"Ed and Pearl Jam"… meaning?

fgalpern
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Curious as to the thinking behind signing this message in this way. Is Ed not part of Pearl Jam? Why the need to separate him like this? Not looking to start a flame war here, I'm just genuinely interested in what made them choose this particular signature.
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,021
    Ed probably wrote it and is signing off for the entire band 

    he’s literally the voice of Pearl Jam anyway lol
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  • Lifted
    Lifted Posts: 1,836
    Guessing Ed wrote the letter and signed it on behalf of the band.
  • 7777
    7777 Idaho Posts: 166
    I was thinking the same thing on this.  Jim Morrison and The Doors, John Lennon and The Beatles, Robert Plant and Led Zepplin, Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones, Dave Grohl and The Foo Fighters.  
    Why the separation.?.
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,262
    I found it odd as well.
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  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,796


    I infer from the signature that they made the decision mutually but he was the one who wrote the letter.

  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,994
    'Ed on behalf of Pearl Jam'  would have been better but not sure what the big deal is.
  • False_Belief
    False_Belief Cardiff Posts: 763

    It's a way for him to explicitly show fans that he drafted these words on behalf of the band, not management. 

    Not explicit enough for some fans, apparently.....

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  • faithful2you
    faithful2you Madison, WI Posts: 779
    iOnlyownMymind said:
    'Ed on behalf of Pearl Jam'  would have been better but not sure what the big deal is.
    It isn't big deal but you knew it would turn into one.   Pearl Jam is a business and they are individuals within that business.   
    Like a word misplaced...nothing said...what a waste
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,788
    7777 said:
    I was thinking the same thing on this.  Jim Morrison and The Doors, John Lennon and The Beatles, Robert Plant and Led Zepplin, Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones, Dave Grohl and The Foo Fighters.  
    Why the separation.?.
    Because he wrote the letter
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  • xjoshfromworkx
    xjoshfromworkx Moline, IL Posts: 138
    I wish it was "Eddie & The Pearl Jams".

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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,616
    Ed trying to secure himself extra royalties from the letter, obvi. 
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  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    xjoshfromworkx said:
    I wish it was "Eddie & The Pearl Jams".
    Eddie and the Jams has a ring to it. Bit like Benny and the Jets
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    Sometimes things are exactly as they appear with no hidden messages.  This is one of those times.  Ed wrote the letter and signed on behalf of himself and the band. 
  • fgalpern
    fgalpern Posts: 214
    "Ed wrote the letter and signed on behalf of himself and the band." seems legit to me. I honestly hadn't even thought of that when I read it!
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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,262
    JPPJ84 said:
    xjoshfromworkx said:
    I wish it was "Eddie & The Pearl Jams".
    Eddie and the Jams has a ring to it. Bit like Benny and the Jets
    Or Eddie and the Cruisers 
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  • rhcpjam1029
    rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,982
    I think Stone wrote something similar in a post on PJ.com after Chris's passing...signed it something like "Stone and the band." 
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 32,127
    Poncier said:
    JPPJ84 said:
    xjoshfromworkx said:
    I wish it was "Eddie & The Pearl Jams".
    Eddie and the Jams has a ring to it. Bit like Benny and the Jets
    Or Eddie and the Cruisers 


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  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,639
    bbiggs said:
    Sometimes things are exactly as they appear with no hidden messages.  This is one of those times.  Ed wrote the letter and signed on behalf of himself and the band. 
    please, refrain from logic. The threads are better without it :wink:
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,918
    Would this post have happened if it said "Jeff and Pearl Jam"?
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  • SandyRavage
    SandyRavage Posts: 1,126
    probably because he wrote the damn thing on a type writer, knew the amount of panic it would cause, and by the time he got to the point to sign off on it, he was so done with it he wrote whatever came to his mind and that is now what we are seeing. 

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