind. So again, they could have stayed right in the successful underground amongst their peers if they really truly, genuinely wanted to.
@@morsteen I think Vedder at least tried to stay more underground. He made them back off and refused to do videos and release singles. He also refused to put songs on their albums that were guaranteed hits for years. Yes the success of 10 allowed them the freedom to do that but you can't unring the bell. Once they were that famous they just had to figure out how to deal with it and come to terms with it, or die. I'm really glad they were able to make peace with it and continue to make music. You can keep sneering at them for 30+ years if you want to I guess. Personally I think if someone is excellent at their job they should get paid for it and not have to be hassled.
If u can 't look at urself in the mirror maybe u schould think again before u judge som1 else,keep u're spirrits high Eddy finelly somebody's speaking for real
Talks about how success sucks and isn't worth striving for but then says he feels guilty that success wasn't spread out and shared with bands who were there earlier. Is it like a 'misery loves company' type thing? Does he want them to suffer just because he's suffering? Otherwise, if grungers really believe what they say, that success is stupid and shameful, then why do they feel bad about so many 'good' bands being overlooked??? Shouldn't they want those bands to be overlooked and their music to be heard by as few people as possible???
You’re confusing success with fame. He wants all the bands to have success so their music gets heard and they can keep making it, but doesn’t want the problems and negative aspects of so much fame. And honestly, if more bands from that area had become famous then maybe the spotlight wouldn’t have burned the top 4 so harshly. We’re lucky Eddie is still with us.
Vedder could find the bands like Fred durst did with staind, he has the money and the influence. But he doesn't do it so he is the part of problem he talked about.
+Keyc94 Great point! I never thought about that but Pearl Jam easily had the power to bring 1 or 2 bands to more success and promote them and they never did at all
Maybe they’ve done more than we know about because they just don’t advertise it. They fully funded the drop in the park concert out of their pockets at the time. Eddie has always talked about the bands they were playing with in interviews and how good they were. Which has turned me on to a bunch of bands I never would’ve known otherwise. Stone Gossard has a record label company that’s signed a lot of small bands to get them started, including Queens of the Stone Age. We only know what the media reports which is mostly bullshit.
Its so funny the cycle of aging where everyone has so much anti-whatever to say when they are young and when you get older you realize what a load of shit it all is. I remember as well Pearl Jam had a "no groupies backstage" policy and all this other blah blah Eddie was "committed to Beth" its all a load of shit fast forward to 2024 and he's in the 5 star Beverly Hills hotel where i work with his model girlfriend and divorced and complaining about the hot sauce level of the food we brought. I admire rap stars more at least they begin as they end which is superficial, hot for models and 5 star treatment
grunge is just a label the media threw on all the bands becoming popular at that time period. they all sound different anyway so what does grunge even mean? hardly any of those bands considered themselves grunge. PJ always get slammed for not being grunge enough, or jumping on the grunge bandwagon, and they also get called the face of grunge, and being instrumental in bringing grunge to the mainstream. you people need to make up your minds, such a contradictory mind set.
@@leinonibishop9480 That's not contradictory AT ALL. As this example exists across musical styles. You could say that Bjork isn't "truly ambient", but (and I love her anyway) she made millions of people appreciate obscure music by making it more accessible. PJ isn't "not grunge" so much as it is too simple and full of itself. And, unlike with Bjork and ambient, or Cradle of Filth giving extreme/gothic metal a polished gloss, PJ just sounds like it desperately wants to fit in with some "I don't care" aesthetic... problem being that it sounds like the FURTHEST thing from not caring - super contrived. Eddie Vedder's vocals could've been appreciated more, if his entire musical personality weren't so repulsive.
@@pqlr8763 I’ve never heard Bjork referred to as ambient but that’s neither here nor there. If you aren’t a fan of PJ’s music that’s your choice. I’m always amazed by how polarized people are by them though. It’s not enough to just dislike them they must be destroyed at all cost. Did Eddie Vedder spit in your Cheerios at some point?
@@leinonibishop9480 I can repeat my initial argument, if you like: EV pretends to have survivor guilt in this video. Their whole lyrical approach and vocal techniques are full of themselves. The music has this slimy quality I can't put my finger on. It's like Creed or Nickleback: like when pop tries to be deadpan and serious, and thinks it's being heavy when it's not (heaviness isn't only in the amount of distortion and flailing - it's a mixture of things). Nothing about this is heavy or controversial or anti-mainstream, but it MORE than enjoys being put under that umbrella. I mean - people hate Nevermind, but at least Kurt recognized what he was doing, that's why I'd still listen to it.
