WTF is Ed's problem???

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  • esealb00
    esealb00 Posts: 8
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I think hes just trying to add emotion to the show. Doing whatever he can to tap that extra passion.. sort of like when your trying to bench heavy waits and you have your friends calling you names to get riled up.. He was overall in a good mood at the Chicago shows, but I do remember him getting upset with the mic stand position and eventually slamming it down in rage.

    I was also at the Chicago shows and I* would say Ed was in a great mood. I don't think rage had anything to do with slamming the mic stand, remember Ed is a entertainer and I remember quite a few people getting a good laugh out of it. But if Ed ever does get mad its because people post STUPID things about him on the net, WTF.
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    Sexy2aFault wrote:
    Apparently Ed does need to chill sometimes..I sometimes wonder if the other PJ members dislike him some of the time... Mike on Single Video Theory said he gets scared of Ed on stage occasionally....Stone pretty much distanced himself from him in SPIN mag. last month and said they, while "friends", were not "palsy-walsy".

    I don't think Mike meant ed needs to chill with that remark ... do you remember ed back in the day? A lot of people were scared of him ... it was part of the pearl jam charm. it's not like he was mad at mike, and that's why mike was scared of him.

    I think you folks read waaaay too much into waaaay too much.
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  • ACCBootlegGoddess
    ACCBootlegGoddess Posts: 4,318
    There can be any number of reasons Ed got so pissed. He coulda been having a bad day to begin with. Who knows what happened in the afternoon...maybe he had an arguement with someone (won't elaborate cause I'll get banned), maybe he had a few people piss him off throughout the day and it set his mood for the evening.
    That photographer could have been the last straw or something. I'm hearing the black tag was intense and had more than we belong together in it.

    My point is this...cut him some slack folks. He is human, and as such is entitled to have a bad day. Let it go.

    You all saw a kick ass show regardless right?? THAT is the main thing.
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  • BangBug
    BangBug Posts: 34
    ddezso wrote:
    I thought it was Boom's fault



    yeah he thought they were booing boom
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  • janegosford
    janegosford Posts: 179
    Sexy2aFault wrote:
    Could be lead singer syndrome too...

    I remember thinking Dave Grohl was this extremely laid back cool individual too ,until I seen snap at his guitar player... He was not playing the right riff or not playing it to Dave's liking and Dave snapped at him and said "Play the right fucking riff..Jesus" and he glared at him...Poor fella look liked he had his heart ripped out..Felt kinda bad for him.

    I'd be devastated if Dave yelled at me too! I love the man. :D
  • hippiemom
    hippiemom Posts: 3,326
    iwasthere wrote:
    In Detroit, walking to the back of the stage with his face in his hands and half assed singing, I'm barely alive.
    He was upset because he could see luvistower and I getting harassed by security for no good reason during "Alive" and missing at least 10 minutes of the show ;)
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  • MagnusonPark82
    MagnusonPark82 Posts: 180
    Lol..i was at an Iron Maiden show in Seattle when Bruce Dickenson got really pissed at someone in the crowd. He said he was gonna go to that person's house and take a shit on his porch.
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  • Heatherj43
    Heatherj43 Posts: 1,254
    I saw him put his head in hands and go sit down on the side of the stage in Detroit. I didn't take it that he was pissed. I thought he was getting drunk.
    I thought Alive kicked ass, so he was just feeling his buzz.
    At the end of the night, the entire band applauded the crowd at least twice.
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  • sward
    sward Posts: 586
    Then there is the whole possibility, albeit remote..that people are MISINTERPRETING the whole thing!

    Who knows..I wasn't there..but I often read posts where people are surmising the motives or moods of whatever band member, and it is baseless...we have no way of knowing.
  • driventotears
    driventotears Posts: 54
    Camden II he was upset about something - he was throwing stuff around (some of that is typical) and then after throwing the towel at the camera guy or whoever - he left the stage while the guys finished up...but he came back ou and seemed intense as ever but fine...but again who knows what/why...he is just human...I just enjoy every freakin minute of it...Sunday night's show was awesome....great set list and the crowd where I was (sec 102) was cool. Sat. was another story - I had bad seats (204 back corner) cause I missed out on fan club tix and I was surrounded by so many dorks that were there just to say they went to the show - talking, going in and out, bascially clapping during just one or two TEN songs.... So bad I could hear my self sing...and that is awful....but I had fun - just gets me pissed though...Sunday made up for it 150%....I can't wait for Rutherford...inside staduims seem so much better to me....I wish they would play the freakin spectrum again!!!
  • PJaddicted
    PJaddicted Posts: 1,432
    Out of the ten shows I've been to....I saw him really angry at one....he was hit by coins being thrown from the audience.

