So....did EV finally stop smoking???

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  • vedderfan10
    vedderfan10 Posts: 2,497
    joe2317 wrote:
    I wonder if Mike quit. He had to train pretty seriously for the half marathon, and the way he was running laps around everyone during Spin the Black Cricle at Alpine Valley... he's gotta be in pretty good condition eh?


    Mike hasn't smoked for years! Maybe 8 or 9...

    In Canada, there is no smoking in most, if not all, public buildings...

    Ed knows what he's doing, so leave him alone. He's not an idiot.
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  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    You can't use both fists to hold chocolate chip cookies and smoke at the same time. Hence, I'm not a smoker. Now, if I was technologically savvy I could probably create some kick ass contraption to hold the ciggy thingy for me as I fly to the heavens on waves of chocolate chip bliss. . . . but then, how would I time the eating of my cookies with the inhaling of smoke. Imagine inhaling the smoke while chewing the cookies or would it be exhaling the smoke while biting the cookies.

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  • boyo79
    boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    Any lend me a cig? :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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  • Shawshank
    Shawshank Posts: 1,018
    I've known people who have battled smoking all their life, and just can't shake, and I've known people who finished a pack and never touched another one. Addictions suck. My dad stopped smoking when I was really young, said he accidentally relit the wrong end of a half smoked cig he had and immediately started dry heaving. Never touched another one after that. :lol:
  • aspoonfulweighsaton
    aspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,066
    Vedderfan10 wrote:
    joe2317 wrote:
    I wonder if Mike quit. He had to train pretty seriously for the half marathon, and the way he was running laps around everyone during Spin the Black Cricle at Alpine Valley... he's gotta be in pretty good condition eh?


    Mike hasn't smoked for years! Maybe 8 or 9...

    In Canada, there is no smoking in most, if not all, public buildings...

    Ed knows what he's doing, so leave him alone. He's not an idiot.


    Since this should be locked, I figured I'd speed up the process a little bit. :D

    Aside from the fact that he relies on his voice to make his art, as a father of two the fact that he still smokes proves that he is not the sharpest tool in the shed. That's all I'm gonna say about it. ;)
  • somebodyelsessky2020
    somebodyelsessky2020 Posts: 1,177
    MAS wrote:
    awilkins wrote:
    One wine bottle is filled with wine and the second with gatorade. I'd say smoking anything affects your singing ability.

    See that's what I never understood. Why does he feel the need to perp a fraud like that? I don't think anyone really gives a shit what he drinks out of or what's in it....


    I agree, it doesn't sound like something Ed would do. I hope this is not true, cause it's pretty STUPID.
    Gatorade Bottles or Vitamin water bottles or whatever sports drink it may be would look perfectly fine on stage. No need to portray being a wino if you're not really a wino.

    I never considered the wine bottles cool, they're only bottles after all. If he wants to look cool drinking Gatorade he could get a blinged out diamond encrusted bling bling chalice with his initials E.V. :D:D
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  • Random_Hero
    Random_Hero Posts: 380
    i noticed that it looked as though Josh Homme offered Ed a smoke during his guest spot before Ed sang little sister with QOTSA and he turned it down.
  • somebodyelsessky2020
    somebodyelsessky2020 Posts: 1,177
    He definitely had a smoke on night two. I don't think it was a full one but he took a few puffs. Then I think he threw his lighter to someone off the side back stage Stone's side.

    He did seem to sound better this year and have more energy, so maybe he cut way down. He was jumping around going nuts for both shows, sounded crisp and seemed to not run out of breath at all. He must of lost a few pounds too, he was drenched with sweat both nights and if I recall correctly...it was a 2 shirt night each night.

    He's a big boy, he can do what he wants. I'm sure he is well aware of the consequences.
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  • MAS
    MAS Posts: 630
    somebodyelsessky2020 wrote:
    MAS wrote:
    awilkins wrote:
    One wine bottle is filled with wine and the second with gatorade. I'd say smoking anything affects your singing ability.

    See that's what I never understood. Why does he feel the need to perp a fraud like that? I don't think anyone really gives a shit what he drinks out of or what's in it....


    I agree, it doesn't sound like something Ed would do. I hope this is not true, cause it's pretty STUPID.
    Gatorade Bottles or Vitamin water bottles or whatever sports drink it may be would look perfectly fine on stage. No need to portray being a wino if you're not really a wino.

    Exactly.....
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    MAS wrote:
    awilkins wrote:
    One wine bottle is filled with wine and the second with gatorade. I'd say smoking anything affects your singing ability.

