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" I like to write music. And I think exploring with lyrics and figuring out how to make complete songs is fun. I think I have a take on it. I don't know if it's great, but it's an interesting take. It's original. "

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" There's been a lot of role reversal going on in the band. The roles people have been playing for a long time will always be there, but everybody's willing to try on different outfits. "

Stone Gossard

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Try

" I like rhythmic things that butt up against each other in a cool kind of way. "

Stone Gossard

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Against

" And I look forward to the time when I can become more indulgent with my songwriting. But this band is a family, and it's a process that we have to grow with together. "

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

" I like to play music. I like projects. I like excuses to hang out with my friends and play music. "

Stone Gossard

Excuses

Music

" Words can have the same kind of magic as riffs can. "

" It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person in Pearl Jam with personality flaws. Everybody in this band exhibits some form of neurotic behavior. And we couldn't find a balance, a mutual respect for each other. "

" That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up. "

" You know, at 35 or at 38 or 40 you really start to see what your body could look like if you just don't do anything all winter long. So that's another motivating factor, our vanity. "

" I think it's evident that expensive neighborhoods in Seattle are surrounded by natural beauty. That elevates city life. So if we can make cities more attractive in the long run, we can be smarter about issues like development, zoning and economics. "

" There is a tendency for writers to be most exciting by whatever they just wrote. Sometimes that excitement is warranted. Sometimes on further listen it's not as good as something they did a couple of years ago, but it's just not in their sights at that particular time. "

" If it had remained always my band, my natural tendency would have been to get more complex and arrange things more and more. That wouldn't necessarily be good for Eddie, or anyone else in the band. "

" It would be great to take one city street and turn it into a pedestrian corridor and see what kind of effect it has on the businesses in that area - It's the future I think. "

" Call it holistic or holographic thinking, it's been quite effective imagining the world's problems are all right in front of you on a smaller scale with your band. You deal with those relationships, and that's where real major change begins. "

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

" It's really comforting for me and Jeff, at least, that after 12 years we finally feel we've reached a place where we can be more honest, real and loving with each other. And we're finally in a band that we know is good, and deserves the credit it's getting. "

Stone Gossard

Place

Know

" I've always related music to those moments when someone turns you loose on something and they haven't told you how to do it. "

" I just know that I love to write songs, and I have for a long time. "

" On some planet, I probably could have been a lawyer. On some planet, I could have been somebody in advertising. "

" Well, you go to Holland and everybody's on a bike - nobody would think to have a car. "

Stone Gossard

Car

Think

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

" 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. "

" 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 that's one of the biggest problems in rock is people thinking too much, putting too much emphasis on getting things perfect or completely sorted out. Sometimes that sound of not having everything sorted out is kind of cool. "

" If you have a lot of nature in your city, it becomes a more enjoyable place. That's my own feeling about it. "

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

" I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now that we'd walk down 10th Avenue on Capitol Hill. "

Stone Gossard

Amazing

Down

" I liked the banana-seat bikes with the high handlebars - maybe a card in the wheel could have been part of it. "

" I think people will always love a heavy Sabbath riff because it's fundamental to rock. "

" It may take me a long time before I feel 'ready' to tour as a lead singer. I may never be ready... we'll just have to see. "