Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament sit down with Bill Simmons | The Bill Simmons Podcast

Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament talk with Bill Simmons about Pearl Jam's longevity, their band's many intersections with sports, respect for Taylor Swift, artificial intelligence in music and much more.
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[@dy120481]

In 2019 I flew to Seattle to chill with my cousin and his family. He's in this hip little neighborhood called West Seattle, which has a ton of cool shops, bars, restaurants, and an old school theater called The Admiral. One night, we walked to The Admiral to catch Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. As the previews were stating, a guy walked in, waving his hands to get the attention of two women behind us. I tapped my cousin on the shoulder and said "dude, that's Eddie Vedder." My cuz looks up, and said "holy shit, that's Eddie Vedder." I Googled his wife, and sure enough, she was one of the gals behind us. As the movie ended, we went to the lobby and saw them. We were heading to the exit, and I was next in line behind him. He was holding the door open for me, and as I was going to attempt to speak with him, I noticed two elderly women behind me. I couldn't in good conscience not hold the door for them, so I thanked him for holding the door and told him I got it. He noticed that I was holding the door for the women, looked me dead in my face, and said "good for you, man." Getting recognition for holding the door from him was equally as cool as actually talking with him. He walked off with the women, and that was that. As a now 42 year old growing up in Houston, it was almost like seeing Bugs Bunny in real life. Was a cool moment.

[@georgebrown4626]

Awesome story!

[@dy120481]

@@georgebrown4626 Haha. Thanks, man. Was a cool moment. I also didn't like the movie, so it made it worth the watch🤷🏼‍♂️

[@steves9964]

This type of thing is what it's all about. Thanks for sharing...

[@lancelotthanksalot7777]

Do u think he knew you recognized him?

[@dy120481]

@@lancelotthanksalot7777 I would assume so. I imagine he gets it all the time. My cousin said he lives in that area, though, so maybe people there generally leave him be.

[@webslinger48]

Definitely would love to see Rick Beato spend an hour with these guys.

[@thesmodieman6526]

YES!!!! and sans Eddie...Stone and Jeff maybe....love Eddie but he wanders and seems to never be locked in in these interview situations....Bill isn;t the best to pull information either

[@KayJayUUay]

Absolutely agree with you. This interview was pretty sloppy in my view, especially after seeing the apple music interview and tour of their extraordinary HQ. I think these guys were pretty patient with Bill and quite cordial. Rick would absolutely smash it he's become the benchmark for serious musician interviews.

[@maggieshevelew1693]

@@KayJayUUayI agree! The stupidity of some of these questions! Jeff and Ed were very patient and trying their best, but you can see Ed struggling to understand the point of half these topics. He doesn’t love interviews as it is. I wouldn’t blame him for retreating from them again.

[@JoshPainterDrums]

Agreed. Rick interviewed Matt Cameron recently, in case you missed it. Was great.

[@Jllyrol311]

Pass

[@propjoe1060]

Its hard to imagine that Jeff Ament is over 60 years old.

[@erbish82]

He's childfree!

[@NK-bz9wb]

I dated guys in their 20s and 30s that look older than Jeff lol. It's unbelievable. My dad is 64

[@marianamelo2207]

@@erbish82he’s a man!

[@marianamelo2207]

@@erbish82he’s a man 🙂

[@coldacre]

yeah he dresses like a 16 year old

[@craigdavies1117]

Beautiful to see how close Eddie and Jeff are after all these years.

[@jeff7764]

Aren’t they like the closest out of all of the band mates? Or is it Stone and Jeff?

[@jimmysmack123]

A few years back I went to a local shop to get a new fin for my surfboard. Place was empty, just me and my wife. I'm sitting there waiting for the shop guy to get my fin and the door opens up and some guy with his kid walk in and start looking at the boards rack in front of me. I don't pay them much attention, just keeping my nose in my phone, browsing. Then I see out of my peripheral that the guy was moving closer to me, so I glance up... and it's Eddie. After my brain de-fizzles enough I work up enough gumption to say, "Eddie?" He looks over and says "Yeah?" I got up and walked up to him... he put his hand out and I shook it. We chatted for about 2-3 minutes. Feeling like I had taken enough of his time, I ask if he'd mind taking a selfie, He says "sure." I snap a couple and thank him and sat back down on the bench to wait for my fin. He walked out of the room a few moments later. I got back on my phone to text my wife about what just happened, and midtext I hear a little voice, "Excuse me..." I look up and it was his daughter. She was maybe 10 or 11 at the time.. and she goes "Dad said to give you this." and hands me one of his picks. I've been a life-long fan of his and the band... and was already beside myself getting to chat with him as long as I did. Him sending over the pick was such a thoughtful and genuinely cool gesture. They say don't meet your heroes... but sometimes, it works out pretty great when you do.

