Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready - New York, 1991

[@thehighpriestess8431]

Eddie Vedder was gifted by the Universe with that voice. And he is so pretty !

[@Mysterywhiteboy78]

Vedder is an old soul...

[@emilyreeves4942]

“I don’t know if you can tell, but I’m 6”2’ and grew up playing ball…we just seem like we’re all naturals”. 😂 He’s so messing with the interviewer 😂 🏀

[@nicholasstevens81]

Headbangers ball.. reading kerrang magazine.. great bands.. no social media.. good days, pity i didn't realise it at the time. "The only authorship we have over our lives is retrospective"

[@shuttlechief]

Eddie Vedder was drawing on himself the entire fucking time, then chimed in every so often to talk about sexecutioner, or, basketball, or Soundgarden, literally anything but PJ

[@Bipolar1Bear]

I love how Eddie is a little socially awkward.

[@julianlantto9101]

Miss WV out of this fake account I’m completely socially awkward

[@fr201]

I don't think he's socially awkward at all... not in a group of people, in every day life. What you're seeing is someone not used to being in front of a camera.

[@sorcerersofstone]

I think he is stoned.

[@wildmercuryfilms]

Camille Sauve No, Stone isn’t in this interview. It’s just Mike and Ed

[@brethebrat]

wildmercuryfilms that’s not what they meant lol

[@Ms.GreenJeans]

I love Eddie referring to Mr. BUNGLE!!! PJ and Bungle, 2 of my forever favorites.

[@laurawatters914]

I love Pearl Jam and Eddie is sooo freaking beautiful talented man and I love Mike also sooo freaking talented!!! 💛🤘

[@eddievedderforever1541]

06:44 Flips marker, sexy smile. "Love you Cameron!" Awesome

[@cloroxbleach3838]

I know...I just melted inside.

[@FAIRYGIRL911]

what I wouldn't give for a 1080p quality clip of just that portion of the interview

[@micahmetzker3620]

@@FAIRYGIRL911 i found that somewhere on tumblr a while ago. but not on video, a gif maybe. search for things like "pearl jam/ eddie vedder enhanced"

[@devontelewis8720]

Pearl Jam Timeline (1990-1992) Key Events 1990-1991: Band known as Mookie Blaylock. 08/27/91: Release of their debut album, Ten. 09/28/91: Featured in an MTV "Headbanger's Ball" interview. Performances and Notable Venues: Date/Event | Venue/Location |Description 1990-1991 - The Off Ramp Cafe Early performances 1991 - Moore Theatre - Significant live shows 1991 - The Bacchanal - Venue for early gigs 1991 - Mural Amphitheater - Outdoor concert 1991 - Club With No Name - Intimate venue 1991 - RKCNDY - First music video for Alive (Directed by Josh Taft) 1991 - Foundations Forum - Notable performance 1991 - Palladium - Major venue appearance 1991 - Tower Records: Yonkers, NY - Acoustic performance 1991 - Rikki's Cathouse - Club performance 1991 - Tower Records - Promotional appearance 1992 - Moore Theater - Music video for Even Flow (Directed by Josh Taft) 1992 - The Late Show, BBC2 TV - Performance in the UK 1992 - Kaufman Astoria Studios, NY - MTV Unplugged acoustic set 1992 - Saturday Night Live, NY - Performed Alive and Porch 1992 - Nuerburgring, Germany - Rock Am Ring Festival 1992 - Pinkpop Festival, Netherlands - Major festival appearance 1992 - Roskilde Festival, Denmark - Appeared on the Orange stage Releases: Singles Soundtrack: Features previously unreleased tracks 'Breath' and 'State of Love and Trust'. 06/1992: Release of the single 'Jeremy'; music video directed by Mark Pellington begins airing on MTV. Lollapalooza 1992: Participated in this major touring festival.

[@wildmercuryfilms]

You gotta remember something about “The Seattle Scene.” Soundgarden was formed in 1984, and Green River was formed in 1985. The “sound” was “Grunge.” Nirvana formed YEARS later, and was more Punk than Grunge. Nirvana was “outside” of “The Seattle Scene” that had built for YEARS. Nirvana was the newcomer who was making Punk Music. People in the “scene” didn’t know a lot about Nirvana.