@@pqlr8763 your argument basically is i don't like their music but i'm going to come up with all these elitist sounding reasons to justify it so the cool kids will still like me. you are entitled to your opinion so good for you i guess.
inutero10 I personally would prefer to have all of the grunge voices here. Cobain, Staley, Cornell, and Vedder. I didn't want to lose any of them but sadly we did. One life is not more important than the other here. Vedder is an amazing frontman and has been for like 27 years. Don't say that you wish that it had been Vedder instead of Cobain. You should just say I wish that we didn't lose Cobain period.
I just wonder if ev is EVER gonna have something/anything kind& honorable to say about Chris Cornell, (6months late) Who was supportive & a great friend to him?! Go figure?
inutero10 I took your comment quite seriously because I absolutely love and have much respect for Eddie Vedder and also he's the only 90's grunge frontman that's still with us. I've been a fan of all of the 90's bands since then and I wish that all of those amazing frontmen were still here but of course they aren't except for Eddie and I'm grateful that he's still here and still performing.
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interesting, i'd never realised before watching this interview that a lot of eddie's bitterness around pearl jam's success was guilt, because he knew he came into the seattle scene relatively late and evidently felt that his success was taking away from the myriad of bands that had been building the foundations of the scene for a decade, who were all virtually ignored by the media's spotlight. and he clearly felt like he had no agency over the fame pearl jam achieved. most people would not cope with fame well at all, and eddie was clearly one of them.
@@Casherr93 nirvana formed in 1987…
the success of all these other bands overshadowed bands like Skin Yard, Mudhoney, Love Battery, the lesser known Seattle bands IN COMPARISON to the ones that were HUGE
Lol high Eddie could be the worst or the absolute best. Either way he's beautiful
we need more comments on YT claiming the people shown are high coz there's just not enough .I wonder who's here from 2019?
@Macro Aggressor: The Titty Baby Killer i'm a simple man i see a bullshit clickbait and i click also i was born in the wrong generation coz all my friends listen to whatever generic shit is popular but not me .
I still love the cat.
He’s got cool hair. Give him that
I love how Eddie not only stands for his own music but for the voice and sounds of the others around him and in the world that have hidden talent.
He's out for musical world peace and every musician gets to have a say.
And CHRIST ALMIGHTY, he's so high 😆
0:42 okay sir :)
I simply love Eddie!❤️😍
Same!
I loveeee high Eddie 🤣💕
Me too!♥
0:42 😂
I know Eddie is high and shit, but isn’t it incredible how all grunge stars (sober or high) kinda thought the same way about life?
Most people growing up in the 90’s felt that way about life. That’s why their music spoke to us.
A lot of them were influenced by the extremely politically and socially minded global punk scenes of the 80s- that way of thinking kind of transcended into the grunge scene
Eddie was obviously high as hell
Yep!
Maaaaan love him forever
Him not being from there originally is probably part of the reason why he's the last man standing out of the big 4 Seattle grunge singers.
Dave Abbruzzese looks really feminine in this video.
He was transitioning.
🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Lol. Beth was much better looking than Dave.
This is such high quality image!
I'm sorry Eddie is being so negative here though. Not because I'm bothered by negativity, but just because this world sucks and I wish we could all be happy.
Sucked in 2019? What the fuck is going on right now!!!!!
That negativity is great though. He channels it in the right way and conveys the message so well, it reaches the right people, who understand it the right way and go out inspired to do the right thing and that is massively positive 👍👍
Beautiful
None of them were forced to take major label record deals. They could have remained underground if they truly wanted to.
I don’t think any of them really knew what they signed up for but yea your right.
If your goal in life is to make music and make a living at it, getting a major record deal would be a dream come true. Becoming the face of a generation that copies everything you do and how you look and stalks you every where you go, probably never occurred to him and certainly had to be a nightmare.
@@leinonibishop9480 he had a price, just like everyone does. But playing the victim and saying screw the music system made them look like such rebels. While they keep cashing in. He had the anti-big record label music biz attitude since the beginning. They already poked fun of that world and hated it before nevermind. So again, they could have stayed right in the successful underground amongst their peers if they really truly, genuinely wanted to.