[@hugheskc]

That's a really cool story ❤

[@streetspirit956]

That's a great story dude.

[@jimm3379]

So cool!

[@jm4871]

That's cool. I just met Jeff in Vancouver on Sunday. He was having coffee downstairs at our hotel. Total shock n excited. He was so friendly and relaxed. Gave me a pick n took a pic too. Saturday was a great show but I think Monday was better. Lifelong memories...

[@karent2419]

Well that put a little tear in my eye. Well told. I don't know how he does it but it seems like these are the stories everybody tells of his kindness and generosity.

[@randywilson1578]

Eddie Vedder to me, seems unbelievably unbothered by everything around him, but deeply caring in what interests him, awesome man, I’m 45 and have never really heard or came across interviews with him, now will never pass another one by

[@davepirtle9790]

A man of principle . Says little but when he speaks people listen. These types are my idols and I try to model myself after them ( and fail miserably most times). Some people like Eddie just have it.

[@leinonibishop9480]

there are quite a few interviews with him here on youtube (lightning bolt interviews on the pearl jam channel among lots of others). he also did an audio book on audible not too long ago that's called I AM Mine, which is really good. he also did an iconoclasts mini doc with laird hamilton a few years back that's really good. it's also here on youtube.

[@archivalangel]

He is thoughtful, and I’m guessing on the hashish.

[@maggieshevelew1693]

@@archivalangel Eddie smoked weed in the early days of PJ, but stopped as soon as his daughters were born (about 20 years ago).

[@archivalangel]

@@maggieshevelew1693 wrong

[@SuperDayv]

Eddie has a supernatural quality to him. I can't stop watching him, even when he isn't speaking. Amazing.

[@maryellengonthier5274]

Totally agree! I find I keep watching him with a permanent smile on my face :)

[@hlinville6034]

Wizardry

[@karent2419]

I'm transfixed as well! So thoughtful. And always so quick witted

[@SonicVisionX]

It's called fanboy-ism.

[@MalcolmMcLoughlin]

I met him briefly after they recorded on Jools Holland at the BBC in London and can concur. He walked into an after show party and the atmosphere in the room just shifted. Amazing human!

[@sandybourdeau9300]

You guys saved a lot of lives with Ten. Your honesty in your lyrics reached many kids, my son included. I love you guys and I am so thankful.

[@kevinshauntedtoybox8121]

I named my son after Eddie for this reason. I like to think that I would have made it through on my own, but Pearl Jam made me feel so much less alone in the dark. A band for the ages.

[@braziliantvhd2768]

Don't think Eddie cares for a lot of Bill's questions

[@Squatch_11]

This was hard to listen to. Bill is NOT a good interviewer for something like this. You could tell almost immediately that Eddie wanted to get out of there.

[@Torontonian06]

It’s clear Ed wants to play the Super Bowl and use AI to write the set lists going forward. 😂

[@coldacre]

Eddie is far above him as a human being

[@spinblackcircles]

He’s like that in every interview. He acts like he doesn’t understand what the question is and takes forever to give a response and rarely actually answers the question lmao

[@brendanhill1868]

That interview was perfectly fine. ​@@Squatch_11

[@robertmatas4192]

Some horrible/dumb questions... very nicely handled by Jeff and Eddie.

[@robpaxson4455]

Simmons is NOT a good interviewer

[@jimdieselpepe4604]

Bill Simmons completely out of his element.

[@jaradwilson1251]

Yep Annoying...the sport references are really not needed

[@truthspirit4433]

Eddie Vedder is miserable. Not a clear thought in that brain. He puts the NAP in SyNAPses.

[@brendanhill1868]

This is a good interview. He is a sports guy, they like sports, they know each other. Don't know what ye expect. Some Zane Low bootlicking maybe.

