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Eddie Vedder reading list

JHirschbeinJHirschbein Posts: 73
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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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    PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,268
    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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    PJ5a1PJ5a1 Oceanside, NY Posts: 418
    Most recently he referenced Jack Kerouac in Quick Escape "a Kerouac sense of time"
    If I were Eddie Vedder, would you like me any better? - Local H
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    JBob87JBob87 Posts: 431
    I believe Ishmael by Daniel Quinn influenced DTE. I recommend.
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    NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,301
    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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    RiotZactRiotZact Posts: 6,206
    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. 
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    Dr.Teeth and the Electric MayhDr.Teeth and the Electric Mayh Posts: 1,177
    I want to say I heard about The Three Body Problem from one of the bands lists. 
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    JHirschbeinJHirschbein Posts: 73
    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?
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    pleathermanpleatherman Posts: 470
    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.  

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    pleathermanpleatherman Posts: 470
    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.
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    JHirschbeinJHirschbein Posts: 73
    Yeah it sounds interesting for sure. 
    Meridian is an amazing book as well.
    Thanks for uploading that list!
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    PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,268
    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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    moozeekfanmoozeekfan Posts: 194
    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
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    PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,268

    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / London 2024
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    Foriginal SinForiginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,751
    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
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,838
    Pap said:

    Pap said:


    That's alot of books all read in 2022. 
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    BrainofBGABrainofBGA Australia Posts: 3,937
    A couple of titles scribbled out!? 🤷‍♂️
    Melbourne #1 '98
    Melbourne #2 '03
    Melbourne #3 '03
    Melbourne #1 '06
    Melbourne #3 '06
    Melbourne '09
    Melbourne '14
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,838

    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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    PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,268
    ^ Thanks! :smile:
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,838
    Pap said:
    ^ Thanks! :smile:
    Of course! 
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