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| Born | Edward Louis Severson III (1964-12-23)December 23, 1964 (age 60) Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
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Eddie Jerome Vedder (bornEdward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and one of three guitarists for the rock bandPearl Jam. He was previously a guest vocalist for supergroupTemple of the Dog, atribute band dedicated to the late singerAndrew Wood.
Vedder, who is known for hisbaritone vocals, was ranked seventh on a list of "Best Lead Singers of All Time," based on a readers' poll compiled byRolling Stone.[5]
In 2007, Vedder released his first solo album as asoundtrack for the filmInto the Wild (2007). His second album,Ukulele Songs, and a live DVD titledWater on the Road were released in 2011. His third solo albumEarthling was released in 2022. In late June of 2024, Vedder released a single cover ofThe English Beat's "Save It For Later" for the TV seriesThe Bear.
In 2017, Vedder was inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pearl Jam.[6]
Vedder was born Edward Louis Severson III on December 23, 1964, inEvanston, Illinois, to Karen Lee Vedder and Edward Louis Severson Jr.[7][8] His parents divorced in 1965 when Vedder was an infant. His mother soon married Peter Mueller. Vedder was raised believing that Mueller was his biological father, and he went by the name Edward Mueller for a time.[9] Vedder's ancestry includesDutch, German, English, andDanish on his mother's side (Vedder) andNorwegian on his father's side (Severson).[7][8]
While living in Evanston, Vedder's family fostered seven younger children in a group home.[10] In the mid-1970s, the family, including Vedder's three younger half-brothers, moved toSan Diego County, California.[11][12] Vedder received a guitar from his mother on his 12th birthday, and began turning to music and surfing as a source of comfort. He especially found solace inThe Who's 1973 album,Quadrophenia.[13] He said, "When I was around 15 or 16...I was all alone—except for music."[14] His mother and Mueller divorced when Vedder was in his late teens. His mother and brothers moved back to the Chicago area, but Vedder remained with his stepfather in California so he did not have to change schools.
After the divorce, Vedder learned the truth about his parentage and that Mueller was really his stepfather, not his father, an incident that later inspired the song "Alive". Vedder met his biological father briefly as a child, but was led to believe that Severson was merely an old friend of his parents. By the time Vedder learned the truth, Severson had died ofmultiple sclerosis. During his senior year atSan Dieguito High School, Vedder moved out to live in an apartment and supported himself with a nightly job at a drug store inEncinitas.[14] Because of the pressure of work and school, Vedder dropped out of high school.[14] He joined the rest of his family in the Chicago area, and changed his last name to Vedder, his mother's maiden name.
In the early 1980s, while working as a waiter, Vedder earned his high schoolGED fromOakton Community College.[15]
In 1984, Vedder returned to San Diego with his girlfriendBeth Liebling and his friend Frank. While living in theSan Diego area, Vedder recordeddemo tapes at his home and worked various jobs, including as a contracted security guard at the La Valencia Hotel inLa Jolla.[16] Vedder had several stints in San Diego area bands, including Surf and Destroy and the Butts.[10] One of those bands, called Indian Style,[17] included futureRage Against the Machine andAudioslave drummerBrad Wilk.[18]
In 1988, Vedder became the vocalist forBad Radio, a San Diego–based progressivefunk rock band. The band's original incarnation was influenced byDuran Duran; however, after Vedder joined, the band moved to a morealternative rock sound influenced in part by theRed Hot Chili Peppers.[19]
In the 1980s, Vedder worked part time as a night clerk at a localgas station.[20] Through the Southern California music scene, Vedder met formerRed Hot Chili Peppers drummerJack Irons, who became a friend and would play basketball with him.[21] Later in 1990, Irons gave him the demo tape of aSeattle band looking for a singer. Vedder listened to the tape shortly before goingsurfing, where lyrics came to him.[22] He wrote lyrics for three of the songs in what he later described as a "mini-opera" entitledMomma-Son. The songs tell the story of a young man who, like Vedder, learns that he had been lied to about his paternity and that his real father is dead, grows up to become a serial killer, and is eventually imprisoned and sentenced to death.[22] Vedder recorded vocals for the three songs, and mailed the demo tape back to Seattle. The three songs would later become Pearl Jam's "Alive", "Once", and "Footsteps".
After hearing Vedder's tape, formerMother Love Bone membersStone Gossard andJeff Ament invited Vedder to come to Seattle to audition for their new band. They were instantly impressed with his unique sound. At the time, Gossard and Ament were working on theTemple of the Dog project founded bySoundgarden'sChris Cornell as a musical tribute to Mother Love Bone's frontmanAndrew Wood, who died of a heroin overdose at age 24. Soundgarden drummerMatt Cameron and newcomerMike McCready were also a part of the project. The song "Hunger Strike" became a duet between Cornell and Vedder. Cornell later said that Vedder "sang half of that song not even knowing that I'd wanted the part to be there and he sang it exactly the way I was thinking about doing it, just instinctively."[23]
Vedder also provided background vocals on several other Temple of the Dog songs. In April 1991,Temple of the Dog was released byA&M Records. "Hunger Strike" became Temple of the Dog's breakout single; it was also Vedder's first featured vocal on a record.[24] "I really like hearing that song. I feel like I could be real proud of it – because one, I didn't write it, and two, it was such a nice way to be ushered onto vinyl for the first time. I'm indebted to Chris (Cornell) time eternal for being invited onto that track", Vedder said in 2009.[25] In the 2011 documentaryPearl Jam Twenty, Vedder said, "That was the first time I heard myself on a real record. It could be one of my favorite songs that I've ever been on – or the most meaningful."[26] Vedder and Cornell performed the song together for the last time on October 26, 2014, at a benefit forBridge School.[27]
Pearl Jam, initially called Mookie Blaylock after the formerNational Basketball Associationplayer of the same name, was formed in 1990 byJeff Ament,Stone Gossard, andMike McCready,[22] who then recruited Vedder as lead singer but hired and fired three different drummers.[10][29][30] The band was forced to change its name when they signed toEpic Records in 1991, becoming Pearl Jam, and instead naming their debut albumTen after Blaylock's jersey number.
