eddie on a cleanse

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  • Mrs.Vedder78
    Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    Quitting is smoking hard as shit even if its only temporary... so good for Ed!
    I've been smoke free now for 28 days ! YAY for me!!!!!!! :D
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • I'D RATHER BE
    I'D RATHER BE Posts: 551
    [quote="
    EV: Well it was a long couple of years, and being on the road a lot... I'm ready to just clean up my act. [/quote"]

    I think maybe he might be trying to accomplish more than just quitting smoking.
  • LiteTheMatch
    LiteTheMatch Posts: 1,208
    I always wondered why he smokes cigarettes. I've heard he's a vegetarian and such, and that he is kind of at odds with big business and the U.S. government.
    A child's rhyme stuck in my head...
    It said "Life is nothing but a dream."
    I've spent so many years in question
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  • Evil Beaver
    Evil Beaver Posts: 84
    As a life-long Pearl Jam fan I have to say that the biggest change in Ed's voice came around 94/95 when he started smoking.

    Some of those 95 shows are just hard to listen to because he's still trying to scream with as much rage and enthusiasm as he did with a healthier voice. And it quickly changed the way a smoker's voice is affected by cigarettes.

    Go listen to the song "Habit" again. That song is about Ed and smoking. In many live versions he says "Speaking as my own bad self" during the part that usually goes "Speaking as a child of the 90s."

    This is an interesting thread, because I am a former smoker, too. I smoked for 10 years. Started when I was 18, quit when I was 28. There are some interesting opinions here about the best way to go, but I did that shit cold turkey and would recommend nothing else. I tried many different tactics. I tried wearing the patch. I also tried weening myself by cutting down the number of smokes I had each day, but nothing worked until I quit cold turkey. I went through about 14 days of hell, but after that I was in the clear. And I never think about smoking now, although for the first year I would have many dreams about it.

    Someone once asked me, "What one thing in the past five years are you most proud of?" My answer was "quitting smoking." Because I seriously thought I'd never be able to quit. I thought it would eventually kill me.

    I hope Mr. Vedder goes through with it. Because I'd love at least 20 more years of that wonderful voice.
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    I bet he writes a song about it.
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  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,220
    A busy election month eh?
  • brainofme
    brainofme Posts: 231
    13PJ13 wrote:
    I, too, think it's awesome that he's decided to quit. Only took having his second kid, eh?

    well, he already wanted to quit a few years ago (mentioned trying to use hypnosis [sp?] to quit, in the interview the members of sleater-kinney did with him). that was about the time his first daughter was born. so we'll see for how long he stays on his non-smoking way this time ;-)
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  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,377
    brainofme wrote:
    so we'll see for how long he stays on his non-smoking way this time ;-)
    Tsk tsk why the debbie downer attitude ;)

    I was going to post what I thought was an inspirational rockish song with some words changes, but it just wasn't working. I would post the Rocky Video of him running towards the steps in Philadelphia, but I can't view youtube at work. Anyone got inspirational rock and roll lyrics to share with someone trying for a life change? Please post them. Let's give some cheer to Ed, and all of you, doing that life changing thing. Yippee for you!
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  • JasonTeck
    JasonTeck St. Louis, MO Posts: 179
    So I guess that means there will not be a 3rd leg of his solo tour, not like there was any hint of that. Just a dream of many of us here in the midwest and the south.
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  • finnannie
    finnannie Posts: 1,186
    Good for you Ed :)

    Keep your hands off of those cigarettes!

    !!!

    :D
    Won't let the light escape from me.
    Won't let the darkness swallow me.
  • blondieblue227
    blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    what ever he has to do to level himself..........i guess.

    can't wait to see W. ! <----new film starring josh b. about bush.
    *~Pearl Jam will be blasted from speakers until morale improves~*

  • Smartypants
    Smartypants Posts: 114
    Didn't he say at one of the shows this summer that he was getting shots for his voice? Which can only mean less touring and shorter tours in the future :(

    So hopefully quitting smoking will help his throat, too!
    michelle

    power to the peaceful
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,377
    Smartypants wrote:
    Didn't he say at one of the shows this summer that he was getting shots for his voice?
    Ohmygawd, that sounds painful!
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  • krzzzymary
    krzzzymary Posts: 458
    What a strange conversation!
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  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Anyone got the full article yet?
  • yatahe
    yatahe New Mexico Posts: 168
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  • yatahe
    yatahe New Mexico Posts: 168
    I think that the lack of fasting/cleansing is why America has so much disease and cancer. Many other countries cleanse twice a year as a prevenative maintenance for the body.

    Just thought this could be helpful for those who wish to know...

    take care.
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  • florence151
    florence151 Posts: 597
    Just finished 2 years since quitting smoking. Saved $3,500+. Will use it for the next tour.
    Wishing EV success in stopping.

    Our bodies are like cars? How much is a lube job? (Just kidding!)
    Hold On
  • yatahe
    yatahe New Mexico Posts: 168
    florence151 wrote:
    Just finished 2 years since quitting smoking. Saved $3,500+. Will use it for the next tour.
    Wishing EV success in stopping.

    Our bodies are like cars? How much is a lube job? (Just kidding!)


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  • ozzy_van_beethoven
    ozzy_van_beethoven Posts: 6
    SOLAT319 wrote:
    He really does not have to do much more than just looking at his kids' eyes (I'm assuming the other one is born by now too)

    i heard they welcomed a second daughter a few weeks ago...no idea if its true...good for him for trying to quit smoking!!! its a hard one to cut!

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