[@MrThobias711]

Saw Pearl Jam July 1998 in Seattle. A park by the needle. As a 20 yr old kid, it was the amazing moment in my life at the time. I crowd surfed over the security gate and Eddie was right in front of me. Thank you for that guys!

[@mcgavinj]

Memorial stadium!

[@torinjames08]

The 21st and the the 22nd. I was at the second show. I was 18 and it will forever be the greatest concert ever. When the huge disco ball came down and shined across the crowd it was epic to say the least.

[@briankennedy1192]

95 in Sydney Australia was the band at it's best for me....

[@artistjjebsen]

Any band which can stay together for decades deserves respect. Metallica, The Rolling Stones, U2, Aerosmith, even Coldplay.

[@theq937]

“Even Coldplay” 😂 brutal

[@janterrirocks]

even crazier are the bands like U2 and Radiohead who've been together for 30+ years with the same lineup!

[@DaringDan]

I was at that Del Mar show Jeff is talking about at Bing Crosby Pavilion. They opened for Nirvana and Chili Peppers. I had no idea who they were. Ed climbs the lighting rig and is shaking it back and forth. He hangs upside down from the top. It was so high. He rides the audience and then comes back and finishes the song. They were so good RHCP and Nirvana should have opened for them. It was life altering watching that.

[@TravelingbyTacoma]

I was at that show too... damn, I'm old. Can't beat the 90's man.

[@billcrotts5456]

PJ is twice as good as Nirvana and about 380 times better than RHCP

[@TravelingbyTacoma]

For me, they’re all in their own category and great. Mudhoney is still greatest PNW band ever.

[@Julieroo28]

I wish a man would look at me the way Jeff looks at Ed. 😍

[@karent2419]

He's always smiling at him when Ed is telling stories on stage too.

[@Julieroo28]

@@karent2419 Jeff looks like such a sweet guy.

[@ReadingsbyDom]

I would imagine there are ones that do, but -

[@nikmartin6668]

Jeff Ament hasn't aged a day. Awesome to learn about their batting cage!

[@donsheley4844]

Eddie Vedder has a great voice. He should be doing some voice overs. Audio books? Documentaries? Narrator?

[@ReadingsbyDom]

Much gratitude to Vedder and Ament for providing time and for their openness. Mr. Simmons, thank you as well. I'm 56, been to every PJ tour since 1995, and thoroughly enjoyed the open conversation. This is one of the first times that I've seen someone address the authenticity vide which was a necessity in the 1990's. Also, I do miss the pre-social media days. If a person wanted to insult, disparage, or criticize another, it was done face-to-face, or vocally. Consideration for fellow human beings is lost in today's world because of Social Media.

[@TerryAlan-bh8bc]

Yeah , it’s awful online .

[@travismegale6796]

I think Eddie prefers responding to more direct questioning. I don’t think he just wants to be led into reminiscing about the ‘good ol’ days’.

[@mcnell311]

I think Bill wanted it to be a “hang” but, Pearl Jam aint your sports watchin buddies. They have you there to promote their album… nothing more

[@gabrielleodhammar79]

@@mcnell311 just that both Eddie and Jeff are really into sports, someone also wrote in the comments here that they are friends with him, so probably thats why they did the interview, even though they are very restrictive about doing interviews. They were not there just "to promote their album", thats not their style

[@leinonibishop9480]

eddie's intense personality always gets all the attention (good and bad) but jeff and stone really need some credit for persevering with music and being determined to make a band that would last from the very beginning. even though stone and jeff never got along very well they were committed to making a band stay together and willing to work through whatever problems came up.

[@nicholasclarke124]

I love how so many people from so many places and situations..... have such true authentic fond memories of meeting any of the guys from Pearl Jam! I got to see Brad... at the ottobar in Baltimore an awesome venue that any band or artist coming up plays, the Ottobar is the tour stop in Baltimore. It was s was in 2010, i just saw stone in the alley next to the tour bus before the show...and i was basically spewing as fan how much i love him and ..pearl jam.... and how it was an honor to meet him..... and then he thanked me..... he said thanks for coming to the show tonight. My girlfriend took a pic of us.......and then he said , i'll see you inside. It was such an intimate cool show. Stone hung out afterwards and took pics with some people, but what I noticed and felt was that Stone was so normal..... chill and not "rock star"......... that was the coolest thing to me. He talked to everyone after the show... he was cool as could be. Special night!