Ten became one of the best-selling albums of the 1990s, being certified 13× Platinum. The single "Jeremy" receivedGrammy Award nominations forBest Rock Song andBest Hard Rock Performance in 1993.[31] Pearl Jam received four awards at the 1993MTV Video Music Awards for its music video for "Jeremy", includingVideo of the Year andBest Group Video.[32]Ten ranks number 209 onRolling Stone magazine's list of the500 greatest albums of all time,[33] and "Jeremy" was ranked number 11 onVH1's list of the 100 greatest songs of the '90s.[34]
Following an intense touring schedule, the band recorded its second studio album,Vs., which was released in 1993. Upon its release,Vs. set the record at the time for most copies of an album sold in a week,[35] and spent five weeks at number one on theBillboard 200.Vs. was nominated for aGrammy Award for Best Rock Album in 1995.[36] FromVs., the song "Daughter" received a Grammy nomination forBest Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and the song "Go" received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.[37]
Feeling the pressures of success, with much of the burden of Pearl Jam's popularity falling on Vedder,[22] the band decided to decrease the level of promotion for its albums, including refusing to release music videos.[38] Vedder's issue with fame came from what he stated as "what happens when a lot of these people start thinking you can change their lives or save their lives or whatever and create these impossible fuckin' expectations that in the end just start tearing you apart."[39] In 1994, the band began a much-publicized boycott ofTicketmaster, which lasted for three years and limited the band's ability to tour in the United States.[40] Vedder faced what he called a "pretty intense stalker problem" during the mid-1990s. Vedder would refer to the issue in the song "Lukin" fromNo Code.[41]
Later that same year the band released its third studio album,Vitalogy, which became the band's third straight album to reach multi-platinum status. On the album, Vedder was featured more extensively on rhythm guitar, and also provided back up vocals and some drumming. The pressure of fame is a common theme of Vedder's songs on the album.[42] The album received Grammy nominations forAlbum of the Year and Best Rock Album in 1996.[43]Vitalogy was ranked 485th onRolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[33] The lead single "Spin the Black Circle" won a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Hard Rock Performance.[36] AlthoughDave Abbruzzese performed on the albumVitalogy, he was fired in August 1994, four months before the album was released.[41] The band cited political differences between Abbruzzese and the other members; for example, he disagreed with the Ticketmaster boycott.[41] He was replaced by Jack Irons, a close friend of Vedder and the former and original drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.[10]
The band subsequently releasedNo Code in 1996 andYield in 1998. In 1998, prior to Pearl Jam's U.S.Yield Tour, Irons left the band due to dissatisfaction with touring.[44] Pearl Jam enlisted former Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron as Irons' replacement on an initially temporary basis,[44] but he soon became the permanent replacement for Irons. "Do the Evolution" (fromYield) received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.[45] Vedder described Pearl Jam's approach in 1998, saying "We've had the luxury of writing our own job description...and that description has basically been cut down to just one line: make music."[46]
In 1998, Pearl Jam recorded "Last Kiss", a cover of a 1960s ballad made famous byJ. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers. It was released on the band's 1998 fan club Christmas single; however, by popular demand, the cover was released to the public as a single in 1999. "Last Kiss" peaked at number two on theBillboard charts and became the band's highest-charting single.
In 2000, the band released its sixth studio album,Binaural, and initiated a successful and ongoing series ofofficial bootlegs. The band released seventy-two such live albums in 2000 and 2001, and set a record for most albums to debut in theBillboard 200 at the same time.[47] "Grievance" (fromBinaural) received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.[48] The band released its seventh studio album,Riot Act, in 2002. Pearl Jam's contribution to the 2003 filmBig Fish, titled "Man of the Hour," was nominated for aGolden Globe Award in 2004.[49] The band's eighth studio album, the self-titledPearl Jam, was released in 2006. The band released its ninth studio album,Backspacer, in 2009, its tenth studio album,Lightning Bolt, in 2013, its eleventh studio album,Gigaton, in 2020, and its twelfth studio album,Dark Matter, in 2024.
