Eddie on Howard Stern today!

MayDay10

Hats off to Vedder for going through with that.  I always thought a Stern interview was probably off the table because that is waaaaay out of Mr. Vedder's comfort zone (at least as far as I know of him which is probably very little)...


As I have mentioned though, while I dumped Sirius almost 10 years ago, I thought some sort of Vedder/Stern thing was inevitable.  Stern actually made fun of Pearl Jam a looong time ago I remember, but I recall him getting exposed to them a few times in the mid-late 00s, notably to me at a Who tribute show and he remarked how Pearl Jam killed it.  Any Who fan who sees PJ covering it must be blown away.  There was a David Lynch meditiation thing... I felt like they rubbed elbows at a few benefits and causes... For the wild portrayal, Howard Stern is an extremely grounded person.  One of my favorite stories was how Stern went to some huge celebrity party and he spent it in the basement with Rob Zombie watching episodes of The Munsters.

Father Hubbard

Sounds like they talked for another hour on the phone after the interview, per Howard

CantKeepmedown

Merkin Baller said:

nicknyr15 said:

I remember quite a few people being very negative about the idea of EV doing Stern. We would have missed out on the best interview ever. 

I was skeptical that he WOULD do it, as I didn't think he would want to open up or be put on the spot about certain things (I also think there were probably some ground rules ahead of time... while they touched on Cornell's passing, Eddie didn't get too deep into it, or his relationship with him, which I don't think was an accident).

If I had to guess, I would think those who were negative about the idea were probably hung up on their impression of Howard Stern from the 90s who used to fling bologna at women's asses... the guy has come a long way as an interviewer, and it definitely isn't the same show it was 25 years ago.

I was actually surprised he went into CC's death as much as he did. Or the way it happened. How angry he was and his thoughts about suicide.  And Howard talking about how he really didn't believe it and Ed saying he (Howard) is in more denial them him.

I was kind of surprised at the fact that they had only seen each other 4-5 times over the past 10 years. I know things happen and time goes by, but that was surprising.  But then remembering everything that came out afterwards, maybe it wasn't.  Ugh, just a terrible situation all the way around. 

kristophed

Can anyone send me a link to interview?

My Sirius sub does not include Howard.

Thanks in advance

bootleg

Father Hubbard said:

Sounds like they talked for another hour on the phone after the interview, per Howard

Yeah, Howard said he called Ed to thank him after the interview and said they talked for another hour on the phone.  Wouldn’t elaborate on what they talked about.

iOnlyownMymind

Carson Daly mentioned the interview on the Today Show this morning.  

Ledbetterman10

Terrific interview. 

Spiritual_Chaos

My favorite song of yours is... eh.. "doesn't know the title"

igotid88

MayDay10 said:

Hats off to Vedder for going through with that.  I always thought a Stern interview was probably off the table because that is waaaaay out of Mr. Vedder's comfort zone (at least as far as I know of him which is probably very little)...


As I have mentioned though, while I dumped Sirius almost 10 years ago, I thought some sort of Vedder/Stern thing was inevitable.  Stern actually made fun of Pearl Jam a looong time ago I remember, but I recall him getting exposed to them a few times in the mid-late 00s, notably to me at a Who tribute show and he remarked how Pearl Jam killed it.  Any Who fan who sees PJ covering it must be blown away.  There was a David Lynch meditiation thing... I felt like they rubbed elbows at a few benefits and causes... For the wild portrayal, Howard Stern is an extremely grounded person.  One of my favorite stories was how Stern went to some huge celebrity party and he spent it in the basement with Rob Zombie watching episodes of The Munsters.

He talked glowingly about vs when it was out

mcgruff10

45 in....amazing interview.

Jim Tressel

Merkin Baller said:

nicknyr15 said:

I remember quite a few people being very negative about the idea of EV doing Stern. We would have missed out on the best interview ever. 

I was skeptical that he WOULD do it, as I didn't think he would want to open up or be put on the spot about certain things (I also think there were probably some ground rules ahead of time... while they touched on Cornell's passing, Eddie didn't get too deep into it, or his relationship with him, which I don't think was an accident).

If I had to guess, I would think those who were negative about the idea were probably hung up on their impression of Howard Stern from the 90s who used to fling bologna at women's asses... the guy has come a long way as an interviewer, and it definitely isn't the same show it was 25 years ago.

Right now he is a complete bore. 

igotid88

https://youtu.be/CPpck1OjHvM

igotid88

https://youtu.be/cEfPtStiaP0

igotid88

What I care about is if it bumped sales. And it did just that. Gigaton is back at least on the iTunes  rock album chart. Elderly Woman is #20 on the iTunes alternative songs. Better Man, Last Kiss, Yellow Ledbetter, and Black are there as well. Ten, vs, Vitalogy, and Greatest hits are on the Alternative album chart. Ten and the Greatest hits are always there anyway. Both are in the iTunes Top 100 Album

HughFreakingDillon

why would you care about pearl jam sales?

igotid88

HughFreakingDillon said:

why would you care about pearl jam sales?

I like to see them do well

1ThoughtKnown

Most interesting thing... Vedder is a Stern fan. He even knew who High-Pitched Eric was. Lol
Great interview... well done Howard, Robin and Eddie 

Leanne01

Howard is doing a recap of the interview right now. He said he and Eddie talked on the phone for another hour after the interview 

Spiritual_Chaos

1ThoughtKnown said:

Most interesting thing... Vedder is a Stern fan. He even knew who High-Pitched Eric was. Lol
Great interview... well done Howard, Robin and Eddie 

He also thinks Robin's laugh is the best ever.

Spiritual_Chaos

Eddie sounds great. 

He should have played between 3-15 more songs.