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

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" Every year is filled with good times and fights and struggles and misunderstandings. All of it adds up to being in a band over a long time. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" For the most part, I really love being in a collaborative thing. And in a collaborative thing if you have a singer as good as Sean Smith or Eddie Vedder, you kind of think, well, why don't you just go ahead and let them sing? People seem to really like it. "

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

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

" My methodology is not knowing what I'm doing and making that work for me. "

" 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. "

" 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. "