Vedder uses the pseudonym "Jerome Turner" on Pearl Jam records for his non-musical contributions[50] such as design and artwork.[51] He has also used the pseudonym "Wes C. Addle" ("West Seattle").[52]
Vedder has contributed solo material to several soundtracks and compilations, including the soundtracks for the filmsDead Man Walking (1995),I Am Sam (2001),A Brokedown Melody (2004),Body of War (2007), andReign Over Me (2007). Vedder collaborated with Pakistani musicianNusrat Fateh Ali Khan for his contributions to theDead Man Walkingsoundtrack. He covered the Beatles' "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" for theI Am Samsoundtrack. Vedder wrote "Man of the Hour" that Pearl Jam recorded for Tim Burton'sBig Fish Soundtrack (2003). Vedder wrote two songs for the 2007 feature documentary,Body of War, produced byEllen Spiro andPhil Donahue: "No More" (a song referring to theIraq War) and "Long Nights". Vedder and thesupergroup the Million Dollar Bashers, which includes members fromSonic Youth,Wilco, andBob Dylan's band, covered Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" for the biopic film,I'm Not There (2007). Pearl Jam recorded a cover version of The Who's song "Love, Reign o'er Me" for the filmReign Over Me, which takes its title from the song. In 2010, Vedder recorded a new song, "Better Days", which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2010 filmEat Pray Love.[53][54] Vedder contributed original music for the soundtrack to the 2021 filmFlag Day, which also featured the musical debut of Vedder's daughter Olivia on lead vocals in the first single, "My Father’s Daughter", written by Vedder andGlen Hansard.[55]
Vedder contributed an album's worth of songs to thesoundtrack for the 2007 film,Into the Wild. The soundtrack was released on September 18, 2007, throughJ Records. It includes covers of theIndio song "Hard Sun" and the Jerry Hannan song "Society".[56] Vedder said that having to write songs based on a narrative "simplified things". He said, "There were fewer choices. The story was there and the scenes were there."[57] Vedder's songs written for the film feature afolk sound. Thom Jurek ofAllMusic called the soundtrack a "collection of folksy, rootsy tunes whererock & roll makes fleeting appearances."[58] Vedder won a2008 Golden Globe Award for the song "Guaranteed" fromInto the Wild.[59] He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his contributions to the film's original score.[60] At the2008 Grammy Awards, "Guaranteed" received a nomination forBest Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.[61] "Guaranteed" was also nominated a 2008World Soundtrack Award in the category ofBest Original Song Written Directly for a Film.[62] At the2009 Grammy Awards, "Rise" received a nomination forBest Rock Vocal Performance, Solo.[63]
Vedder promoted theInto the Wild soundtrack with his first solo tour, which began in April 2008. The April leg of the tour, dubbed the "April Fools Tour", began inVancouver, British Columbia, Canada at The Centre on April 2, 2008, and was composed of ten dates focusing on theWest Coast of the United States.[64][65] Vedder continued the tour with a second leg in August 2008 composed of fourteen dates focusing on theEast Coast and Canada.[66] The second leg of the tour began inBoston, Massachusetts at theBoston Opera House and ended in Chicago, Illinois at theAuditorium Theatre.[67] In June 2009, Vedder followed his 2008 solo tour with another solo tour composed of fourteen dates focusing on the Eastern United States and Hawaii, which began inAlbany, New York at thePalace Theatre and continued through toHonolulu at theHawaii Theatre.[68]
Vedder released his second solo album titledUkulele Songs, a collection of original songs and covers performed on theukulele, on May 31, 2011. The first single from the album, "Longing to Belong", was released through digital retailers on March 21. A live DVD titledWater on the Road, featuring live performances from two shows in Washington, D.C. during Vedder's 2008 solo tour, was released the same day asUkulele Songs.
In September 2021, Vedder released the single "Long Way",[69] taken from his third studio albumEarthling.[70] This was followed by "The Haves" on November 18, 2021,[71] and "Brother the Cloud" on January 14, 2022.[72] "Long Way" and "The Haves" have been released as a limited edition 7" vinyl.[73] To tour the album, Vedder assembled a backing band dubbed "The Earthlings", which includesGlen Hansard on rhythm guitar and backing vocals,Josh Klinghoffer on guitar, keyboard and vocals,Chad Smith on drums,Chris Chaney on bass, and guitaristAndrew Watt. Watt also produced the album.[74]
In addition to playing with Pearl Jam and Temple of the Dog, Vedder has performed or recorded with numerous well-known artists. He has appeared on albums bythe Who,Ramones,Neil Young,R.E.M.,Neil Finn,Bad Religion,Mark Seymour,Cat Power,Mike Watt,Fastbacks,Wellwater Conspiracy,Jack Irons, andJohn Doe, and has also recorded withthe Strokes,Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,Supersuckers,Susan Sarandon, andZeke. In the months of June and July 2006, Vedder made live performances jamming withTom Petty and the Heartbreakers, singing on many tracks, including lead vocals on "The Waiting" and backing vocals on "American Girl". Vedder performed the songs "Break on Through (To the Other Side)", "Light My Fire" and "Roadhouse Blues" with the remaining members ofthe Doors at the 1993 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. He also performed with R.E.M. at the 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and withthe Stooges at the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Vedder made a guest appearance at the Ramones' last show on August 6, 1996, at the Palace in Hollywood.[75]
Vedder had a brief acting cameo in the 1992 movie,Singles, along with Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam. He appeared as himself, playing drums in lead actorMatt Dillon's backing band, Citizen Dick.[76] He was also interviewed for the 1996 grunge documentary,Hype! He appears in the 2003 Ramones documentary,End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones. In 2007, he made a cameo as himself in the comedy film,Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. He appears in the 2007Tom Petty documentary,Runnin' Down a Dream, the 2008 political documentary,Slacker Uprising, and the 2009Howard Zinn documentary,The People Speak, based uponA People's History of the United States.[77] He was featured in the 2008 Greg Kohs documentary,Song Sung Blue, performing with Lightning and Thunder. He had a one-scene cameo in the second episode of the second season of theIFC television showPortlandia. He also appears in the 2012 documentaryWest of Memphis, protesting against the case. Vedder made an appearance in the season 3 episode 16 of David Lynch'sTwin Peaks Aug 2017. He was referred to by his birth name, Edward Louis Severson.
