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

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.

Well, you go to Holland and everybody's on a bike - nobody would think to have a car.

It may take me a long time before I feel 'ready' to tour as a lead singer. I may never be ready... we'll just have to see.

The focus of my playing is the groove, and every time I find a new rhythm, I find I can write a bunch of new songs. Learning how to dance, or drum, or to swing my body in a new way is the fundamental way I find a new riff. Because when you learn to swing your body in a new way, you begin to swing with your instrument differently.

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.

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