@@morsteen I think Vedder at least tried to stay more underground. He made them back off and refused to do videos and release singles. He also refused to put songs on their albums that were guaranteed hits for years. Yes the success of 10 allowed them the freedom to do that but you can't unring the bell. Once they were that famous they just had to figure out how to deal with it and come to terms with it, or die. I'm really glad they were able to make peace with it and continue to make music. You can keep sneering at them for 30+ years if you want to I guess. Personally I think if someone is excellent at their job they should get paid for it and not have to be hassled.
@@leinonibishop9480 pearl jam is a great example of not giving into the fame, all the way at least.
If u can 't look at urself in the mirror maybe u schould think again before u judge som1 else,keep u're spirrits high Eddy finelly somebody's speaking for real
Pearl Jam isn't grunge. Its some kind of grunge like rock music!
Don’t b guilty bro
Not everyone has your voice
Under selling yourself Eddie vedder
Eddie 😄
Mad weed man
Hovercraft! Some velvet Sidewalk...
Eddie Vedder net worth: $100 million
Eddie is right about how all that profit ruins music. So amazing that he gave away all his money and now lives in a double wide.
Eddie and PJ have donated more to charity than I will ever make in my lifetime. I think I’ll cut him some slack.
It's about money, and the industry getting it, not about the music, they don't see musicians that way. It's money in the pocket.
el trabajo es de los músicos; el negocio es de la industria.-
the work belongs to the musicians; the business belongs to the industry.-
♥️🤘♥️
What's the name of the music at the end please?
the underdogs came to the forefront. nothing came of it.
@Jungle Bunny The music industry isn't finding talent anymore, they're finding attention whores and people who are easy to sell as a product
i never seen eddie at any club or party in seattle period pre 1990
hovercraft i do like though
cause he lived in San Diego pre 1990
Give the money back the Edward
Was Stone Gossard sitting next to eddie
Is there a full version of this?
What documentary is this from?
Talks about how success sucks and isn't worth striving for but then says he feels guilty that success wasn't spread out and shared with bands who were there earlier. Is it like a 'misery loves company' type thing? Does he want them to suffer just because he's suffering? Otherwise, if grungers really believe what they say, that success is stupid and shameful, then why do they feel bad about so many 'good' bands being overlooked??? Shouldn't they want those bands to be overlooked and their music to be heard by as few people as possible???
You’re confusing success with fame. He wants all the bands to have success so their music gets heard and they can keep making it, but doesn’t want the problems and negative aspects of so much fame. And honestly, if more bands from that area had become famous then maybe the spotlight wouldn’t have burned the top 4 so harshly. We’re lucky Eddie is still with us.
Im starting to think it's a paradox of some sort
I didn't know Eddie had blue eyes. When the fuck did that happen?
during his conception in 1964
Yeah man
Vedder could find the bands like Fred durst did with staind, he has the money and the influence. But he doesn't do it so he is the part of problem he talked about.
How do you know he hasn't helped other bands? He, & in fact, ALL of Pearl Jam, are the least type of people to blow smoke up their own arses!!
Your comment is invalid because you mentioned Fred Durst.
@@BS0L0 thank you
+Keyc94 Great point! I never thought about that but Pearl Jam easily had the power to bring 1 or 2 bands to more success and promote them and they never did at all
Maybe they’ve done more than we know about because they just don’t advertise it. They fully funded the drop in the park concert out of their pockets at the time. Eddie has always talked about the bands they were playing with in interviews and how good they were. Which has turned me on to a bunch of bands I never would’ve known otherwise. Stone Gossard has a record label company that’s signed a lot of small bands to get them started, including Queens of the Stone Age. We only know what the media reports which is mostly bullshit.
what is this guy in the white shirt called?
Lol it’s a girl, it was his first wife Beth Liebling. They divorced in 2000.
@@jonathan.9402 Omg I didn't know, I thought it was a boy. Thank you for explain!
I would love to have girl look like her in my home, 24/7
WTF?
@Macro Aggressor: The Titty Baby Killer well coz thats not a girlfriend being described sounds more like a captive .
@Macro Aggressor: The Titty Baby Killer It's all about the Benjamins .
She’s so cute
@rippedtorn2310 it means marriage bro
wtf is about human marriage?