[@karent2419]

That's what I keep thinking too. Even watching him on stage from the other night and in like t-shirt and blue jeans. How can they still just seem like regular guys? They make me feel like we're all in this together and that is truly remarkable

[@nancyjones4991]

It’s rare I actually watch these things but I gotta say, this interview makes you love these guys even more.

[@GenericMan41]

What a horrendous interview. Bills the worst at asking questions. He only interviews people so he can validate his own takes. Every question is super leading. I can’t imagine the balls it takes to go into an interview like this with literally nothing prepared. What a waste of everyone’s time.

[@KayJayUUay]

I couldn't agree more. I struggled through it. There are so few PJ interviews these days. Broken Record did a great one and so too Apple Music. Who asks about a concept record by asking if this is a conceit record? Eddy tried to help him out there but it was dead in the water by that stage. Such a pity.

[@regansteed2197]

It becomes clear he’s a pop culture guy but doesn’t really understand music. What was fascinating (and disappointing) was how poorly he asked some questions around sports. It’s still great to hear these guys talk about music and life.

[@marumaruko_47]

I commented by myself already about the missing opportunity to talk about the inclusion of Present Tense in The Last Dance, but just now I came across the thing with the setlists. What a cool thing from Bill to mention that and just when Eddie was talking about it and was seemingly ready to dive in deeper into the process of creating setlists Bill throws that chance away and goes over to Jeff asking him about his connection to sports. How tone deaf can an interviewer be.

[@AEducationTX]

Bill stop interrupting them. Good lord. Let them finish.

[@Paladin_HGWT57]

I think it’s his style for audio podcasting where he feels compelled to keep the pace going and to prevent listeners from getting alienated. But you’re right, it doesn’t translate well to this style of interview.

[@CINEMARTYR]

Seriously.

[@alexcwilliams]

Maybe he’s doing just fine

[@crispiest99]

Eddie wasn’t interested in doing the retrospective thing and Bill kept pushing it.

[@4Realzeaz]

The idea of seeing Ed inspecting avocados in a grocery store is hilarious. I'd be like, nah, that can't be him.

[@TRettin817]

I like that Bill is doing these on KZbin now. I was listening to the podcast but then realized I could watch it. Pretty sick!

[@karent2419]

I listen to the podcast specifically for this interview but then when he said was on video I'm watching it all over again and it's a million times better!

[@Demitrival]

Eddie Vedder clocked the interviewer’s back handed compliments

[@Julieroo28]

What were the backhanded compliments?

[@nicholasclarke124]

@@Julieroo28 Im guessing the constant references to the 90s

[@nicholasclarke124]

Pearl Jam has been one of the most prolific touring bands that delivers balls out shows every show. Im lucky enough to have seen them 14 times ... i think... maybe more. Ten came out when i was in 7th grade......, didnt see them live till the No Code tour.

[@IAmAdvanced]

Eddie ain’t playing games lmaoooo love it

[@nathandahlstrom2319]

Jeff looks younger now than 30 years ago. Fuckin A

[@TheNBSPerry]

Wow. Guess they're making the rounds... please get an interview with Rick Beato!!

[@Lets_RC]

Awesome idea!!!

[@jeff7764]

His interview with Robert Deleo from STP was incredible, Bill Simmons interviewing these guys is not the best choice

[@PeteOliva]

Seriously great idea. Rick loves PJ. He just did an interview with Matt not too long ago but I'd love one with the full band!

[@philipbates9648]

Would've never guessed Johnny Ramone had the third largest collection in the world of 8x10's signed by MLB players. Over 5,000!

[@EdFredHernandez]

I really love what Jeff Ament was saying about the magic of creating music organically versus the use of AI

[@cathy2210]

How does Jeff ament still look the same?????!!! 😍

[@barbaramelian509]

I have no idea who the interviewer is, but he annoyed the hell out of me with his constant interruptions and attempts to lead Jeff and Ed's answers. Ed is a very thoughtful speaker, it would have been nice to give him enough space and time to fully develop his responses without getting interrupted constantly. I loved Jeff's input though, and it's beautiful to see how well they two get along after so many years.

[@janski1982]

Obviously you don’t follow sports

[@barbaramelian509]

@@janski1982 I do! But obviously you are from the U.S. and assume people from the rest of the wide world give a damn about your sports.

[@winthorpetrois]

He's a guy who has played Pearl Jam to open and close his podcasts forever.

