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

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" 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. "

" 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 picked up a guitar, and I knew what I wanted to do. "

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

" 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. "

" Dave played an important part in our growing, but change occurs. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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've seen neighborhoods that I would have never driven though because I'm riding my bike, because I'm looking for side roads, looking for maybe more hills or less hills depending if I'm exercising or not. You see a lot more, and you get the flow of a city a lot more. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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