Its so funny the cycle of aging where everyone has so much anti-whatever to say when they are young and when you get older you realize what a load of shit it all is. I remember as well Pearl Jam had a "no groupies backstage" policy and all this other blah blah Eddie was "committed to Beth" its all a load of shit fast forward to 2024 and he's in the 5 star Beverly Hills hotel where i work with his model girlfriend and divorced and complaining about the hot sauce level of the food we brought. I admire rap stars more at least they begin as they end which is superficial, hot for models and 5 star treatment
He's trying so hard to appear humble. He knows he's not grunge and never was, but pretends like he has survivor complex. GTFOH!
grunge is just a label the media threw on all the bands becoming popular at that time period. they all sound different anyway so what does grunge even mean? hardly any of those bands considered themselves grunge.
PJ always get slammed for not being grunge enough, or jumping on the grunge bandwagon, and they also get called the face of grunge, and being instrumental in bringing grunge to the mainstream. you people need to make up your minds, such a contradictory mind set.
@@leinonibishop9480 That's not contradictory AT ALL. As this example exists across musical styles. You could say that Bjork isn't "truly ambient", but (and I love her anyway) she made millions of people appreciate obscure music by making it more accessible. PJ isn't "not grunge" so much as it is too simple and full of itself. And, unlike with Bjork and ambient, or Cradle of Filth giving extreme/gothic metal a polished gloss, PJ just sounds like it desperately wants to fit in with some "I don't care" aesthetic... problem being that it sounds like the FURTHEST thing from not caring - super contrived. Eddie Vedder's vocals could've been appreciated more, if his entire musical personality weren't so repulsive.
@@pqlr8763 I’ve never heard Bjork referred to as ambient but that’s neither here nor there. If you aren’t a fan of PJ’s music that’s your choice.
I’m always amazed by how polarized people are by them though. It’s not enough to just dislike them they must be destroyed at all cost. Did Eddie Vedder spit in your Cheerios at some point?
@@leinonibishop9480 I can repeat my initial argument, if you like: EV pretends to have survivor guilt in this video. Their whole lyrical approach and vocal techniques are full of themselves. The music has this slimy quality I can't put my finger on. It's like Creed or Nickleback: like when pop tries to be deadpan and serious, and thinks it's being heavy when it's not (heaviness isn't only in the amount of distortion and flailing - it's a mixture of things). Nothing about this is heavy or controversial or anti-mainstream, but it MORE than enjoys being put under that umbrella. I mean - people hate Nevermind, but at least Kurt recognized what he was doing, that's why I'd still listen to it.
@@pqlr8763 your argument basically is i don't like their music but i'm going to come up with all these elitist sounding reasons to justify it so the cool kids will still like me. you are entitled to your opinion so good for you i guess.
He is talking of Kurt. He was so jealous of k in that time
He was? Can you explain?
No dumbass. Kurt was dead when this was filmed.
He is talking about himself.
Eva Ragnarsson your a idiot
This was YEARS after Kurt passed away. And Vedder being "jealous" of Kurt is utter bs. Go look at all the great things Vedder said about Kurt....
@@Kman31ca Actually it wasn't years after Kurt passed away. It was either 1994 or 1995 when this was filmed.
It really hurt that it was Kurt. It would have been better if it was Vedder.
inutero10 I personally would prefer to have all of the grunge voices here. Cobain, Staley, Cornell, and Vedder. I didn't want to lose any of them but sadly we did. One life is not more important than the other here. Vedder is an amazing frontman and has been for like 27 years. Don't say that you wish that it had been Vedder instead of Cobain. You should just say I wish that we didn't lose Cobain period.
Girl Goth
I was only joking. I was just saying Cobain meant way more to me than Vedder but Ed is ok i guess.
I just wonder if ev is EVER gonna have something/anything kind& honorable to say about Chris Cornell, (6months late) Who was supportive & a great friend to him?! Go figure?
inutero10 I took your comment quite seriously because I absolutely love and have much respect for Eddie Vedder and also he's the only 90's grunge frontman that's still with us. I've been a fan of all of the 90's bands since then and I wish that all of those amazing frontmen were still here but of course they aren't except for Eddie and I'm grateful that he's still here and still performing.
Grief is a tough issue. EV might just want to keep it personal. I think the letter the band issued, by Stone I think, summed it up for everyone.
I really liked Pearl jam but I can't stand his political type bullcrap. To the point that part has not gotten much play for a long time.