[@scottistrad]

Nirvana were from Aberdeen and based in Olympia. They hung around the Melvins.

[@Killian_Courtney]

The bands you mentioned were all disciples of the Melvins guitar sound, Nirvana all hung around with the Melvins. Grunge was a style of dress, not a sound at first. Pearl Jam members weren’t from Seattle, only Stone Goddard was. Get your facts straight.

[@travzimmerman1340]

@@Killian_Courtney McCready's family moved to Seattle within weeks after he was born. McCready is FROM Seattle too, Slappy.

[@jandarkincilesi]

grunge is a scene not a genre

[@joaquindelarosa1215]

Shit, the 90s are so gone. It's 2019??? WTF!!!! Glad pearl jam is still around. Wish the 3 others were still with us. "One way ticket Headstone."

[@livliv1567]

Eddie is really messing with the host here. This interview never disappoints.

[@arthurrimbaud7287]

He isn't messing with him. This is every Vedder interview. He's a try hard douche.

[@blindsidexv6244]

@@arthurrimbaud7287 lol I think you are talking about yourself

[@fuadardi4941]

I guess we all need 50 yo eddie to react to this interview lol

[@simonefornaro623]

I wonder to myself the same question

[@Gunngirl]

I’d love to see it!

[@BakedNConfused]

Yes!

[@sharon6152]

this makes me really miss the 90s...and even mtv.

[@paulmueller1520]

"this is about as goofy as we get, coming on your show" SAVAGE

[@SarahAlyssa]

I love how all the bands hate rikki 😭

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

"This is about as goofy as we get, coming on this show." Proceeds to write on his arm with a paint marker.

[@leinonibishop9480]

Ed said in an interview that he was writing on his arms to make fun of rikki's tattoos.

[@Julieroo28]

@@leinonibishop9480Lolololol

[@grantmclean8536]

Eddie likes Mr. Bungle and I think I'm gonna cry tears of joy

[@micahmetzker3620]

exactly

[@tacomapaul8831]

I saw Pearl Jam at performed in Seattle (with the pointed it the Space Needle), Moore Theater, Memorial Football, Drop in the Park (Cypress Hill, Pearl Jam) Magnusson Park, and saw at Seattle Coliseum 2 times, and Pearl Jam at Safeco Field.

[@erasmusherzen]

"And we're never going to stop, and it's really small, we're staying really small hopefully for very small prices"

[@leinonibishop9480]

he became pretty disillusioned pretty quickly after this.

[@simonedevlin7710]

Young Mike McCready without his polaroid, Eddie writing lyrics all over his body, just picturing Eddie 6'2 and Chris 6'7 chasing the black dog in the rain!

[@leinonibishop9480]

eddie's only 5'7" and chris was 6'2" but it's more fun to fuck with interviewers i guess.

[@Jameswilliam1982]

I love how EV rips on rachtman

[@bzascanb]

Oh my g - o - s - h! Headbangers Ball! \m/

[@MariaHelena-fl7kp]

Eddie sempre lindo e que sorriso lindo ❤😍🔥🎤

[@dariopedro8961]

Dave Franco to play a young Mike..

[@RideMyBMW]

min 0:16 "alice n chains, soundgarden, queensryche..." someone not diggin' Kurt's gown :D :D :D

[@megenthal]

haha such an obvious dig back at kurts mockery

[@wildmercuryfilms]

RideMyTruck Ten was released months before Nevermind

[@scottistrad]

@@wildmercuryfilms one month

[@blu7346]

this interview was done the same month nevermind was released, before everyone was freaking out about it.

[@OGGOAT23]

This was before nirvana

[@benwherlock9869]

Shout out to Mr Bungle!!!

[@howardweingard43]

Pearl Jam was on Headbanger’s Ball?!? (jaw drops)

[@leinonibishop9480]

they weren't sure how to market them at the time, as metal or as rock. then nirvana made alternative a viable category.

[@meep9231]

Now I’m imagining Eddie playing basketball with Mookie

[@LucasPenido]

They didn’t even mentioned Nirvana. That’s how EARLY this is.

