It's A Perfectly Human Instinct To Want

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.

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.

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.

As A Songwriter It's Kind Of Hard To Listen To Your Own Stuff With Clarity.

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.