Why I love Pearl Jam, by Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul
http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-09-29/pearl-jam-album-eddie-vedder-breaking-bad-aaron-paul
The Breaking Bad star reveals what happened the day he bought Pearl Jam's debut album
Can you remember what happened on the day you bought your very first album? Do you remember the sense of anticipation as you entered the shop, flipped through the vinyl and CD racks until you found what you wanted and walked to the counter? That journey home felt like it was going to take forever.
Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul remembers very clearly what happened the day he purchased Pearl Jam’s Ten in an Idaho mall, and those memories came flooding back as he crossed paths with Eddie Vedder at the Global Citizen festival in New York on September 24.
Posting a selfie with the singer on his Instagram account last night, Paul was moved to write about the events that took place on August 27, 1991.
“That month I will never forget,” writes Paul. “That was the one time I owned only one album and I cherished that damn thing. It was mine. It was my 12th birthday and I showed up to this small record store inside of our local mall with a sock full of change that I collected specifically to buy Pearl Jam’s first album. I came home with my new birthday gift I had just bought myself and I was beaming. Could not wait to listen to it. I opened the door to my home and I could feel the silence in my bones. My house was empty.
“Now you need to know that I come from a very large family and to walk inside of our home with nobody there was extremely rare,” he continues. “I mean it was my birthday after all and nobody was home. I was alone. Where was everyone?
“So then of course I took advantage of the situation and put the record on and turned it up. For hours and hours just listening to this record over and over again. But where was everyone? Seriously. Eventually the house phone rang with this music blaring in the background and I ran to pick it up hoping it was my mother singing happy birthday to me. It was my mother but she wasn't singing…
“She said… ‘Honey, we're at the hospital.’
“My heart sank and time stood still and all I could hear was Eddie singing in the background. My mother then explained to me that my sister had just given birth. She had given birth to a little girl the same day Pearl Jam’s first album came out. On my birthday.
“So many emotions went through me on that day and this man was a huge part of that. I love coming of age stories. Goonies, Stand By Me, The Wonder Years. Kids just trying to figure it all out. I will never forget the end of that summer. The summer where I turned 12, listening to my first record, alone inside of my house, on my birthday, wondering where the hell everyone was.”
The Breaking Bad star reveals what happened the day he bought Pearl Jam's debut album
Can you remember what happened on the day you bought your very first album? Do you remember the sense of anticipation as you entered the shop, flipped through the vinyl and CD racks until you found what you wanted and walked to the counter? That journey home felt like it was going to take forever.
Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul remembers very clearly what happened the day he purchased Pearl Jam’s Ten in an Idaho mall, and those memories came flooding back as he crossed paths with Eddie Vedder at the Global Citizen festival in New York on September 24.
Posting a selfie with the singer on his Instagram account last night, Paul was moved to write about the events that took place on August 27, 1991.
“That month I will never forget,” writes Paul. “That was the one time I owned only one album and I cherished that damn thing. It was mine. It was my 12th birthday and I showed up to this small record store inside of our local mall with a sock full of change that I collected specifically to buy Pearl Jam’s first album. I came home with my new birthday gift I had just bought myself and I was beaming. Could not wait to listen to it. I opened the door to my home and I could feel the silence in my bones. My house was empty.
“Now you need to know that I come from a very large family and to walk inside of our home with nobody there was extremely rare,” he continues. “I mean it was my birthday after all and nobody was home. I was alone. Where was everyone?
“So then of course I took advantage of the situation and put the record on and turned it up. For hours and hours just listening to this record over and over again. But where was everyone? Seriously. Eventually the house phone rang with this music blaring in the background and I ran to pick it up hoping it was my mother singing happy birthday to me. It was my mother but she wasn't singing…
“She said… ‘Honey, we're at the hospital.’
“My heart sank and time stood still and all I could hear was Eddie singing in the background. My mother then explained to me that my sister had just given birth. She had given birth to a little girl the same day Pearl Jam’s first album came out. On my birthday.
