I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now that we'd walk down 10th Avenue on Capitol Hill.

I picked up a guitar, and I knew what I wanted to do.

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up.

My methodology is not knowing what I'm doing and making that work for me.

We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl Jam as a family.

Politics is tricky; it cuts both ways. Every time you make a choice, it has unintended consequences.

Call it holistic or holographic thinking, it's been quite effective imagining the world's problems are all right in front of you on a smaller scale with your band. You deal with those relationships, and that's where real major change begins.