Eddie Vedder Newsweek Article 3-29-09

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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 41,238
    Nice "I want to be the plumber of rockstars"
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  • PJSEMPREPJSEMPRE Posts: 687
    Thanks for posting it!
    Let's say knowledge is a tree, yeah.
    It's growing up just like me.
  • vedderfan10vedderfan10 Posts: 2,497
    edited March 2009
    September 23
    December 23

    Awwww...

    I LOVE that "I want to be the plumber of rock stars"...I remember looking at the Riot Act photos and saying, "Wow...he looks like a plumber or a mechanic... or sweep up at a coffee shop..." When I developed my crush on Ed, my husband said, "I thought you said he looked like a plumber or a septic tank drainer..." What? They can't be good looking?
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    good read. thanks for posting. 8-)
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  • touringfantouringfan Posts: 568
    "Do you still wear a lot of flannel?
    I'm not wearing one today, but I sure was wearing one yesterday."


    So Ed does change his clothes? Interesting.
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  • PJSEMPREPJSEMPRE Posts: 687
    touringfan wrote:
    "Do you still wear a lot of flannel?
    I'm not wearing one today, but I sure was wearing one yesterday."
    So Ed does change his clothes? Interesting.
    :lol::lol:
    Let's say knowledge is a tree, yeah.
    It's growing up just like me.
  • vedderfan10vedderfan10 Posts: 2,497
    Flannel is the new black...or is the new green...I don't know what colour they're on now...
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  • Cinnamon GirlCinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    Thanks OP...nice article. :)
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  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    Thanks for posting this :)
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  • Cinnamon GirlCinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    Thanks for posting this :)

    I miss the crazy hair pic...I hope they fix it all up soon. :D
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  • 100 Pacer100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,062
    mickeyrat wrote:
    Nice "I want to be the plumber of rockstars"

    i also enjoyed the following quote:

    "Because as much as I would dedicate my life solely to music, I wouldn't sacrifice the kids' upbringing to do it."
    To quote the 10C from Newsletter #8: "Please understand we have a lot of members and it is very hard to please everybody. If you are one of those unhappy people...please call 1-900-IDN-TCAR."

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  • BALLBOYBALLBOY Australia Posts: 1,032
    He can never be a rock star, he to may intelligant things to say.
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  • ED VEDDER: THE PLUMBER OF ROCK STARS! maybe a plumber's crack on the cover of the new release?
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  • Vedder_Girl77Vedder_Girl77 Posts: 4,335
    Thanks for posting this! Eddie Vedder is by far one of the coolest people in this world! :D
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  • maccimacci Posts: 1,057
    Great read - thanks for posting!

    That's pretty cool that his second daughter was born on Bruce's b-day! :)
    My lips are shaking.......
  • HeavyHandsHeavyHands Posts: 2,130
    Newsweek: "Do you still wear a lot of flannel?"
    Vedder: "I'm not wearing one today, but I sure was wearing one yesterday."

    People do understand that flannel is a fabric not a pattern, right? Plaid is a pattern.

    This is plaid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o6nNFZu2wc

    This is flannel. http://www.amoeba.com/dynamic-images/blog/tad-press1.gif

    Maybe I shouldn't be surprised that Newsweek doesn't understand this. Misreporting seems to be one of their staples. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/15/AR2005051500605.html
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  • bgirl59bgirl59 Tucson AZ Posts: 888
    mickeyrat wrote:
    Nice "I want to be the plumber of rockstars"
    8-) Thanks for the post!! If only some of our world leaders....the movers and shakers....could live in Ed's brain for a few minutes....what a wonderful world it would be!! :roll:
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  • Yellow BedwetterYellow Bedwetter NYC Posts: 2,832
    interesting article...thanks for posting
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  • CanadianEHCanadianEH Posts: 134
    September 23
    December 23

    Awwww...

    I LOVE that "I want to be the plumber of rock stars"...I remember looking at the Riot Act photos and saying, "Wow...he looks like a plumber or a mechanic... or sweep up at a coffee shop..." When I developed my crush on Ed, my husband said, "I thought you said he looked like a plumber or a septic tank drainer..." What? They can't be good looking?
    I remember how excited I was when Eddie and Pete Townsend were going to be on David Letterman together (July 28th, 1999 I believe). I even left myself a post on the TV. When it came on my brother was watching TV with me and he said "He doesn't look like a rockstar. He just looks like a normal guy."
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  • CantKeepmedownCantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,056
    I think it's great that he has never really gotten comfortable with the whole "celebrity" thing.

    "I don't feel any differnt, although I may have a different job then some of the other parents...." That's a great line.
  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    yeah Ed four was a good number for me me.
    my fourth pj show i finaly got front row!

    good article. short and sweet.
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    nice read, thanks for posting! :D


    You recently had a second daughter.
    Yep, she's 4 months old. She was born on Bruce Springsteen's birthday. So my one kid's 4, my other kid's 4 months, I'm 44, Barack Obama is the 44th president—it's all lining up nicely here.




    awesome!
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  • Great article. Thank you. :)
  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Thanks for posting.

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  • brokenarrowbrokenarrow Posts: 478
    jamlreap wrote:
    ED VEDDER: THE PLUMBER OF ROCK STARS! maybe a plumber's crack on the cover of the new release?


    no plumber's crack on the cover, believe me, it ain't a pretty sight. :shock: :o :? :oops:


    he is the plumber, been one since '99 :D , glad to see he's accepted it even though his plumbing skills have never been that great, (especially when it comes to repairing garbage disposals, don't let him near one). :lol:
    that's a great article,
  • Lee MLee M Posts: 142
    Plumber :lol:
  • PJSEMPREPJSEMPRE Posts: 687
    01/24/98 Kerrang! "I nearly became a plumber!"
    ...I inform Vedder that a number of people suggested that if he were so unhappy about being in a band, he should go off and become a plumber. Gossard's jaw instantly drops and he breaks into a loud laughing fit. Eddie shakes his head at his colleague and smiles.
    "It's something I definitely thought about," Vedder insists. "I mean, I definitely started to examine that kind of possibility. But luckily - for me and for people with burst water pipes or blocked toilets everywhere - there were some options we could explore to maybe have our peace of mind and still make music."
    Vedder glances at Gossard, who is now wiping tears away from his eyes. "So, do you need to go to school to be a plumber?" he asks him.
    "I think so," Gossard replies. "But I'm sure there's ad-lib plumbers. You could start a new breed of plumbers - you know, the Eddie Vedder School Of Plumbing :D , that refuses to follow the conventional rules of the system. But just remember that if you're going to do it to always show your butt-crack :lol: - that's the golden rule you can't ignore."
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  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Great interview! Thanks for posting it.
  • loveatreeloveatree Posts: 142
    thanks for posting...guess i'm out of the loop, i didn't know ed had another little girl
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  • raindropraindrop Posts: 3
    nice to hear from Ed
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