I like to play music. I like projects. I like excuses to hang out with my friends and play music.

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

As a songwriter it's kind of hard to listen to your own stuff with clarity.

I like myself. I think I'm cool. But I think when you're in a band you take on a role within the band, and I think people over the course of years can identify those roles as almost being bigger than just the individual. I don't know. It's kind of hard to talk about.

Raising awareness, changing the marketplace, effecting spiritual change - whatever it is that you decide is your thing, go for it.

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

I like to play music. I like projects. I like excuses to hang out with my friends and play music.