The character of Jackson Maine in the movieA Star is Born was partly influenced by Vedder.Bradley Cooper, who wrote the screenplay, produced, directed, and starred in the film as Jackson Maine, hung out with Vedder for four or five days to get some tips from him about the character.[78]
Vedder has used his role as a musician to speak on several politically-oriented themes. In 2009, he said, "People on death row, the treatment of animals, women's right to choose. So much in America is based on religious fundamentalist Christianity. Grow up! This is the modern world!"[79] In 1992,Spin printed an article by Vedder, titled "Reclamation", which detailed his views on abortion.[80] Vedder and Pearl Jam performed atRock for Choice in 1994.[81] During the band's appearance onMTV Unplugged in 1992, Vedder stood up on his stool during the instrumental break of the song "Porch" and wrote "PRO-CHOICE" on his left arm with a magic marker.[82]
Vedder was supportive ofGreen Party presidential candidateRalph Nader in 2000 and played at Green Party super rallies in Chicago and New York City.[83] Pearl Jam played a series of concerts on the 2004Vote for Change tour, supporting the candidacy ofJohn Kerry for U.S. president. "I supportedRalph Nader in 2000, but it's a time of crisis. We have to get a new administration in", Vedder toldRolling Stone magazine in 2004.[84] In 2005, during Pearl Jam's first South American tour, Vedder said, "next time we come to Brazil, the world will be a better place to live, asGeorge Bush will no longer be the President of the United States." Vedder supportedBarack Obama in the2008 presidential election,[85] and 2012,[86]Bernie Sanders in the2016 and2020 primaries,[87]Hillary Clinton in the2016 presidential election, andJoe Biden in the2020 presidential election againstDonald Trump.[88]
In his spare time, Vedder is a surfer and active in surf-related conservation efforts, including supportingThe Surfrider Foundation.[89] In 1993, Vedder supported fellow Surfrider Foundation member/environmentalist, Aaron Ahearn who had gone AWOL from theUnited States Navy in protest of the Navy's at sea dumping policies. Vedder and Pearl Jam performed a concert in San Francisco, donating over $3,000 to Ahearn's legal fees.
Vedder supportsEarth First! with a tattoo on his right calf. The logo is of a pipe wrench crossed with a stone hammer.[citation needed]
Vedder was a longtime and outspoken supporter for the Free theWest Memphis Three movement, a cause that advocated the release of three young men who were convicted in 1994 of the gruesome murders of three boys inWest Memphis, Arkansas. In an interview withLarry King on December 19, 2007,Damien Echols, who was then on death row for the murders, said that Vedder had been the "greatest friend a person could have" and that he had collaborated with him while in prison.[90] The song "Army Reserve" on Pearl Jam's 2006 self-titled album features a lyrical collaboration between Vedder and Echols. On August 19, 2011, Vedder and Natalie Maines attended the release hearing of theWest Memphis Three.[91]
Vedder is a gun control activist and has performed at benefit anti-gun violence concerts and participated on the 2019 Gun Sense Forum.[92][93][94]
Music criticJim DeRogatis has described Vedder's vocals as a "Jim Morrison-like vocal growl".[95] Greg Prato ofAllMusic said, "With his hard-hitting and often confessional lyrical style and Jim Morrison-esque baritone, Vedder also became one of the most copied lead singers in all of rock."[96] Vedder has inductedthe Doors,Neil Young, theRamones, andR.E.M. into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in his induction speeches he has cited them all as influences. Other influences that Vedder has cited includePete Townshend andthe Who, which the singer considers to be his favorite band of all time,[97]the Beatles,Bruce Springsteen,Pink Floyd,Talking Heads,Fugazi, andthe Clash.[98][99][100]
Vedder's lyrical topics range from personal ("Alive", fromTen; "Better Man", fromVitalogy) to social and political concerns ("Even Flow", fromTen; "World Wide Suicide", fromPearl Jam). His lyrics have often invoked the use of storytelling and have included themes of freedom,individualism, and sympathy for troubled individuals.[101] Other recurring themes include the use of water metaphors,[102] and the concept of leaving everything behind to start again, which is featured in "Rearviewmirror", fromVs.; "MFC", fromYield; "Evacuation", fromBinaural; and "Gone", fromPearl Jam).
Although primarily a vocalist, Vedder began playing guitar on some Pearl Jam songs with theVs. songs "Rearviewmirror" and "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town". When the band started, Gossard and McCready were clearly designated as rhythm and lead guitarists, respectively. The dynamic began to change when Vedder started to play more rhythm guitar during theVitalogy era. McCready said in 2006, "Even though there are three guitars, I think there's maybe more room now. Stone will pull back and play a two-note line and Ed will do apower chord thing, and I fit into all that."[103] Vedder's guitar playing helped the band's sound progress toward a more stripped-down style; the songs "Rearviewmirror" and "Corduroy" (fromVitalogy) feature Vedder's raw, punk-influenced guitar playing. As he had more influence on the band's sound, Vedder sought to make the band's musical output lesscatchy. He said, "I felt that with more popularity, we were going to be crushed, our heads were going to pop like grapes."[104] He has also contributed performances on theukulele, harmonica,accordion, andelectric sitar to various Pearl Jam recordings.
Throughout Pearl Jam's career, Vedder has interacted with the crowd during the band's concerts. Early in Pearl Jam's existence, Vedder and the band became known for their intense live performances. Vedder participated instage diving as well ascrowd surfing. During the early part of Pearl Jam's career, Vedder was known to climb the stage lighting rig and hang from the stage roof. Looking back at this time, Vedder said, "It's hard for us to watch early performances, even though that's when people think we were on fire and young. Playing music for as long as I had been playing music and then getting a shot at making a record and at having an audience and stuff, it's just like an untamed force...a different kind of energy. And I find it kind of hard to watch those early performances because it's so just fucking, semi-testosterone-fueled or whatever. But it didn't come from jock mentality. It came from just being let out of the gates."[105]
Vedder began incorporating social commentary and political criticism into his lyrics and performances early in his career with Pearl Jam. He usually comments on politics between songs, often to criticizeU.S. foreign policy. During Pearl Jam's 2007Lollapalooza headlining show, Vedder and the band played a song telling the crowd in Chicago to boycott the oil companyBP because they had been pollutingLake Michigan.[106]
Vedder is known to use a Mike Lull-modified,[107] vintage FenderTelecaster that features a single coil pickup in the bridge position and aP-90 pickup in the neck position, as well as various stickers as a tribute to his favorite band of all time,The Who. He uses three vintage Fender Tweed amplifiers, including a 1959 Deluxe and a 1957 Custom Twin. His two main acoustic guitars are a 1930s-era Martin 00-17 and a vintage Gibson Pete Townshend Signature SJ-200.[108]
"I just love to hear Eddie sing. I think he's got such a distinctive, fabulous voice. He doesn't copy, so that's what I like; he does the Eddie Vedder version. It's never easy to do because most people will just try and copy what the Who have done. He's always himself."