[@winthorpetrois]

@@barbaramelian509 Yet your opinions have the whole world riveted.

[@jimclawley9117]

No way, I’m loving this interview

[@apolloguitars]

Teared up several times. But, Eddie talking about Matt’s drumming… I smiled b/c the drums stood out in ways that I can’t explain. Matt is special. And so is Pearl Jam. Great interview.

[@buzlink]

Nah, Pearl Jam hasn't been the same with Matt drumming.

[@apolloguitars]

@@buzlink nah

[@toddprater14]

This new album would be even better with Dave abruzzses drumming on it… I kinda lost interest after he was fired , I was not interested as much after vitalogy…. There were some good songs here and there , but something definitely was missing the chaotic drumming was missed ..

[@Julieroo28]

@@toddprater14 Yet here you are. 😂

[@toddprater14]

@@Julieroo28 I’m here cause the new albums a step back in in direction of their first 3 albums and it would sound even better if Dave A. Was drumming on it .

[@deeveeoh]

Don't know who Bill Simmons is, but this as my first time watching/hearing him interview anybody, I have zero interest to watch/hear him do it again...this felt like being on a bad first date with someone that asks the most awkward questions and makes the most awkward comments 🫠

[@ryanchoke]

Lol bad first date for sure good analogy

[@FidelChaztro-1800]

Love hearing Eddie Vedder doing these interviews.But what i'd have loved even more is hearing young eddie doing in depth interviews like this back in the day when they started out.

[@EddieEd-sw1po]

They also did Stern show ( didnt hear it) but PJ is alive. Summer of Pearl Jam mannnn, growing up, I use to blast TEN all the timeeeeeeeeeee. Never, ever got sick of that Legend Album. Then Vs! Holy shit that was a Banger too, and Vitalogy. The music of my youth....and they didnt fall off either. If you lost track of them, you have to hear Just Breathe, Future Days, Sirens, or The End...some of the best songs everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr by PJ.

[@drenwicked]

The Apple Music interview on KZbin is the best thing I’ve seen in a long while.

[@chriswoudstra765]

I love Ed in this interview because it reminds me of the way he was in that 91' interview with him and Stone where he's not really taking it too seriously and seems like he might be a bit high. He's making a lot of the same facial expressions, mostly because he's probably thinking about surfing, The Who and Joe Strummer.

[@jimclawley9117]

This is the best interview I’ve seen of them in a while. I’m 12 mins in so watch rest when I’m back.

[@spinblackcircles]

Go watch the one with Zane Lowe it’s 10x better than this one. This one is kinda hard to watch it honestly

[@jimclawley9117]

@@spinblackcircles it’s not mate. Zane Lowe is so up their arse it’s cringe. This is just sports and music fans shooting the shit. It’s a lot more relaxed and you get more laid back discussion. Loads better

[@spinblackcircles]

@@jimclawley9117 you’re telling me I didn’t have a hard time watching it? Lol Eddie acts like everything Bill asks him is stupid and basically refuses to play along or answer anything directly. It took me 3 sit downs to get through this interview, I watched Zane’s in one night

[@auzzieamerican]

The wine insta idea was funny. Jeff’s take on songwriters using AI was excellent.

[@teck6974]

Bill Simmons interview is as if Chris Farley was doing an interview, "you remember....that was great"

[@toddprater14]

Haha, you remember when you were a beatle? And your said the love you give is the love you take? Is that true? Haha chris Farley was so awesome.

[@karent2419]

Excellent chuckle you gave me!

[@johndevlin3532]

Fantastic Pod! Eddie's story about the chili peppers and shooting hoops was 1 hundred

[@Lebowski55]

Jeff and Eddie are legends

[@lancegraham7722]

I like this album," won't tell " is possibly the best song from dark matter.

[@manjamaksimovic3534]

Thanks for the company. Greetings from very near to Porto Ercole in Tuscany where Ed wrote at least one song.

[@Karbon_Based_Life_Form]

Bill is surprised that Yield is one of Jeff’s favorite albums, yet Bill immediately proceeds to say that the vibe in 1998 was special. You didn’t connect that? I guess you didn’t watch “Single Video Theory.”

[@karent2419]

It was such a strange reaction! I'm thinking Yield is a huge album! WTF

[@Karbon_Based_Life_Form]

@@karent2419 Exactly. There was such a collaborative effort on that album.

