Eddie Vedder reading list

JHBein
JHBein Posts: 89
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Hi, everyone…..Besides Vonnegut and Bukowski, what other books/authors has Vedder cited as literary influences? Especially interested in fiction references.
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,146
    edited July 2021
    1. Sean Penn - Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff (Eddie)
    2. Mikhail Bulgakov - The Master and Margarita (Jeff)
    3. James Baldwin - Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems (Eddie)
    4. John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath (Mike)
    5. Norman Rush - Mating (Stone)
    6. Franz Kafka - Amerika (Matt)
    7. Chang-rae Lee - My Year Abroad (Stone)
    8. Rachel Cusk - Outline / Transit / kudos (Stone)
    9. David Blight - Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (Stone)
    10. Dan DeLuca - The Old Leatherman (Eddie)
    11. Daniel Quinn - Ishmael
    12. Howard Zinn - A People's History of the United States / You Can't be Neutral on a Moving Train (Eddie)
    13. Patti Smith - Just Kids
    14. Charles Bukowski - Factorum (Eddie)
    15. Jon Krakauer - Into the Wild / Into Thin Air (Eddie)
    16. Elizabeth Gilbert - Eat Pray Love (Eddie)
    17. Kurt Vonnegut - Cat's Cradle / A Man Without a Country (Eddie)
    18. Jonathan Evison - Legends of the North Cascades (Jeff & Stone)
    19. E.H. Ruddock - Vitalogy
    20. Rumi - The Essential Rumi / The Elusive Ones (Jeff)
    21. Naomi Klein - No Logo (mentions Eddie)
    22. Damien Echols - High Magick (Eddie)
    23. Jack Kerouac - On the Road
    24. Mark Wilkerson - Tomas Young's War (Eddie)
    25. Liu Cixin - The Three-Body Problem
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  • PJ5a1
    PJ5a1 Oceanside, NY Posts: 460
    Most recently he referenced Jack Kerouac in Quick Escape "a Kerouac sense of time"
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  • JBob87
    JBob87 Posts: 486
    I believe Ishmael by Daniel Quinn influenced DTE. I recommend.
  • NewJPage
    NewJPage Posts: 3,324
    edited July 2021
    About 20 years ago they all gave book ideas in a newsletter. Zinn, Quinn, and others were on it. They just released a reading list a few months ago too
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    6/26/98, 8/17/00, 10/8/00, 12/8/02, 12/9/02, 4/25/03, 5/28/03, 6/1/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 6/6/03, 6/12/03, 6/13/03, 6/15/03, 6/18/03, 6/21/03, 6/22/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03, 10/3/04, 10/5/04, 9/9/05, 9/11/05, 9/16/05, 5/16/06, 5/17/06, 5/19/06, 6/30/06, 7/23/06, 8/5/07, 6/30/08, 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 5/4/10, 5/7/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/11/13, 10/17/14, 8/20/16
  • RiotZact
    RiotZact Posts: 6,298
    JBob87 said:
    I believe Ishmael by Daniel Quinn influenced DTE. I recommend.
    100 times yes! Even if you don’t agree with everything he says, the perspective he lays out is fascinating. 
  • Dr.Teeth and the Electric Mayh
    Dr.Teeth and the Electric Mayh Posts: 1,180
    I want to say I heard about The Three Body Problem from one of the bands lists. 
    looking to hear of the earth
  • JHBein
    JHBein Posts: 89
    NewJPage said:
    About 20 years ago they all gave book ideas in a newsletter. Zinn, Quinn, and others were on it. They just released a reading list a few months ago too
    Really? Do you happen to have that list?
  • pleatherman
    pleatherman Posts: 472
    Pap said:
    1. Sean Penn - Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff (Eddie)
    2. Mikhail Bulgakov - The Master and Margarita (Jeff)
    3. James Baldwin - Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems (Eddie)
    4. John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath (Mike)
    5. Norman Rush - Mating (Stone)
    6. Franz Kafka - Amerika (Matt)
    7. Chang-rae Lee - My Year Abroad (Stone)
    8. Rachel Cusk - Outline / Transit / kudos (Stone)
    9. David Blight - Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (Stone)
    10. Dan DeLuca - The Old Leatherman (Eddie)
    11. Daniel Quinn - Ishmael
    12. Howard Zinn - A People's History of the United States / You Can't be Neutral on a Moving Train (Eddie)
    13. Patti Smith - Just Kids
    14. Charles Bukowski - Factorum (Eddie)
    15. Jon Krakauer - Into the Wild / Into Thin Air (Eddie)
    16. Elizabeth Gilbert - Eat Pray Love (Eddie)
    17. Kurt Vonnegut - Cat's Cradle / A Man Without a Country (Eddie)
    18. Jonathan Evison - Legends of the North Cascades (Jeff & Stone)
    19. E.H. Ruddock - Vitalogy
    20. Rumi - The Essential Rumi / The Elusive Ones (Jeff)
    21. Naomi Klein - No Logo (mentions Eddie)
    22. Damien Echols - High Magick (Eddie)
    23. Jack Kerouac - On the Road
    24. Mark Wilkerson - Tomas Young's War (Eddie)
    25. Liu Cixin - The Three-Body Problem
    What a great list!  Below are some additional books favored by the band.  There are bound to be some duplicates but here they are.  

