Pearl Jam Lyrics

Pearl Jam Info:

Also known as:
Mookie Blaylock

From:
Seattle, Washington, United States

Genres:
Alternative rock, grunge, hard rock

Years active:
1990-present

Labels:
Monkeywrench, Universal Music Group, J, Epic

Associated acts:
Green River, Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Skin Yard, Brad, Hovercraft, Three Fish, Wellwater Conspiracy, Mad Season, Neil Young, RNDM

Influences:
Neil Young, The Who, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ramones, and The Rolling Stones.

Formed:
When the band "Green River" (Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mark Arm, Steve Turner, Alex Vincent) disbanded in 1987 after possibly being Seattles first grunge band. Their next project "Mother Love Bone" sparked interest but lead vocalist Andrew Wood died of an overdose, and Eddie Vedder signed on after a mutual friend (Jack Irons, Red Hot Chili Peppers) gave him a demo.

Name Game:
In an early promotional interview, Vedder said that the name "Pearl Jam" was a reference to his great-grandmother Pearl, who was married to a Native American and had a special recipe for peyote-laced jam.

In a 2006 Rolling Stone cover story however, Vedder admitted that this story was total BS, even though he indeed had a great-grandma named Pearl. Ament and McCready explained that Ament came up with "pearl", and that the band later settled on "Pearl Jam" after attending a concert by Neil Young, in which he extended his songs as improvisations of 15-20 minutes in length

Members:
Jeff Ament - bass guitar (1990-present)
Stone Gossard - rhythm and lead guitar (1990-present)
Mike McCready - lead guitar (1990-present)
Eddie Vedder - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1990-present)
Matt Cameron - drums (1998-present)

Past members:
Dave Krusen - drums (1990-1991)
Matt Chamberlain - drums (1991)
Dave Abbruzzese - drums (1991-1994)
Jack Irons - drums (1994-1998)

Pearl Jam Quotes:
These are the rich people, right?! They have all the luxuries, right?! Looks to me, they are the farthest from the stage, and they're behind a f*ckin window!
Eddie

You know, I messed up in the middle of that song... You heard that? It's cause right in the middle, I had my mouth on the mic, and I realized, from the opening band, this microphone was on that @#$%& guy's penis, and his ass... and it was in my... So I got a little distracted there, sorry... (Barcelona, Spain 2000 Tour)
Eddie

"Police in Roskilde have exonerated concert management and blamed an unruly audience for the deaths, but in response to reports that a preliminary investigation found the band] morally responsible, ... We feel that we are 'morally responsible' to bring out the truth with regard to what happened that night.�

"When something this disastrous occurs, when this many lives are lost, it is essential that every aspect be examined thoroughly and from all angles, ... To date, we don't feel this has been done.�

"it was exciting that the world was taking notice of what was happening in our backyard ? whether or not the music was the kind that I really cared for.�

"We tried, we tried. There were so many tears shed. If you don't have either of those guys on the box, the patient is hemorrhaging."

Pearl Jam Awards:

1993
2 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist and Favorite New Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist.

4 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Best Metal/Hard Rock Video, and Best Direction (Mark Pellington)

1996
2 American Music Awards for Favorite Alternative Artist and Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist

Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance ("Spin The Black Circle")

1999
American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist

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