It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person in Pearl Jam with personality flaws. Everybody in this band exhibits some form of neurotic behavior. And we couldn't find a balance, a mutual respect for each other.

I just know that I love to write songs, and I have for a long time.

On some planet, I probably could have been a lawyer. On some planet, I could have been somebody in advertising.

I like rhythmic things that butt up against each other in a cool kind of way.

We’re super fortunate in Pearl Jam to have such loyal fans...who really want to come & see us play.

You know, at 35 or at 38 or 40 you really start to see what your body could look like if you just don't do anything all winter long. So that's another motivating factor, our vanity.

I've always related music to those moments when someone turns you loose on something and they haven't told you how to do it.