“So many emotions went through me on that day and this man was a huge part of that. I love coming of age stories. Goonies, Stand By Me, The Wonder Years. Kids just trying to figure it all out. I will never forget the end of that summer. The summer where I turned 12, listening to my first record, alone inside of my house, on my birthday, wondering where the hell everyone was.”
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Awesome. Pearl Jam and Breaking Bad 2 of my favorite things. Plus Aaron is from Idaho and so am I.0
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His love for PJ and Bright Eyes is extremely genuine.I'm a lucky man to count on both hands the ones I love.
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Why I love Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul, by a Pearl Jam fan0
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That's a really great story.Chicago '13
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Yes!
(Tuco Sulamanca loves PJ too. (Sure I misspelled his name, loved that character on BB)The love he receives is the love that is saved0 -
Nice! I just started re-watching BB last week with my husband since he had never seen it before. And I remember the day my friend handed me Ten and said "you have to listen to even flow and garden first". That's when it all began for me.I'll ride the wave where it takes me...Orlando 4/24/92 & 8/23/92, Miami 3/28/94, Ft Laud 10/7/96, Alpine Valley 6/26/98, Missoula 9/30/12, EV Jax 11/24/12 & 11/25/12, Chicago (Wrigley) 7/19/13, Charlottesville 10/29/13, Charlotte 10/30/13, Tulsa 10/8/14, Lincoln 10/9/14, Denver 10/22/14, Jacksonville 4/12/16, Greenville 4/16/16, Telluride 7/9/16, Boston (Fenway) 8/5/16 & 8/7/16, Seattle (Safeco) 8/10/18, Boston (Fenway) 9/2/18 & 9/4/18, Dana Point 10/1/21 & 10/2/21, MSG 9/11/22, Denver 9/22/22, Austin 9/18/23 & 9/19/23.0
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Yeeeaa bitch!!!!it's a fragile thing, this life we lead.
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took me awhile to get on the BB bandwagon and actually watch it...I was one of those people that refused to watch a show because it was popular and man was I missing out...once I started it was binge-style watching and it was greatPorchgirlCO said:Nice! I just started re-watching BB last week with my husband since he had never seen it before. And I remember the day my friend handed me Ten and said "you have to listen to even flow and garden first". That's when it all began for me.
Glad to see he is a fan of the band
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I remember they had an exchange on twitter a couple years ago. Aaron Paul wrote something praising the band, the band responded.Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 250
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pretty awesome8/28/98- Camden, NJ
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I like that he likes PJ Yo.Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/20140
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Is it weird that he says he went home and put the record on, but the US vinyl didn't come out till 1994. Maybe it was an import, or maybe he just uses record in general and refers to CDs as records.0
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Good point.MedozK said:Is it weird that he says he went home and put the record on, but the US vinyl didn't come out till 1994. Maybe it was an import, or maybe he just uses record in general and refers to CDs as records.
I read that too and I remember the day I bought ten on tape.
A record (where I was at the time) wasn't an option.
My biggest memory of ten is on tape.0 -
What a series of miraculous events that befell this 12 year old boy with the sock full of change, who then wound up as a famous actor. Maybe he is method acting. Or maybe he is lying.MedozK said:Is it weird that he says he went home and put the record on, but the US vinyl didn't come out till 1994. Maybe it was an import, or maybe he just uses record in general and refers to CDs as records.
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Get in line famous guy!www.cluthelee.com0
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I have no doubt he's a huge fan but I'm calling BS on this story... 99.9% of the world had no idea who Pearl Jam was on the day the album was released. It didn't really catch fire until the following year. I find it hard to believe a 12 year old kid was saving his money to buy the debut album of band nobody had heard of.MedozK said:Is it weird that he says he went home and put the record on, but the US vinyl didn't come out till 1994. Maybe it was an import, or maybe he just uses record in general and refers to CDs as records.
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Yes,tape. I couldn't afford the CD.PJfanwillneverleave1 said:
Good point.MedozK said:Is it weird that he says he went home and put the record on, but the US vinyl didn't come out till 1994. Maybe it was an import, or maybe he just uses record in general and refers to CDs as records.
I read that too and I remember the day I bought ten on tape.
A record (where I was at the time) wasn't an option.
My biggest memory of ten is on tape.0
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