“People think you are this grand person who has all their shit together because you are able to put your feelings into some songs. They write letters and come to the shows and even to the house, hoping we can fix everything for them. But we can’t…because we don't have all our shit together either. What they don't understand is that you can't save somebody from drowning if you're treading water yourself.”
— Eddie Vedder, COVER STORY: He Didn't Ask for All This : Eddie Vedder always wanted his band Pearl Jam to make music that mattered. He can sometimes feel, as Kurt Cobain did, the pressure of mattering too much to his fans, but he's finding a way to deal with it.
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COVER STORY: He Didn't Ask for All This : Eddie Vedder always wanted his band Pearl Jam to make music that mattered. He can sometimes feel, as Kurt Cobain did, the pressure of mattering too much to his fans, but he's finding a way to deal with it. articles.latimes.com

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