There's a lot of bands that get to a certain level, and it just stops. They scrap it. Compare this to, say, The Rolling Stones or The Who, where they just continued on forever and are still playing, or they quit after 20 years.

I'm optimistic yet disillusioned, hopeful yet frustrated.

Darkness comes in waves...tell me, why invite it to stay?

I'm Eddie Vedder and I sing. I do.

I knew all the rules but the rules did not know me.

Gave her love away, put it in my pocket when it should of been framed!

I believe in the power of music. To me, it isn't just a fad. This is a positive thing.