Lamenting the constant waning ofrock 'n roll from the music scene,Bono, in 2017, expounded that "Rage" is the fundamental component of rock 'n roll and said, "Some great rock’n’roll tends to have that, which is why the Who were such a great band. Or Pearl Jam. Eddie has that rage."[110]
Vedder was ranked seventh on a list of "Best Lead Singers of All Time" compiled byRolling Stone.[5]Loudwire put him at number 35 on their Top 66 Hard Rock + Heavy Metal Frontmen of all time.[111] He has been ranked at number 5 on a list of "Singer with the Most Unique Voice", compiled byRolling Stone.[112] SingersRoger Daltrey ofthe Who,[113]Bruce Dickinson ofIron Maiden,[114] and drummerJohn Densmore ofthe Doors have praised him for his singing ability.[115]Hit Parader magazine placed him at number 23 on their list of the "Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time".[116] His solo albumInto the Wild was ranked at number 20 on the list of "Top 20 Rock 'n' Roll Solo Albums" byConsequence of Sound.[117] In 2023,Rolling Stone ranked Vedder at number 105 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.[118]
Vedder attended San Dieguito High School, now calledSan Dieguito Academy, and donated proceeds from a 2006 Pearl Jam concert in San Diego toward the construction of a theater for the school in the name of his former drama teacher, Clayton E. Liggett. Liggett was Vedder's mentor in high school. Vedder wrote the song "Long Road" (fromMerkin Ball) upon hearing of Liggett's death in 1995.[119]
While living in the basement of Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis' house in Seattle in the early 1990s, Vedder was roommates withAlice in Chains guitarist and vocalistJerry Cantrell.[120] Vedder was also friends with Alice in Chains' lead singerLayne Staley, and wrote the song "4/20/02" (fromLost Dogs) on the night that he found out about Staley's death, on April 20, 2002 (though Staley had actually died over two weeks earlier on April 5, his body was found on April 19).[121] Vedder also paid tribute to Staley during a Pearl Jam show in Chicago on August 22, 2016, which would have been Staley's 49th birthday; "It's the birthday of a guy called Layne Staley tonight, and we're thinking of him tonight too. 49 years old", Vedder told the crowd before dedicating the song "Man of the Hour" to his late friend.[122]
In 1994, Vedder marriedHovercraft bass playerBeth Liebling,[123] whom he had dated since he was a teenager, circa 1984.[124][125] Vedder was Hovercraft's drummer during their opening slot forMike Watt's U.S. tour in 1995.[126] The couple divorced in September 2000.[124][127][128] In an interview published in the June 29, 2006, edition ofRolling Stone magazine, Vedder said that his divorce from Liebling had devastated him.[124] The divorce happened around the same time as an incident where nine fans were crushed to death during the band's set at theRoskilde Festival in Denmark on June 30, 2000.[124] In an interview with Chris Cornell's daughter Lily in 2020, Vedder explained that their show started on a high because they had just been told about her birth, until about 40 minutes into their performance when the tragedy happened. Vedder revealed thatPete Townshend helped him through the early stages of dealing with the tragedy.[129]
On September 18, 2010, Vedder married his longtime girlfriend, modelJill McCormick, whom he had been dating since 2000.[130][131] They have two daughters, Olivia, born in 2004, and Harper, born in 2008.[132] In 2011, McCormick appeared in the music video for Vedder's solo single, "Longing to Belong".[133] In 2014, Vedder and McCormick co-founded the EB Research Partnership,[134] a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for the genetic skin disorderepidermolysis bullosa.[135] They have raised over US$25 million to fund research to find a cure.[136]
Vedder was a close friend of the late Chris Cornell, theSoundgarden andAudioslave frontman. Aside from Vedder's Pearl Jam bandmates, Cornell was one of the first people Vedder met after moving to Seattle in 1990. The two were neighbors for a while and shared vocal duties inTemple of the Dog. In the 2009 bookGrunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music, Soundgarden managerSusan Silver recalled that Cornell carried Vedder onstage on his shoulders at Pearl Jam's second show in Seattle (the band was known as Mookie Blaylock at the time): "Everyone was still reeling from [Andrew Wood]'s death... The band came on and Chris carried Eddie onto the stage – he was on his shoulders. It was one of those super powerful moments, where it was all a big healing for everybody. He came out as this guy who had all the credibility in the world – in terms of people in Seattle – andMalfunkshun andMother Love Bone were loved bands. Andy was such an endearing personality. It was a hard thing to do – to show up after people die. And Chris bringing Eddie out, and pointing at him, as much[137][138] Pearl Jam lead guitaristMike McCready recalled that Cornell had helped welcome the "'super, super shy'" Vedder to Seattle: "He was like, 'Hey, welcome to Seattle. I love Jeff [Ament] and Stone [Gossard]. I give you my blessing". From then on [Vedder] was more relaxed. It was one of the coolest things I saw Chris do'".[139] In a 2009 interview withUncut magazine, Vedder stated that Cornell is "the best singer that we've got on the planet".[140] About the impact that Cornell had in his life, Vedder told a crowd in Alpine Valley before performing "Hunger Strike" with him in September 2011; "I had no idea how he would affect my life and my views on music and my views on friendship and what a big impact he would have. These guys [the other members of Pearl Jam] know him much longer than me and his impact is profound".[141][142] The friendship between Vedder and Cornell is featured in the 2011 documentaryPearl Jam Twenty.[143][144] During his solo concert in London on June 6, 2017, Vedder talked for the first time about Cornell since his death on May 18, 2017, saying that "he wasn't just a friend, he was someone I looked up to like my older brother" and "I will live with those memories in my heart and I will love him forever".[145]
