Im trying to break any chain of negative parenting that I might have survived. – Eddie Vedder
I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. Theres an insanity that goes with writing – a mad scientist thing that you have to go through – and sacrificing a kids upbringing to do that is not an option. – Eddie Vedder
No matter how good you are, at some point your kids are gonna have to create their own independence and think that Mom and Dad arent cool, just to establish themselves. Thats what adolescence is about. Theyre gonna go through that no matter what. – Eddie Vedder
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