More Quotes by Eddie Vedder
Music's at its best when it has a purpose.
The love received is the love that is saved.
I know I was born and I know that I'll die... The in between is mine. I Am Mine
It's an art to live with pain... mix the light into gray.
You have to be able to grow and move with the organism that is the music industry. You need to maintain flexibility. Ownership of your own stuff is key and then you're able to dictate on a present-terms basis what would be the most effective way to protect yourself and what you've created. You also don't want to lock yourself into a situation where a major label owns part of your touring and merchandise.
I remember sitting in this pool hall with Stone and Chris and we watched - this really old, really classic pool hall - and we were sitting there and it was really rainy out and George Bush came on and started telling us about the [Gulf] war and that we were going and, and the whole thing, and there's part of that in it, when we talk about "I don't question our exsistence / I just question, our modern needs.
I've got my indignation but I'm pure in all my thoughts.
Society, you're a crazy breed.
War hurts. It hurts no matter which sides the bombs are falling on.
I think music is the greatest art form that exists, and I think people listen to music for different reasons, and it serves different purposes. Some of it is background music, and some of it is things that might affect a person's day, if not their life, or change an attitude. The best songs are the ones that make you feel something.