[@bennyfriis601]

Incredible interview. Thanks Bill (and of course Jeff and Eddie!)

[@izzoaum]

Thank you for this. This was the good shit.

[@PutXi_Whipped]

But first…Pearl Jam

[@Sweet3532]

Absolutely, Rick asks particularly thoughtful/informed questions!

[@Khaled-iq3hw]

Was surfing Doheny State Beach at Dana point in 2016, and I heard (while paddling) soundcheck rehearsal of a weird "Shine on you crazy diamond" version with a tribal kind of drumming! Focused further, was Eddie rehearsing with Jack Irons! Didn't then know about the event (flew 1/2 way around the world to SoCal).

[@gabrielleodhammar79]

The interviewer seems obsessed with the 90’s, he keps repeating stuff like ”it’s been more than 30 years now”, or says “now that you’re older” it seems kind of disrespectful. It’s like the only thing that defines them is this huge success they had in the beginning? Like, why not ask a question about all they’ve done between 98-2020? He asks about each album but STOPS at yield (1998) because he feels the need to explain to Eddie and Jeff that all bands peaks after six years. Dude, the band has released more albums after yield, than before it. He did the same thing in the last interview too. I would be so annoyed. PJ are so restrictive with interviews, why did they pick this guy? Is it because he knows a lot about sports? I don’t get it…

[@laurawatters914]

JEFF AND EDDIE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CLOSE, I LOVE THEIR CHEMISTRY!! I LOVE PEARL JAM ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ AWESOME INTERVIEW BILL. I LOVE EDDIE'S AND JEFF'S STORIES!! EVERY INTERVIEWS YOU GET TO KNOW PEARL JAM A LITTLE MORE EACH TIME AND I TRULY LOVE THAT!! THANK YOU BILL AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH PEARL JAM!! MY FAVORITE BAND ON THIS CRAZY PLANET!! KEEP ROCKIN IN THE FREE WORLD LONG LIVE PEARL JAM THE BEST LIVE BAND EVER!! 😊💓🤘✌️CAN'T WAIT FOR THE DARK MATTER TOUR!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@Jeremya74]

Theve always been close huh..do you know them?

[@laurawatters914]

@Jeremya74 NO, I DON'T KNOW THEM PERSONALLY. I'VE JUST WATCHED THEM OVER THE YEARS IN CONCERT, THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN JEFF AND EDDIE. EVEN IN 1992, EDDIE AND JEFF ROOM TOGETHER IN THOSE EARLY YEARS BECAUSE THEY GOT ALONG GOOD. THANK YOU FOR ASKING! 😊💓🤘✌️

[@Jeremya74]

@@laurawatters914 OOOOOOKKKKKKKKK

[@laurawatters914]

@@Jeremya74 IM SORRY IM NOT YELLING AT YOU, I JUST CAN'T SEE VERY WELL I APOLOGIZE. 😔

[@Jeremya74]

@@laurawatters914 I CANT ETHER!

[@2WheelsGood]

love PJ, love Bill Simmons, love sports, love art. thanks Bill

[@lancelotthanksalot7777]

Haha! Hell, yeah!

[@bronzeandsteel3344]

The only grunge band left. True rock and roll survivors

[@PNWsound]

And Melvins, Mudhoney... tut tut.

[@robertsegovia7236]

I love that Jeff is the oldest guy in this and he looks like he's in his late thirties.

[@BunyanaRed1958]

The new album Dark Matter is brilliant.

[@joshuamarie77]

Shout out to Big Sandy, MT!

[@michaeljamesmccabe]

Amazing interview/hangout. Thanks for doing it and sharing it with us.

[@BrendanTaylor-on2nu]

Simmons could have done a lot more with an hour and a half with Pearl Jam. Everyone has a different style, but his nonchalant style cuts them off at many points and he starts bantering over them.

[@patrickthomas8890]

I wonder how secretly triggered Bill was by there being a Mookie Wilson jersey right next to a Bill Buckner jersey…

[@BrittanyStewart-ni4sc]

I swear Jeff Ament has looked the same age for 30 years! I've always thought he was so incredibly handsome. Now I see he's aged like fine wine. 😘

[@christinetassone3156]

Can't believe that Eddie forgot about the "Drop acid" t shirt interview on MTV in 1992-1993. He and Stone were interviewed and he made a big show of Ten not being on vinyl and said that the liner notes unfolded is LP sized.

