You can't be perfect. You can't be the perfect father. You can't be the perfect singer. Eddie Vedder More Quotes by Eddie Vedder More Quotes From Eddie Vedder When I had a child, everyone was telling me that I was going to see the world through her eyes, and everything was going to get this nice gloss to it. I kept waiting for that to happen, and thought there was a real problem with me that it wasn't. Eddie Vedder nicerealchildren That makes it even more offensive to me that she's interested in our band and she did something for Slaughter. Eddie Vedder slaughteroffensiveband I had a $1.50 from playing the ukulele after owning it seven minutes. I thought, "Hmmm, this has some possibilities." Eddie Vedder ukulelesevenpossibility I don't need drugs. Life is already tragic enough. Eddie Vedder druglife-isneeds I was living on the wrong side of the tracks in Evanston, Illinois, in a home for boys. We had these Jackson 5 records. I really related to their voices - they were about my age, but they were doing it. Eddie Vedder illinoishomeboys I had actually been going to Hawaii for quite a while before I ever picked up the uke. I think with anything new you're going to get more enjoyment out of it if it comes to you quickly, and the uke facilitates that. Eddie Vedder hawaiienjoymentthinking I learned so much about music by playing this little, miniature songwriting machine [ukulele], especially about melody. The motto is less strings more melody. Eddie Vedder ukulelemachineslittles It's more like you write what comes to you... You try to reflect the mood of the songs. Take 'Rearviewmirror', we start off with the music and it kinds of propels the lyrics. It made me feel like I was in a car, leaving something, a bad situation. There's an emotion there. I remembered all the times I wanted to leave. Eddie Vedder carwritingsong There's been times when I've been standing in a line at a movie and someone's hit me with something really heavy about someone really close and how our music has helped them get through it. Even in our darkest moments we try and find something beautiful. Eddie Vedder linestryingbeautiful I was able to apply ukulele to whatever I'm trying to write. It's become part of songwriting for me, the knowledge I gained from hearing the melodies come out, and then applying that to guitar or vocals. Eddie Vedder ukuleleguitarwriting This is still a young man's game, so we have to stay young. Music allows you to do that, especially rock'n'roll. Eddie Vedder rocksgamesmen There is a thing that happens when you are not as privileged and you start hanging out with a seedier crowd because you can afford to do the same things, And all of a sudden the big night out is sitting in somebody's trailer, smoking something or getting hold of something to put up to your nose. Eddie Vedder sittingsmokingnight I'm angry that George Bush got to be in the White House, and I'm angry that [Al] Gore wasn't able to be a better candidate after eight years of a great economy and being an incumbent. Eddie Vedder eightwhiteyears I just don't understand, if they see numbers [of CEO salaries]that represent people, how they can somehow skirt around that and morally justify taking or ruining those lives and leaving them with nothing. That, to me, is violent crime. It's certainly more violent than selling grams of pot to other adults. Eddie Vedder leavingnumberspeople Though some may think there should be a separation between art/music and politics, it should be reinforced that art can be a form of nonviolent protest. Eddie Vedder mayartthinking You know, rock stardom... I have a hard time discussing that because I don't really accept it. It's not really that tangible. What's really bizarre is how it's used as a thing - you know, 'He's the rock star of politics,' 'He's the rock star of quarterbacks' - like it's the greatest thing in the world. Eddie Vedder hard-timesrocksstars I probably get strangers coming up to me two or three times a week to just say something nice. I get more than my share of compliments as I walk through my daily life. I'm not having to show off or make a point about how good I am at doing something. I think I've always kind of been that way. Eddie Vedder nicetwothinking I don't know how people do it these days - paparazzi and that kind of thing. That's something I can't even imagine. Eddie Vedder imaginekindpeople Delight, Delight, Delight...in our youth. Eddie Vedder delightyouth At a certain point, you realize you have a responsibility more behind yourself and your need for adrenaline. I'm glad I did things in my 20s that were more reckless. Eddie Vedder realizingresponsibilityneeds