Vedder is a friend of The Who guitaristPete Townshend, who discouraged Vedder from retiring in 1993.[146] In late 2007, Vedder wrote the foreword to a new Pete Townshend biography,Who Are You: The Life of Pete Townshend. The book was published in the UK in March 2008 and in the U.S. in October 2008. Vedder was a close friend of the late Ramones guitaristJohnny Ramone, with Vedder being at his side when he died. Since Ramone's death, Vedder and Pearl Jam have played the Ramones' "I Believe in Miracles" regularly at live shows. While driving home from Ramone's funeral, Vedder wrote the lyrics for the Pearl Jam song "Life Wasted" (fromPearl Jam).[104]
While surfing withTim Finn in New Zealand on March 25, 1995, Vedder was carried 250 feet (76 m) off the coast and had to be rescued by lifeguards.[147] He has also paddledoutrigger canoes on occasion and in 2005 was nearly lost at sea trying to paddle fromMolokaʻi toOʻahu.[148]
Vedder has written songs and lyrics that question religious authority.[149] Vedder is aChicago Bulls andChicago Bears fan[150][151] and a long-time, die-hard fan of theChicago Cubs.[152][153][154][155] In November 1993, Vedder andWhite Sox pitcherJack McDowell were involved in a barroom brawl inNew Orleans, Louisiana, that resulted in Vedder being arrested for public drunkenness and disturbing the peace.[156] Vedder sang thenational anthem before the third game of the1998 NBA Finals in Chicago,[157] and has sung "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at six Cubs games, including Game 5 of the2016 World Series. In 2007, a few days before performing with Pearl Jam in Chicago for Lollapalooza, he threw out the first pitch atWrigley Field, the home of the Cubs.[158] Vedder wrote a song at the request of former Cubs shortstop and first basemanErnie Banks paying tribute to the Cubs called "All the Way".[159][160] The day after the Cubs won the 2016 World Series, the Cubs' official Twitter account posted a montage video backed by Vedder's song in a tribute to Cubs fans.[161]
The annual baseball series between theSeattle Mariners andSan Diego Padres is often nicknamed theVedder Cup due to both cities being hometowns of the singer. Eddie Vedder himself is a Chicago Cubs fan.[162][163][164] The partnership with Vedder became official in 2025, when Vedder designed a trophy to be given to the winner of the series, while the two teams agreed to support Vedder's charity, the EB Research Partnership, in return.[165]
Vedder is an admirer of the American science fiction authorKurt Vonnegut.[166] During an interview withUncut, he stated that the novelCat's Cradle is his favorite book of all time.[167]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [168] | AUS [169] | FRA [170] | GER [171] | ITA [172] | NLD [173] | NZL [174] | SPA [175] | SWI [176] | UK [177] | |||
| 2007 | Into the Wild | 11 | 39 | 31 | 68 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 89 | 28 | 183 | |
| 2011 | Ukulele Songs
| 4 | 6 | 64 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 49 | |
| 2021 | Flag Day (Original Soundtrack)[179] withGlen Hansard andCat Power
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | Earthling
| 29 | 8 | 149 | 6 | 10 | 5 | — | 37 | 3 | 36 | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Matter of Time EP[180] |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [181] | US Adult [182] | US AAA [183] | US Alt. [184] | US Main. [185] | CAN [186] | |||
| "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | 2001 | — | 28 | 5 | 30 | 40 | — | I Am Sam soundtrack |
| "Hard Sun" | 2007 | — | — | 4 | 13 | — | 23 | Into the Wild soundtrack |
| "All the Way" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "My City of Ruins" (live from the Kennedy Center Honors) | 2010 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 46 | |
| "Better Days" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eat Pray Love soundtrack | |
| "Longing to Belong" | 2011 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | Ukulele Songs |
| "Can't Keep" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Without You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cartography"[187] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Matter of Time"/"Say Hi" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Long Way" | 2021 | — | — | 7 | - | — | — | Earthling |
| "The Haves" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Brother the Cloud"[72] | 2022 | — | — | 7 | 38 | 16 | — | |
| "Invincible"[188] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Save It For Later" | 2024 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
| Year | Track(s) | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Face of Love" and "Long Road"(withNusrat Fateh Ali Khan) | Dead Man Walking: Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture | Sony |
| 1997 | "Hymn"(withHovercraft) | Kerouac – kicks joy darkness | Rykodisc |
| 1999 | "Croon Spoon"(withSusan Sarandon) | Cradle Will Rock: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack | RCA |
| 2000 | "Poor Girl"(withthe Supersuckers) | Free the West Memphis 3 | Koch |
| 2002 | "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | I Am Sam: Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture | V2 Ada |
| 2003 | "I Believe in Miracles" and "Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)"(withZeke) | We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones | Columbia |
| 2004 | "Lucky Country"(with Red Whyte) | The 5th Symphony Document: Soundtrack | Folklore |
| 2005 | "Long Road", "Love Boat Captain" and "Better Man"(with the Walmer High School Choir) | The Molo Sessions | Ten Club |