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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    slightofjeff wrote:
    I think you folks read waaaay too much into waaaay too much.

    i think i agree with this - its not like its the first time ed has smashed a mic stand into the stage... i was toward the back of 200, so i didn't really have a clue about any of this (except seeing the mic stand smashdown but that's not really that unusual to me)
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Spilt Tincture wrote:
    It's Stone's fault.
    no

    Stone was the problem.
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,962
    JaneNY wrote:
    i think i agree with this - its not like its the first time ed has smashed a mic stand into the stage... i was toward the back of 200, so i didn't really have a clue about any of this (except seeing the mic stand smashdown but that's not really that unusual to me)

    I was there and he was definitely pissed about something. He didn't just smash the mike stand he picked it up and hurled towards the back of the stage. I actually thought it was pretty cool, but he was definitely pissed off.
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    pjhawks wrote:
    I was there and he was definitely pissed about something. He didn't just smash the mike stand he picked it up and hurled towards the back of the stage. I actually thought it was pretty cool, but he was definitely pissed off.

    I wasn't there ... but I will say ed has been known to smash mic stands, throw mic stands, do all sorts of stuff. doesn't neccesarily mean he's pissed off about anything in particular. it could just mean he's feeling a particular song.

    many of the songs ARE angry songs, you know.

    just a thought.
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  • Mrs.Vedder78
    Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    iwasthere wrote:
    Just got back from Philly, so don't mind me if has already been discussed.

    I've been to 2 shows this tour now where Ed has got pissy and showed it on stage. last night, throwing shit and even leaving the stage early. In Detroit, walking to the back of the stage with his face in his hands and half assed singing, I'm barely alive.

    Does anyone know what the problem was at either one of these shows?. In Detroit, it looked like he was just a little trashed, and upset about his mic chord getting caught on stuff. Then last night, the problem looked to be in the crowd, as he did throw a towel at someone, just before he left the stage.

    Anyone?


    The towel was thrown once and it hit him when he was playing the guitar and singing, he threw it back and then they threw the shit back on the stage so at that point Ed got pissd and grabbed the towel (or it might have been a shirt) and he threw it back really pissed...

    I dont blame him thouh, what's the point of throwing stuff like that on the singer when he is performing??

    :rolleyes:
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  • SPALMA
    SPALMA Posts: 2,279
    Uhhh..... http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=195550
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  • Flannel Shirt
    Flannel Shirt Posts: 1,021
    I have read through this thread and cant help but think some of you are new to this band????

    YOUTUBE Pearl Jam and watch old gigs. Ed smashes a hole in the stage and leaves through it, he has smashed guitars, he jumps from the rafters, he has lectured security, he throws his mic stands at almost every show, he always looks pissed and intense, he is always spitting everywhere......

    whats the problem?
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Flannel Shirt wrote:
    I have read through this thread and cant help but think some of you are new to this band????

    YOUTUBE Pearl Jam and watch old gigs. Ed smashes a hole in the stage and leaves through it, he has smashed guitars, he jumps from the rafters, he has lectured security, he throws his mic stands at almost every show, he always looks pissed and intense, he is always spitting everywhere......

    whats the problem?

    yeah that was kind of my point, but you put it way better.
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  • luvisatower
    luvisatower Posts: 1,078
    hippiemom wrote:
    He was upset because he could see luvistower and I getting harassed by security for no good reason during "Alive" and missing at least 10 minutes of the show ;)
    yep...that's why he was upset in detroit
    i'm not sure why he was upset in camden..i wasnt there...
    but he was definitely pissed about hippiemom and I getting hassled by the so called "guest services"...
    i know I was pissed off about it.
    but all's well that ends well.
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