[@pearljamonline_it]

Pearl Jam! Pearl Jam! PEARL JAM!

[@mstoads]

I read this in Chris Cornell's voice 😊

[@ang6986]

@@mstoads yes!

[@archivalangel]

I loved that he called it a ghetto blaster…without censoring himself. Vedder made me laugh a few times. 👍🏼

[@mattguay4937]

Love Pearl Jam and Bill. This was a tough interview to watch.

[@spinblackcircles]

I’m with you, it was extremely awkward at times. Honestly it was Eddie’s fault he just would not engage with bill’s questions. They have been interviewed by bill multiple times before and bill interviewed the way he always does so I don’t blame him. Eddie just flat out refused to answer most of his questions and acted like they were all stupid lol. He’s just up his own ass honestly, and I say that as a huge Pearl Jam fan. Jeff was totally affable and relaxed and cool and Eddie sitting there acting insulted that bill asked him for one word reaction to each album? What the fuck is wrong with that question Eddie? Lol

[@marumaruko_47]

Dang it, missed opportunity when Bill lists his sports facts and mentions the Present Tense endroll thing in The Last Dance and Ed chimes in "Surprisingly" and just went over it to mention an unrelated fact like the Warriors staying together. make sure to always listen to the person you interview and be ready for interviews to go in the direction of things being said.

[@shonuff4323]

I am so glad they said no to Super Bowl. Es is totally right. It is disrespectful.

[@ET-oq2ih]

Thoughts: 1. Yield is my longtime favorite PJ album. Nice to hear the props from Jeff 2. Sorry to hear their Super Bowl answer but get it. I’d had a fantasy of a PJ Foo Fighters joint show 3. Fascinating to hear them talk about Taylor Swift, and her rarefied position. Especially from their perspective having been massive at one time. 4. Love the sports discussion. Real fans. 5. They’re both charming and thoroughly enjoyed this

[@brendanhill1868]

That was a decent interview. Enjoyed the sports angle.

[@jarnopesonen8727]

Bill Simmons ReWatchables: Fuck yeah!!!

[@michaelvoorhees9344]

You can tell from this how nice of a person eddie is. He's clearly uncomfortable with most of the juvenile questions and not vibing with the dude at all. But he never comes off as rude or mean. Clearly annoyed but he remains civil.

[@j.ayounis8283]

Awesome interview ❤

[@Gunngirl]

When Bill mentioned the different drummers and Eddie just looked at him. 😅 I could listen to Eddie and Jeff just talk to each other.

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

6:20 ...Bellingham!!! That's my town!!! ❤❤❤ 13:29 ... 🤣 I must've lucked out... in the late '70's George Thorogood did two shows at my little college in Spokane, I was at the second show, 10 or 15 minutes in with much enthusiasm I jumped up on stage and boogied with George for a tune!! Nobody beat me up, nobody threw me offstage!! Funnest concert I ever went to!

[@kaaaiga]

But first, our friends from Pearl Jam...Best ever podcast intro

[@Unity1975]

It was Ben Stiller, not Affleck, in Reality Bites.

[@saffel]

What a fantastic interview- relaxed, fun… nicely done

[@gabrielleodhammar79]

Eddie, pleeease tell us what b-side of Taylor S you like? Would so much like to know. How could the interviewer not ask??

[@ryannelson2653]

Bill’s interview style is always fun to watch even when it goes off the rails.

[@retrocorner5737]

Ed - you have done Howard and now bills show. Great interviews thanks. You guys should do hot ones. And would that complete the cycle?

[@ChicagoMobTrials]

The best band ever !

[@rickrick6933]

Adding more than take away...wise words

[@farrisnoorzali]

Bill should have came out with an open ended kinda questions, instead of throwing 'facts' that he read from his ipad at Ed & Jeff. It's their life stories, they're the ones who knows better than anyone else on this planet. Just sayin.

[@gabrielleodhammar79]

Couldn’t agree more

[@christinetassone3156]

He didn't completely annoyingly fanboy them the entire time like Howard though

[@karent2419]

Was about to echo that Howard does the same thing. Gets his research and sticks to his script. It's frustrating.

