musician and singer-songwriter
who is best known for being the lead singer and one of three guitarists
of the alternative rock
band Pearl Jam
. He is widely considered a cultural icon
of alternative rock.
He is also involved in soundtrack work and contributes to albums by other artists. In 2007, Vedder released his first solo album as a soundtrack
for the film Into the Wild
(2007). His second album, Ukulele Songs
, along with a live DVD titled Water on the Road
, was released on 31 May 2011.
Vedder was born Edward Louis Severson III in the Chicago
suburb of Evanston
, Illinois
, son of Karen Lee Vedder and Edward Louis Severson, Jr.
"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," he says. "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; L.A. Times 5/1/94, "He Didn't Ask for All This"
Eddie Vedder about Kurt Cobain’s death -"You know", Eddie says, his voice trembling, hoarse, no more than a whisper, "I always thought I'd go first" – May 21, 1994, Melody Maker
Eddie Vedder about Kurt Cobain and their relationship; "This," he suddenly remembers, "was at the MTV Awards. 'Tears in Heaven' was playing in the background, we were slow dancing. I remember going out surfing the next morning and remembering how good that moment felt and thinking, 'Fuck, man, if only we hadn't been so afraid of each other...' Because we were going through so much of the same shit. If only we'd talked, maybe we could have helped each other." – May 21, 1994, Melody Maker
"Let me be as weird as I fuckin' like. It's my fuckin' life."; May 21, 1994, Melody Maker