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Neil Young’s opinion on Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder
One of the most important songwriters of all time, Neil Young has remained relevant throughout his entire career, always experimenting and singing about what was happening in the world and what needed to change. Unlike many artists from his generation, he has been open to new influences and willing to listen to what younger bands had to express in their music.
Since he started in the 1960s, Rock and Roll has transformed itself multiple times, and in the early 90s, Grunge took the genre by storm, bringing something fresh to Rock once again. Over the decades, Neil Young has given his opinion on many bands and artists, including Pearl Jam and their singer Eddie Vedder, some of the most important names of that movement.
What is Neil Young's opinion on Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder
Neil Young is a huge fan of Pearl Jam and once said that if they were the only musicians in the world he could play with, he wouldn’t be worried, because they have “the essence of making great music.” He became good friends with the band, performing live with them multiple times and even recording together. Jimmy McDonough, the author of Young's biography "Shakey" (2002) said in the book that in the early 90s, Pearl Jam was for the musician what Crosby, Still & Nash represented to him in the 70s. When asked if he believed Eddie Vedder was a "real guy", Young praised him and the band, saying: "He’s a unique kid. There’s nothin’ false about him. He’s a little unbelievable in his naïve ways, his openness—but it’s real. Music is his religion, that’s what he told me."
"He came in after we were playing with tears in his eyes. This is just the way he is—it’s not just when he’s onstage. Plus he records everything, did you know that? He records everything. There’s something slightly Chaplinesque about him. He’s a very interesting character. Pearl Jam are interested in bein’ in the space to play—mentally. Surviving that trip from the dressing room to the stage and back, remaining intact with what’s goin’ on."
He continued:
"That’s why they have candles around. That’s a reminder—and the crew keeps those candles coming, they keep them lit all the time. Because they know that the candles have something to do with the music, what’s goin’ on." After the interviewer interrupted joking "Aaaaah, they’re just Jethro Tull without the flute," Young replied: "I’ll tell you what: If all I had was Pearl Jam, and I didn’t have another band in the world, I would not be worried. Because in there is the essence of making great music. You don’t have to use it all at once, but it’s there," Neil Young said in his biography.
The album Neil Young and Pearl Jam recorded together
Pearl Jam members have always been big fans of Neil Young and in 1992 they incorporated into their setlist a version of "Rockin' In the Free World". One year later they performed that track with Neil himself at the MTV Video Music Awards. In January 1995, Eddie Vedder was the one to induct him into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and later that year they finally got into the studio together to record Neil's album "Mirror Ball". Pearl Jam was basically his backing band for that record, having Jeff Ament (Bass), Stone Gossard (Guitar), Jack Irons (Drums) and Mike McCready (Guitar). Eddie Vedder helped with backing vocals on most of the songs and dueted with Neil in "Peace and Love", which they co-wrote.
"When I recorded 'Mirror Ball' with Pearl Jam, their record company would not let us use the name, but here it is anyway. The Pearl Jam session were a great experience for me. In Seattle, I lived in a hotel for a week writing songs at night and playing them the next day. I enjoyed these sessions immensely with this amazing band," Neil Young said in his website.
Neil coincidentally owned a car with a license plate that read "Pearl 10"
The legendary songwriter often answers fan questions on his website and he was once asked about a rumor claiming that he was the one who came up with the name Pearl Jam. That’s obviously not true, but interestingly, he revealed that he once had a car with a license plate that had a “connection” to the band. “They came up with their name. But ‘Pearl 10’ was a license plate I had once,” he said. It’s worth noting that Pearl Jam’s debut album is titled Ten (1991).
At the time when he was promoting the record they've done together, Neil explained to Guitar World how their creativity glued together. "I think it’s respect. I think they’re doing a great job. They like what I’ve done in the past and the fact that I’m still doing it. We’re sympathetic. They’re definitely old souls – they’ve been around. Musically, there’s youthful energy, but without the sound of inexperience. Our musical styles are compatible. It’s like a big wall of sound with a lot of nuances in there," Neil Young said.
Eddie Vedder said Young taught Pearl Jam about dignity and commitment
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When Eddie Vedder inducted Neil Young into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 he recalled during his speech a funny story involving Neil and his catalog of recordings. "I was talking with this guy, Joel Bernstein, who's a friend of Neil's, a comrade and co-worker. He was cataloging all of Neil's tapes from over the years for a box-set. There were tapes there, 8 tracks, 16 tracks, 24 tracks, cassettes, like a thousand of them. I asked 'Were any of them labeled?' He said: 'Yeah! They were labeled 'Wednesday night', 'Monday morning', 'Jam and B' (laughs). After it was all done, I think Joel ended up cataloging them by songs. Like 'The 40 best versions of 'Tonight's the Night' and '65 best versions of 'Cortez the Killer'."
He continued:
"Neil and I were standing in this room and we were looking at all these (tapes). I thought he was going maybe take one down and play it. He looked around and he said 'I gotta get out of here' (laughs). I saw a man overwhelmed by his body of work. On the way over (here), Stone Gossard said his friend called Neil's music 'Mountain Funk'. He was the 'King of Mountain Funk'. I thought that was pretty cool. He taught us a lot as a band, about dignity, commitment, playing in the moment," Eddie Vedder said. (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage)
Curiously, it wasn't Neil Young who inducted Pearl Jam into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. It was David Letterman and he made a joke about that in the beginning of his speech, saying: "Thank you. I can’t even begin to tell you what an honor and privilege it is for me to be out of my house, honest to God. I know Neil Young was supposed to be here. And people are saying to me, like I had something to do with it, “Why isn’t Neil Young here?” And the truth of it is, the poor guy just can’t stay up this late. That’s what I heard. Either that or he swallowed a harmonica, I’m not sure (laughs)," David Letterman said.The post Neil Young’s opinion on Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.
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