[@georgebrown4626]

Listening to Eddie comfirms for me that you don't have to agree with someone's politics to admire them. I agree with some of his views, but far from all. That doesn't mean I don't respect the man. I remember a time when folks could be on different sides of the political spectrum and still have respect for eachother. Still be friends.. Our Politics shouldn't define us, or devide us as deeply as they do today. We need to think deeper than that, because ultimatly as humans we ARE more than that. There's much more to us than our political leanings. Try asking someone you know who leans in a different politcal direction, how they're doing on a personal level. We all have more in common then we're condontioned to believe. I guess I'm just exhausted by all of the division and wish things were not like this. Maybe we're all too condtioned. Too bought in, to even attempt to find common ground in all the madness. All I can say for sure is, none of this politcal shit is good for mental health, and its imortant to not let it consume us completely. But perhaps its too late. I hope not.

[@paullaurenson5109]

I don't know, both Ed and Jeff have their arms folded alot of the time. I'm not sure they were vibing this interview

[@latentsea]

Interviewer; “Hey Ed, You looks a little puffy compared to 91’. What says you?.

[@Oddballthegreat406]

Eddie looked pretty uncomfortable during much of this interview. I thought he was going to cut it short at some points. I think Bill meant concept of the album not conceit.

[@soundshape6496]

Glad I knew better than to think I’d actually learn anything about the music. This was a tough hang I gotta admit.

[@SofiRau]

Eddie, please, I need to know what T-Swift B Side you're talking about.

[@spinblackcircles]

Let me clear something up for the comment section, bill used the word ‘conceit’ correctly. It means ‘an expression of writing or speech’, and is entirely different contextually than ‘conceited’. Was kind of surprised Eddie was not familiar with that word but there’s a lot of people in these comments that apparently aren’t either.

[@OU-812]

Whatever get over yourself

[@spinblackcircles]

@@OU-812 get over myself for knowing what a word means? Okay.

[@gabrielleodhammar79]

Bill is still using it in the absolute wrong context. As you pointed out, conceit is a term that mainly refers to literature and texts, not music or art. It’s also not just any expression, it´s an unexpected and imaginative use of a metaphor. Conceit is not the right term to use when talking about the main message of an album. The song lyrics may have plenty of conceit, but there can be all types of ways to express ideas and emotions in a music album - from melody, rhythm, moods, artist collaborations, album title, cover art, booklet and packaging. And it was the overall message that Bill was asking about.

[@gabrielleodhammar79]

If you google “conceit album” you will not find any results. You will however be directed to “concept album” which is the established term in the music industry for albums that have a main message and there are plenty of examples of artists that have used themes in their creative process. Jeff and Eddie did their very best to answer his question though in a very honest way, so I think they were doing their best.

[@ManaCandle-fu9fy]

Good shit,,, 3 legends talking story

[@gabrielleodhammar79]

I´m rewatching this and I am amazed how the interviewer starts the interview asking about the process of making Dark matter - their best album in years - and then after three minutes, at 3:31 and before Jeff can finish his sentence, segway into "What's it like in 1990 when...". No wonder they didn´t vibe the rest of the interview. They were such brave souls to sit through it. Imagine answering questions about the same Momma-son demo cassette for 33 YEARS. This guy has no interest in the band today whatsoever. What a missed opportunity sitting with two of the most brilliant minds. If JA/EV, or anyone from the Pj crew/HQ read this. You're so exlusive with interviews, please pick your interviews carefully. Would love to see more with Zane Lowe, or like the ones you did for Ligtning bolt which were wonderful.

[@jengates1575]

Yield has always been my fav too.

[@karent2419]

Yes! Why is he so surprised by that?

[@sv-yh3mq]

It's a great album

[@ChicagoMobTrials]

Soooo cool, love the HQ

[@Lets_RC]

Is it me or does Eddie seem like he’d like to be anywhere but there answering dudes questions?

[@gabrielleodhammar79]

It’s not you. This interviewer was so rude pretty much only asking questions about the 90’s, repeating their age and simply ignored everything they’ve done between 1998-2020…

[@Lets_RC]

Not to mention he cuts Ed off repeatedly.

[@stevenvaldezii7936]

Bill is living his dream.

[@SpartanPridePod]

The middle 2010s seems the closest Pearl Jam came from ending, w/out a doubt. It looked over, then some real stuff happened. So glad it's not over.

[@cecelia1350]

Love Ed’s voice