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" Politics is tricky; it cuts both ways. Every time you make a choice, it has unintended consequences. "

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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. "

" 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. "

" Parenthood and having kids puts you in touch with a whole other sort of sensitivity which is nothing but good. You feel more than you ever felt. You feel that vulnerability, but at the same time you wouldn't trade it for anything. "

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

" 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. "

" And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to the store if I felt like it, walk home, take my time, kick the can. We were on our own schedule after school, so that was cool. "

" I think if you exercise, your state of mind - my state of mind - is usually more at ease, ready for more mental challenges. Once I get the physical stuff out of the way it always seems like I have more calmness and better self-esteem. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" My daughter loves to do art stuff. As a father, I like to play with her. We break out the big pads of paper and the glitter and all the stuff. She likes to do what she likes to do. I want to do something, too. So I've just started using her same materials - a lot of crayons, a lot of sparkle, charcoal, pencils, markers and glue. "

" I think I have my own sort of distinctive swing, for sure. I think that's something that comes really natural to me, to push against the beat and kind of explore a triplet feel behind everything just to see what that feels like. "

" Eddie is a natural leader. Jeff and I have been very much in control of previous bands we've worked in. But the way Eddie grew into being the leader of this band was the most gradual, slow and respectful process that I've ever been involved in. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think when you put a new record out, everyone has a song or two that they feel people will be moved by so much that radio will be forced to play it. "

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

" You can't help but have your children and your family be part of what you dream about when you dream up a song. "

" 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. "

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

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

" A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to when you're in a car. You're more in the environment. It's enjoyable. Even when It's raining It's still fun. "

" But Eddie does not make all the decisions. Eddie can listen to reason; Eddie can be swayed or talked in or out of certain things. Eddie allows other people to lead in this band and to have certain roles that are very fundamental to the decision-making process. "

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

" When you're moved by music, that's always good. "

" Raising awareness, changing the marketplace, effecting spiritual change - whatever it is that you decide is your thing, go for it. "

" It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water. "

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

" I'm probably at my least religious I've ever been in a while. When you're moved by music, that's always good. But I haven't been talking to God too much lately. "