| 2006 | "Goodbye" | A Brokedown Melody: Music from and Inspired By the Film | Brushfire |
| 2007 | "All Along the Watchtower"(with the Million Dollar Bashers) | I'm Not There: Original Soundtrack | Columbia |
| 2010 | "Better Days" | Eat Pray Love | Monkeywrench |
| Year | Track(s) | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Masters of War" (live)(withMike McCready andG. E. Smith) | The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | Sony |
| 1997 | "Yellow Ledbetter" (live)(withMike McCready) | Tibetan Freedom Concert | Capitol |
| 2001 | "Long Road" (live)(withMike McCready andNeil Young) | America: A Tribute to Heroes | Interscope |
| 2008 | "No More" (live)(withBen Harper) | Body of War: Songs that Inspired an Iraq War Veteran | Sire |
| Year | Group | Title | Label | Track(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bad Religion | Recipe for Hate | Epitaph/Atlantic | "American Jesus" and Watch It Die |
| 1995 | Mike Watt | Ball-Hog or Tugboat? | Columbia | "Big Train" and "Against the 70's" |
| Neil Young | Mirror Ball | Reprise | "Peace and Love" | |
| 1996 | Fastbacks | New Mansions in Sound | Sub Pop | "Girl's Eyes" |
| Gary Heffern | Painful Days | Y-records | "Passin' Thru'" | |
| Crowded House | Recurring Dream | Capitol | "Everything Is Good for You" | |
| 1997 | Ramones | We're Outta Here! | MCA | "Any Way You Want It" |
| 1999 | Pete Townshend | Pete Townshend Live: A Benefit for Maryville Academy | Intersound | "Magic Bus" (live) and "Heart to Hang Onto" (live) |
| 2001 | Wellwater Conspiracy | The Scroll and Its Combinations | TVT | "Felicity's Surprise" |
| 2002 | Neil Finn | 7 Worlds Collide | Nettwerk | "Take a Walk" (live), "Stuff and Nonsense" (live), "I See Red" (live), and "Parting Ways" (live) |
| 2003 | Cat Power | You Are Free | Matador | "Good Woman" and "Evolution" |
| The Who | The Who Live at the Royal Albert Hall | Steamhammer US | "I'm One" (live), "Gettin' in Tune" (live), "Let's See Action" (live), and "See Me, Feel Me" (live)(withBryan Adams) | |
| 2004 | Pete Townshend | Magic Bus – Live from Chicago | Compendia | "Magic Bus" (live) and "Heart to Hang Onto" (live) |
| Jack Irons | Attention Dimension | Breaching Whale | "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" | |
| 2006 | The Strokes featuring Eddie Vedder andJosh Homme | "You Only Live Once" | RCA | "Mercy Mercy Me (Ecology)" |
| 2007 | Crowded House | Seattle, WA January 9, 2007 | Kufala | "World Where You Live" and "Something So Strong" |
| 2008 | John Doe | The Golden State | Independent | "The Golden State Remix"(withCorin Tucker) |
| Crowded House | Surf Aid – The Music | Loop | "World Where You Live" | |
| 2011 | R.E.M. | Collapse into Now | Warner Bros. | "It Happened Today" |
| 2012 | Jimmy Fallon | Blow Your Pants Off[189][190] | Warner Bros. | "Balls in Your Mouth" |
| 2013 | Neil Finn | Crucible - The Songs of Hunters and Collectors | Liberation Music | "Throw Your Arms Around Me" |
| Glen Hansard | Drive All Night | Epitaph | "Drive All Night"(withJake Clemons) |
| Year | Title | Label | Track(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Temple of the Dog | A&M | "Hunger Strike", "Wooden Jesus", "Pushin Forward Back", "Your Saviour", and "Four Walled World" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Late Show | performer* | song: "Alive" (season 4, episode 2) | February 4, 1992 |
| Saturday Night Live | performer* | songs: "Alive" and "Porch" ("Sharon Stone/Pearl Jam"; season 17, episode 17)[191] | April 11, 1992 | |
| MTV Unplugged: Pearl Jam | performer* | (season 3, episode 4)[192] | May 13, 1992 | |
| MTV Video Music Awards | performer* | song: "Jeremy"[193][194] | September 9, 1992 | |
| 1993 | MTV Video Music Awards | performer** | songs: "Animal" and "Rockin' in the Free World" withNeil Young[195] | September 2, 1993 |
| Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | performer | songs: "Masters of War" withMike McCready and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" with entireensemble (tribute concert forBob Dylan)[196] | October 16, 1993 | |
| 1994 | 24 Hours in Rock and Roll | himself | MTVdocumentary about one day in the life ofrock and roll[197] | March 13, 1994 |
| Headbangers Ball | himself | "Kurt Cobain Tribute Special" (season 8, episode 3)[198] | April ?, 1994 | |
| Saturday Night Live | performer* | songs: "Not for You", "Rearviewmirror" and "Daughter" ("Emilio Estevez/Pearl Jam"; season 19, episode 18)[199] | April 16, 1994 | |
| 1996 | Late Show with David Letterman | performer | song: chorus to "Black" withPaul Shaffer & theCBS Orchestra[200] | February 27, 1996 |
| 38th Grammy Awards | himself | Pearl Jam wonBest Hard Rock Performance for the song, "Spin the Black Circle"^[200] | February 28, 1996 | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | performer* | songs: "Hail, Hail" and "Leaving Here"[200] | September 20, 1996 | |
| 1998 | Late Show with David Letterman | performer* | song: "Wishlist"[200] | May 1, 1998 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | himself | Behind the Music parody about Paul Shaffer[200] | May 21, 1998 | |
| 1999 | Late Show with David Letterman | performer | songs: "Heart to Hang Onto" and "Magic Bus" withPete Townshend[200][201] | July 28, 1999 |
| 2000 | Late Show with David Letterman | performer* | song: "Grievance"[200] | April 12, 2000 |
| 2001 | America: A Tribute to Heroes | performer | songs: "Long Road" with Mike McCready & Neil Young and "America the Beautiful" withWillie Nelson, et al. (benefit concert for the victims of theSeptember 11 attacks)[202][203] | September 21, 2001 |
| 2002 | Late Show with David Letterman | performer* | song: "I Am Mine"[200] | November 14, 2002 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | performer* | song: "Save You"[200] | November 15, 2002 | |
| 2004 | Late Show with David Letterman | performer* | song: "Masters of War"[200] | September 30, 2004 |
