If you have a lot of nature in your city, it becomes a more enjoyable place. That's my own feeling about it.

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

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

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

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.

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