Did Vedder ever dis Andy Wood in an interview?

markinsand
markinsand Posts: 184
edited January 2013 in The Porch
At work this morning talk turns to music and I tell one co-worker who is a casual Pearl Jam fan about Wrigley and she wants more info so she can go... and the other lady gives me a look.

She is a big MLB fan and says she read an article "years ago" where Vedder disses Andy Wood saying he could sing circles around him and on and on......

I don't believe this... can anyone help me out?

Also is there a good youtube vid of Ed talking about Andy prior to playing COTs? Thinking of sending it on if so ;)
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  • KC2917
    KC2917 Posts: 872
    I highly doubt that.
  • F5AgainstOne
    F5AgainstOne New Hampshire, USA Posts: 1,462
    KC2917 wrote:
    I highly doubt that.
    Me too.
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,599
    Cobain maybe?
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    There is no record of that what-so-ever. "Years Ago" remember..
    Ed was so shy, you could hardly get him to look at you as he
    spoke. And he has always been Humble and modest, so no, and
    I own pretty much every article written on both bands!
  • markinsand
    markinsand Posts: 184
    help me squelch it can anyone point me to some links with positive comments?
  • Suziemay
    Suziemay Posts: 11,168
    That's a very un Ed-like comment. He wouldn't say that about anyone, let alone Andy Wood. Maybe if provoked, like if the interviewer had said, "so-and-so says your singing is bla bla bla" then MAYBE he might have a response like that but still, seems highly unlikely.
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    Show her the PJ20 book man. Those first 2 chapters should help convey the respect he had and has for MLB.
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  • Suziemay
    Suziemay Posts: 11,168
    markinsand wrote:
    help me squelch it can anyone point me to some links with positive comments?
    I wouldn't bother. She's clearly had her opinion for a few years. Tell her politely she's mistaken but you'd be interested in reading said article. Bet she can't produce it.
  • YieldToNothing
    YieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    theres actually a very early RS interview (93 maybe) where ed talks about how one day hes gonna sing one of andy's songs
    i have a paper here that entitles me to fast track status
  • markinsand
    markinsand Posts: 184
    Suziemay wrote:
    markinsand wrote:
    help me squelch it can anyone point me to some links with positive comments?
    I wouldn't bother. She's clearly had her opinion for a few years. Tell her politely she's mistaken but you'd be interested in reading said article. Bet she can't produce it.

    no she can't reproduce it... she's a reliable source, she read something at somepoint in time that twisted Vedders words, that I know for sure...

    I just wanted to show her it's not true...her opinion can be swayed
  • markinsand
    markinsand Posts: 184
    2-feign-reluctance wrote:
    Show her the PJ20 book man. Those first 2 chapters should help convey the respect he had and has for MLB.

    have it in my nightstand, haven't read it, thanks!
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Suziemay wrote:
    markinsand wrote:
    help me squelch it can anyone point me to some links with positive comments?
    I wouldn't bother. She's clearly had her opinion for a few years. Tell her politely she's mistaken but you'd be interested in reading said article. Bet she can't produce it.
    This was whatI was thinking too! And I know for a fact she can't produce said
    Article, because it doesn't exist. :ugeek:
  • markinsand
    markinsand Posts: 184
    whispering hands wrote:
    Suziemay wrote:
    markinsand wrote:
    help me squelch it can anyone point me to some links with positive comments?
    I wouldn't bother. She's clearly had her opinion for a few years. Tell her politely she's mistaken but you'd be interested in reading said article. Bet she can't produce it.
    This was whatI was thinking too! And I know for a fact she can't produce said
    Article, because it doesn't exist. :ugeek:

    she's credible, if she wasn't I wouldn't have posted here... my goal is to find positive things to show her... to help support what I told her which was either his words were twisted by a writer or someone was talking about Vedder and Wood and it wasn't actually Vedders comments.

    I know like you guys know there's a 99.9% chance he never said such things.
  • Suziemay
    Suziemay Posts: 11,168
    I don't know if this does it, but this is one of my favourite interviews of the band: http://www.fivehorizons.com/archive/art ... 2893.shtml

    One part says this:
    "I wonder about Andy," he says. "I relate sometimes. Not the drug part -- I don't need drugs to make my life tragic -- but the fact that things were going so well for him. He didn't know." Vedder pauses. "There's one song of his that I'd be proud to sing. I won't tell you which one. But there was one song of his that always got to me. Someday I'm going to sing it."

    And seriously her comment makes no sense at all with the Jeff, Stone and Cornell connection. He was on the Temple of the Dog record for crying out loud, a tribute to Andy Wood.
  • Wilds
    Wilds Posts: 4,329
    Let this thread build up a bit more and then show it to her.

    What is exceedingly obvious to any and all Pearl Jam fans through our
    love of the band is that Eddie Vedder respected and you could say loved Andy Wood.

    Everything I have ever read, seen, or heard about Ed's thoughts about Andy have been positive.

    Nate
  • markinsand
    markinsand Posts: 184
    Suziemay wrote:
    I don't know if this does it, but this is one of my favourite interviews of the band: http://www.fivehorizons.com/archive/art ... 2893.shtml

    One part says this:
    "I wonder about Andy," he says. "I relate sometimes. Not the drug part -- I don't need drugs to make my life tragic -- but the fact that things were going so well for him. He didn't know." Vedder pauses. "There's one song of his that I'd be proud to sing. I won't tell you which one. But there was one song of his that always got to me. Someday I'm going to sing it."

    And seriously her comment makes no sense at all with the Jeff, Stone and Cornell connection. He was on the Temple of the Dog record for crying out loud, a tribute to Andy Wood.

    jackpot thanks!!!!

    how does this only have 60 some views?!?! cool!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4jbhVQiIl8
  • Carey
    Carey Posts: 2,361
    "everybody misses Andy, we 'll be seeing him in no time ...oh yah, oh yah, oooh yah..."
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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Carey wrote:
    "everybody misses Andy, we 'll be seeing him in no time ...oh yah, oh yah, oooh yah..."

    bingo.
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  • Carey
    Carey Posts: 2,361
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Carey wrote:
    "everybody misses Andy, we 'll be seeing him in no time ...oh yah, oh yah, oooh yah..."

    bingo.


    ;) :thumbup:
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  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    I can see maybe Cornell saying something complimentary about Ed when maybe asked to compare to Andy, but that's about it......
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