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" As a songwriter, it's kind of hard to listen to your own stuff with clarity. "

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" I learn stuff from making music every time I go in the studio. I'm continuing to try to find new ways to play in a song or be in a song and have a positive impact on a song. "

" I think ultimately, bringing more nature back into the city is a way to deal with urban sprawl and things like that. If the cities feel a little more natural, people like to live there more rather than moving out and dividing up another piece of land that shouldn't be touched. "

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" I really enjoy not getting in a car and running errands on bikes. "

" We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl Jam as a family. "

" You can say what you think music is, but the only way it really is, is how people experience it. "

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" A significant event for me was learning Hank Williams, reconnecting with his music's simplicity, which inspired me to inhabit the same territory. It's different, because I grew up on Led Zeppelin, The Stooges and punk, so in that sense I'm mutating country and folk more than a few degrees. "

" I love making music. I love being involved in arranging music. It's very natural to know what I want to hear next and come up with ideas that are variations of what might be good. "

" I'm in a rock band - I don't have a day job! I am spoiled... a lot. "

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