[@anabiscan5120]

Nevermind was second Nirvana's album. The band existed since 1988...It was not before Nirvana.. It was during Nirvana. Just nobody cared. I always wonder how Nirvana success with Nevermind was like ok thing but Pearl Jam susces with Ten was so soooo suspicious...and dissected.. To me that way so hypocritical. Especially that PJ didn't become famous because of some fancy conceptual video or something. They actually became who they are by playing live and leaving blood sweat and tears on the stage. That's how people start talking about them..and they began like opening for RHCP(they played first-so called third band) . This is a quote from RHCP 's book: "My friend Eddie' s in a band just signed by Epic. Third band on our tour doesn't mean much, but as the tour rolled i noticed kids coming out earlier. By the end of the tour Pearl Jam was the biggest band on the planet".

[@whitedeion598]

Funny how they mentioned Alice in chains, soundgarden, and queensryche but not nirvana

[@chip9649]

white deion Nevermind was released in September this interview was in April

[@whitedeion598]

THECITYHUNTER I know. That was my point. Nirvana wasn't one of Seattle's best bands and most people thought they weren't anything special

[@ButtHill420]

white deion Nirvana > Queensryche

[@purrrrrrrple]

@@ButtHill420 nope, no way, in any level

[@chip9649]

@@whitedeion598 I still think they weren't anything special.

[@micahmetzker3620]

7:28 ♫

[@douglasleandro6115]

This song is called "Bad Mouth" . I by Fugazi

[@micahmetzker3620]

@@douglasleandro6115 thank you

[@tru816indo]

Damn Eddie never liked Dave A..

[@markpearson4106]

Mike def off the speed

[@Liam-qb7em]

Eddie definitely seems like he’s on something here hehe.

[@algo6485]

Nah they prolly just told him not to look at the camera. There weren't millions of them Everywhere in 1991. He was just feeling awkward. Both of em were.

[@owencooke5461]

Both of em definitely on lsd

[@JotaBee2]

This mtv host was a joke back then when mtv was playing commercial music and then realized that they wanted a piece of the alt/underground pie.

[@stoneshitcrayz4867]

Why do I feel like both these dudes are on acid during this

[@Dawne]

10

[@blakesherman]

Ricki Rachtman!!!

[@isaacwilliams9919]

What is it with Eddie writing on his arm

[@frenchfries8594]

In another interview he said he used to write lyrics on himself in permanent marker.

[@stephanieshanley196]

It says fugazi

[@leinonibishop9480]

he also said he was writing on his arms to make fun of rachtman's tattoos.

[@aaronbynum8968]

Wait....hes 6'2 no wonder women were crazy about him in the 90s

[@qedupanon1244]

Aaron Bynum, he's 5'7 but the ladies are still crazy about him

[@cindycassellgilbert5404]

lol Eddie is short..but cute. But Chris Cornell was 6'2 and just a beautiful man!!! *edit* its cute that they have this couch on a platform so that their feet would touch😉

[@TheJTD1982]

@bondes des Spend 5 mins looking at Tinder. 70-80% of women insist on a minimum height,

[@leinonibishop9480]

@@cindycassellgilbert5404 you think someone that is 5'7" wouldn't be able to put their feet on the ground sitting on a normal couch without a platform???

[@Luciaecheverria40]

What did he write ? I can see" fugaz'

[@pjvideoguy]

Fugazi. They're an amazing band, that you should spend some time getting to know. Check out 13 songs. Ed was a big fan of that album and often used bits of their lyrics in early PJ improvs.

[@Luciaecheverria40]

pjvideoguy oh guy thanks! I didnt know about it, i'm gonna to listen right now

[@chrisadams27]

Fugazi - a underground band he has promoted until today

[@ANOK541]

Why and what was he writing on his arms?

[@pjvideoguy]

Fugazi. Amazing band if you don’t know them.

[@thehighpriestess8431]

Inspiration

[@KayaMag]

Because he can, he wants to, it's his arm... everything bothers the basics

[@dkm4567]

@@KayaMag dear lord just stfu. You aren’t “edgy” or “empowered” someone asked a basic question, no need to act like a self righteous nobody

[@avacerise1675]

wait since when is eddie 6'2

[@user-sk9qk8ut5b]

Since never 💀💀 he's 5'7 and messing w the interview person haha

[@KayaMag]

try to read between the lines