  • pleatherman
    pleatherman Posts: 472
    Checking over the list, I looked up Madman's Drum and discovered it is actually a wordless novel, which sounds fascinating.  I am currently 2/3 of the way through Blood Meridian so I could probably use a break from words after I finish.
  • JHBein
    JHBein Posts: 89
    Yeah it sounds interesting for sure. 
    Meridian is an amazing book as well.
    Thanks for uploading that list!
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,146
    1. Sean Penn - Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff (Eddie)
    2. Mikhail Bulgakov - The Master and Margarita (Jeff)
    3. James Baldwin - Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems (Eddie)
    4. John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath (Mike)
    5. Norman Rush - Mating (Stone)
    6. Franz Kafka - Amerika (Matt)
    7. Chang-rae Lee - My Year Abroad (Stone)
    8. Rachel Cusk - Outline / Transit / kudos (Stone)
    9. David Blight - Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (Stone)
    10. Dan DeLuca - The Old Leatherman (Eddie)
    11. Daniel Quinn - Ishmael
    12. Howard Zinn - A People's History of the United States / You Can't be Neutral on a Moving Train (Eddie)
    13. Patti Smith - Just Kids
    14. Charles Bukowski - Factorum (Eddie)
    15. Jon Krakauer - Into the Wild / Into Thin Air (Eddie)
    16. Elizabeth Gilbert - Eat Pray Love (Eddie)
    17. Kurt Vonnegut - Cat's Cradle / A Man Without a Country (Eddie)
    18. Jonathan Evison - Legends of the North Cascades (Jeff & Stone)
    19. E.H. Ruddock - Vitalogy
    20. Rumi - The Essential Rumi / The Elusive Ones (Jeff)
    21. Naomi Klein - No Logo (mentions Eddie)
    22. Damien Echols - High Magick (Eddie)
    23. Jack Kerouac - On the Road
    24. Mark Wilkerson - Tomas Young's War (Eddie)
    25. Liu Cixin - The Three-Body Problem
    26. Kazuo Ishiguro - Klara and the Sun (Jeff)
    27. Louise Erdrich - The Sentence (Jeff)
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  • moozeekfan
    moozeekfan Posts: 195
    Good thread!

    I can't remember what interview I saw this in, but I definitely remember tracking the books down.  This was 1992 I want to say.  Someone asked Ed what he was reading and he replied:

    Letters To A Young Poet - Rainer Maria Rilke
    The Monkey Wrench Gang - Edward Abbey
    Target Center - Jun 30, 1998
    Allstate Arena - Oct 09, 2000
    Xcel Energy Center - Jun 16, 2003
    United Center - Jun 18, 2003
    Fort William Garden - Sep 09, 2005
    Xcel Energy Center - Jun 27, 2006
    United Center - Aug 23, 2009
    Xcel Energy Center - Oct 19, 2014
    Xcel Energy Center - August 31, 2023
    Xcel Energy Center - September 2, 2023
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,146

    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,146

    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • Foriginal Sin
    Foriginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,876
    Reading Into Thin Air was the most terrified I ever felt reading a book. If you like this author read The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
    Chicago 6/29/98, Alpine Valley(EV) 6/13/99, Alpine Valley 10/08/00, Chicago 10/09/00, Phoenix 10/20/00, Orlando 4/12/03, Tampa 4/13/03, San Diego 6/05/03, Vegas 6/06/03, Phoenix 6/07/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Orlando 10/08/04, D.C. 10/11/04, Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, LA 7/12/08, Chicago 8/23/09, Chicago 8/24/09, LA 10/07/09, San Diego 10/09/09 (Front Row Center, Finally), Phoenix(EV) 11/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Phoenix 11/19/13, Denver 10/22/14, Wrigley 8/20/16, Wrigley 8/22/16
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,308
    Pap said:

    Pap said:


    That's alot of books all read in 2022. 
  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,562
    A couple of titles scribbled out!? 🤷‍♂️
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,308

    Russell Banks was one of my favorite authors. After reading Affliction, Sweet Hereafter and Continental Drift, I was all in. Sweet Hereafter, in particular, reminded me of the melancholic landscape of my childhood. His book of short stories, The Angel on the Roof, is one of my go-to collections. Rest easy and thank you for the beautiful, insightful distractions. #russellbanks



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