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Quote by Eddie Vedder
I was living on the wrong side of the tracks in Evanston, Illinois

I was living on the wrong side of the tracks in Evanston, Illinois, in a home for boys. We had these Jackson 5 records. I really related to their voices – they were about my age, but they were doing it. – Eddie Vedder

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