    See that's what I never understood. Why does he feel the need to perp a fraud like that? I don't think anyone really gives a shit what he drinks out of or what's in it....
    well that started with Crazy Mary right ... a sharing with the audience... pass around

    nothing fraud about it

    he must stay hydrated hence no more wine or very little while performing

    In St Louie he sounded awesome better than ever ... I beg to differ that smoking is affecting his voice
    but cutting back on cigs is perhaps a goal like many smokers as time goes on. This is good for all of us....
    we love him! :D
  • gndcd402
    gndcd402 Posts: 2,579
    awilkins wrote:
    luckily he still sounds great!
    He sounds mediocre at best these days... They have to tune down a whole lot of songs now for him to even have a chance at singing them.
  • shawnb199
    shawnb199 Posts: 135
    somebodyelsessky2020 wrote:
    I agree, it doesn't sound like something Ed would do. I hope this is not true, cause it's pretty STUPID. Gatorade Bottles or Vitamin water bottles or whatever sports drink it may be would look perfectly fine on stage. No need to portray being a wino if you're not really a wino.
    The only advantage to a wine bottle is that you can slosh it around without spilling more easily than you can with a Gatorade bottle. I have a buddy who sings in a band and does the same thing for that exact reason.

    Not saying that's Ed's reason. I think he gradually transitioned over time to more and more Gatorade in the bottles, and now it's just a habit.
  • Mamasan80
    Mamasan80 Posts: 298
    gndcd402 wrote:
    awilkins wrote:
    luckily he still sounds great!
    He sounds mediocre at best these days... They have to tune down a whole lot of songs now for him to even have a chance at singing them.

    Wow, thank you so much for someone finally acknowledging this on this message board. The cigarettes have made the fast songs sound terrible, and the growl is totally gone. Nevermind the upper register where his voice constantly cracks. At some point EV's got to realize that smoking is killing his voice, because, if not, eventually he's going to be just a guitar player. It's THAT bad on the uptempo songs. After hearing how far back Cornell's voice has come since he quit smoking, it would be great if Ed followed in his footsteps. On the other hand, Bono's another inspiration and WOW have cigs destroyed that voice.

    "I don't know about you, but personally, I wouldn't smoke that shit" - paraphrasing 3/2/92.

    Oh, and the Gatorade in the wine bottles is flat out lame. Pure and simple.
  • gndcd402
    gndcd402 Posts: 2,579
    dte421 wrote:
    gndcd402 wrote:
    awilkins wrote:
    luckily he still sounds great!
    He sounds mediocre at best these days... They have to tune down a whole lot of songs now for him to even have a chance at singing them.

    Wow, thank you so much for someone finally acknowledging this on this message board. The cigarettes have made the fast songs sound terrible, and the growl is totally gone. Nevermind the upper register where his voice constantly cracks. At some point EV's got to realize that smoking is killing his voice, because, if not, eventually he's going to be just a guitar player. It's THAT bad on the uptempo songs. After hearing how far back Cornell's voice has come since he quit smoking, it would be great if Ed followed in his footsteps. On the other hand, Bono's another inspiration and WOW have cigs destroyed that voice.

    "I don't know about you, but personally, I wouldn't smoke that shit" - paraphrasing 3/2/92.

    Oh, and the Gatorade in the wine bottles is flat out lame. Pure and simple.
    I like this guy 8-)
  • Shawshank
    Shawshank Posts: 1,018
    I know it's not 1993 anymore, but I was just watching this vid earlier and thinking about how good it sounded. When it comes down to it, the differences are huge, and being that this is before he started smoking I'm willing to bet it's more than just age.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNhID-Qnk0k
  • Disco
    Disco Posts: 91
    Sucks for his kids too. They're more likely to smoke is Daddy does it.

    The wife and I were talking about this on the way back from PJ20. I didn't see him smoke and had hoped he quit. The low end sounds nice with that "whisky and cigarettes" voice but as said earlier the high end suffers.

    In the end I hope he quits; not for us or himself but for his girls.
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    dte421 wrote:
    Oh, and the Gatorade in the wine bottles is flat out lame. Pure and simple.

    Until he hands YOU one ... come on its awesome interaction with his fans from way back

    it's called appreciation of tradition ...

    I will not say what is lame... I will not say who is lame

    but it is NOT Eddie ever!
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    gndcd402 wrote:
    awilkins wrote:
    luckily he still sounds great!
    He sounds mediocre at best these days... They have to tune down a whole lot of songs now for him to even have a chance at singing them.
    I take it you were not at his solo shows?

    His voice is better than ever ... if he no longer can scream and abuse his voice
    I for one would be ok with that ... cause that is what screaming does

    I used to cringe back in the day .. thinking please be careful with that heavenly voice

    times change and it's all for the better

    Cornell can be the scream as he always has

    Eddie will be the beautiful baritone so many love
  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    We all know smoking isn't good for you...if he wants to then it's his choice...being at his Solo show he sounded the best I have ever heard him...well at least on the boots... :lol: But either way they are going to turn the songs down because you really think at his age he can yelling Habit? :lol:
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  • Gmoney
    Gmoney Posts: 1,618
    Shawshank wrote:
    I know it's not 1993 anymore, but I was just watching this vid earlier and thinking about how good it sounded. When it comes down to it, the differences are huge, and being that this is before he started smoking I'm willing to bet it's more than just age.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNhID-Qnk0k
    How do we know when Ed started smoking?
    But I will admit, Ole on fallon was not pretty. Good song, but man eddie...
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