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  • i like matt.c
    i like matt.c Posts: 1,122
    I'd ask a question but everyone took all the good ones. So Hi Jeff, your awesome!
    Serena. :)
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,937
    AmentsChick wrote:
    UM....I can't even comprehend this....if I tried to ask him a question I'd throw up...like Stan on South Park when he talks to Wendy.
    Hi jeff
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    Greetings brother!

    first let me start by saying thank you for the mini east coast tour this summer! you guys brought joy to a very trying summer(family health issues) and it really helped me stay positive.

    And now my question is : Ed seems to "lord" over the studio when PJ makes an album (which is fine with me :)) how smoothly did things go being in total control of the creative process without his significant input?(seeing it has been almost 2 decades since that has happened)

    i wish you the best of luck on your solo venture and look forward to hearing it when it's released.

    thank you

    Erik-
    .
  • Portuguese Mosquito
    Portuguese Mosquito Posts: 1
    - As you know, in this decade, one of the most focused themes of the music world is piracy. What do you think about it? Are you concerned that there are people downloading your work for free or you just don't care about such things and just want your music to be listened by everyone, even those who don't pay for it?

    or

    - Record finished. Are you fulfilled by your work, i mean, does the "final product" match with your primary expectations?

    or

    - I'm from Portugal, so, I'd like to know if our landscapes had, somehow, inspired you. If not, did some country specially inspired you, you know, the mix of grey and green tones of some European cities, or the crashing waves of some Australian beach, for example..?

    or

    - One album and 5 senses. If you had to describe the mood of your album using the 5 senses, how would it be? Which smells, sounds, shapes and tastes come to your mind?

    Well, I'm Portuguese, I'm sorry if my english is not 100% correct. And thanks for this great opportunity, really.
  • Pyramid Android
    Pyramid Android Posts: 1
    Hello Jeff,


    how would you describe your style of Bassplaying on your record "Tone"?
    Is it as smooth as it often is in Pearl Jam Songs or are there elements of a more funky style?
    Have you got a favourite scale?


    Bässte Grüße,

    Paul from Germany
  • elwayvedder
    elwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,181
    When will we hear Otherside live?! What an amazing song
    www.operationyellowribbon.org
  • simpleman
    simpleman Posts: 425
    Do you ever want to hit McCready when he invades your stage space???

    Having dominated a solo project, will you now demand to sing Indifference at every PJ show??
    " Jump from a cliff to fly, not to fall..."
  • motorcitymadman
    motorcitymadman Posts: 107
    What's it like to dress in the same band with Stone?
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    Will we hear any metal on this record? I've always heard you have a love for Slayer and other metal band.
    www.cluthelee.com
  • darthvedder
    darthvedder Posts: 2,680
    Matt Cameron said that Eddie Vedder is really good at fitting lyrics to a specific piece of music. Is this the part of songwriting that you find most challenging? If not, what do you find most challenging?
  • saichiro15
    saichiro15 Posts: 28
    What's up Jeff. I was wondering how you record your initial ideas. Do you carry like a potable recorder or do you only write and record in a studio? Also, do you come up with songs with just the bass or do you use other instruments as well. Thanks!
    10/5/04 St. Louis
    5/3/10 Kansas City
    5/4/10 St. Louis
    8/28/10 Little Rock - EV solo w/ guests
  • Since 91
    Since 91 Posts: 57
    Congrats, Jeff!

    What happened to all the crazy hats? It's been a long time since you've rocked one. (Or at least since I've seen you wear one.) Do you still have a collection, or are they history?

    More seriously:

    Was it freeing to have control over every facet of a song, of an entire album? Or intimidating?
  • Alive_268
    Alive_268 Posts: 213
    Hi Jeff, we were told that you have been recording Tone for 12 years. If so, do you think that it can be considered a compiliation of solo songs you've recorded for 12 yeras rather than a regular studio album?

    Please come back to South America, you have a lot of fans here in Uruguay too!
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    What has been the biggest challenge for you in regards to breaking away from your Pearl Jam image for this album? Is there any pressure to create a different sound, feeling or vibe?
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • moses562
    moses562 Posts: 1,382
    "Was this solo project done with occasional wearing of a funky hat?"
    "A man has the right to be as big as he feels it in him to be." Ken Kesey
  • emptyshell
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  • Tremor Andronicus
    Tremor Andronicus Posts: 34
    Just how AWESOME are you?
    '00: 8/23,24,25; 9/1,2; MSG Ed 10/30.
    '03: 4/30; 6/28; 7/2,3,5,6,8,9,14;
    '04: 5/14: Ed, CCFA, Shwbx.
    '05: 3/18; 5/25 Ed w/ rck schl kds; 9/1,2;
    '06: 7/16,18,22,23.
    '08: 4/7
  • celebration
    celebration Posts: 318
    How many songs were conceived at the skate park?
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    Celebration, the ball's in play
  • Vedd Hedd
    Vedd Hedd Posts: 4,633
    Jeff, why didn't you tell us about his earlier???
    Turn this anger into
    Nuclear fission
  • Indian Summer
    Indian Summer Posts: 2,296
    have you ever come up with an idea when working on a solo project that you thought....wait a minute this is too badass to keep for myself, I better save this for the next Pearl Jam record?
    "It's all happening"

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