| National Anthem: Inside the Vote for Change Concert Tour | performer* | Vote for Change finale concert and tour documentary[204] | October 11, 2004 | |
| 2006 | Saturday Night Live | performer* | song: "World Wide Suicide" and "Severed Hand" ("Lindsay Lohan/Pearl Jam"; season 31, episode 16)[205] | April 15, 2006 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | performer* | song: "Life Wasted"[200] | May 4, 2006 | |
| Later with Jools Holland | performer* | songs: "Severed Hand", "World Wide Suicide" & "Alive" (season 27, episode 1) | May 5, 2006 | |
| VH1 Storytellers: Pearl Jam | performer* | (season 9, episode 1)[206] | July 1, 2006 | |
| Iconoclasts | himself | "Eddie Vedder &Laird Hamilton" (season 2, episode 1)[207] | October 26, 2006 | |
| 2008 | VH1 Rock Honors: The Who | performer* | songs: "Love, Reign o'er Me" and "The Real Me" (tribute ceremony forthe Who)[208] | July 17, 2008 |
| 2009 | Pearl Jam: Ten Revisited | himself | VH1 Classic documentary about Pearl Jam's debut album,Ten[209][210] | March 22, 2009 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | performer | song: "My City of Ruins" withgospel choir (tribute ceremony forBruce Springsteen)[211] | December 29, 2009 | |
| 2010 | Saturday Night Live | performer* | songs: "Just Breathe" & "Unthought Known" ("Jude Law/Pearl Jam"; season 35, episode 17) | March 13, 2010 |
| 2011 | True Crime with Aphrodite Jones | himself | "West Memphis Three" (season 2, episode 6) | May 5, 2011 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | performer | song: "Without You"[212] | June 20, 2011 | |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | performer | song: "Balls in Your Mouth" withJimmy Fallon andthe Roots[213] | September 8, 2011 | |
| 2012 | Portlandia | himself | "One Moore Episode" (season 2, episode 2)[214] | January 13, 2012 |
| Change Begins Within | performer | songs: "Rise" (solo) / "Under Pressure" withBen Harper andRelentless7 / "It Don't Come Easy" and "Boys" with Ben Harper and Relentless7 &Ringo Starr / "Yellow Submarine" with Ben Harper and Relentless7, Ringo Starr &Sheryl Crow (benefit concert founded byDavid Lynch for the promotion ofTranscendental Meditation)[215][216] | April 29, 2012 | |
| 2015 | Late Show with David Letterman | performer | song: "Better Man" | May 18, 2015 |
| 2016 | Beat Bugs | Jasper the Grasshopper | sings eponymous "Magical Mystery Tour" | |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks | Edward Louis Severson III | song: "Out of Sand" (season 3, episode 16)[217] | August 27, 2017 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Singles | himself – Citizen Dick drummer (uncredited) | acting debut |
| 1996 | Hype! | himself | documentary about the popularity of thegrunge movement |
| 1997 | We're Outta Here! | performer | song: "Any Way You Want It" with theRamones (documentary andconcert film of the Ramones) |
| 1998 | Not in Our Name: Dead Man Walking - The Concert | performer | songs: "Face of Love" and "Long Road" withNusrat Fateh Ali Khan (benefit concert film for the Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation) |
| Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory | himself | documentary about the making ofPearl Jam'sYield album | |
| 2000 | The Who & Special Guests: Live at the Royal Albert Hall | performer | songs: "I'm One" & "Let's See Action" withthe Who^^ and "See Me, Feel Me"/"Listening to You" withBryan Adams & the Who (concert film of the Who with musical guests at theRoyal Albert Hall) |
| 2001 | 7 Worlds Collide: Neil Finn & Friends Live at the St. James | performer | songs: "Take a Walk", "Stuff and Nonsense", "I See Red" & "Parting Ways" with7 Worlds Collide (concert film of 7 Worlds Collide inAuckland, New Zealand) |
| Pearl Jam: Touring Band 2000 | performer* | concert film of Pearl Jam'sBinaural Tour | |
| Last Party 2000 | himself | documentary about the last six months of the 2000 presidential election | |
| 2003 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | himself | documentary about the Ramones |
| Brian Wilson: On Tour | performer | concert film ofBrian Wilson with musical guests | |
| Pearl Jam: Live at the Showbox | performer* | concert film of Pearl Jam's Showbox Theatre show | |
| Pearl Jam: Live at the Garden | performer* | concert film of Pearl Jam'sMadison Square Garden show | |
| 2004 | Ramones: Raw | himself (deleted scenes) | documentary about the Ramones |
| 2006 | Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone | performer | songs: "I Believe in Miracles" & "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (tribute/benefit concert film forJohnny Ramone andcancer research) |
| 2007 | Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who | himself | documentary about the Who |
| Pearl Jam: Immagine in Cornice – Live in Italy 2006 | performer* | concert film of Pearl Jam's Italian leg of their2006 World Tour | |
| Slacker Uprising | himself | footage fromMichael Moore's 60-city college campus tour | |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | himself | ||
| 2008 | Song Sung Blue | himself | documentary about Mike Sardina and Claire Sardina (Neil Diamond andPatsy Cline impersonators) |
| Into the Wild: The Experience | himself | documentary short film about the making ofInto the Wild | |
| Into the Wild: The Story, the Characters | himself | documentary short film about the making ofInto the Wild | |
| 2009 | Kôkua 2008: 5 Years of Change | performer | song: "Constellations" withJack Johnson & Kawika Kahiapo (concert film of the Kôkua Festival)[218] |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Whole Lotta Shakin' | himself | collection of some of the best speeches, performances and backstage moments of the annualRock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies | |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Come Together | himself | collection of some of the best speeches, performances and backstage moments of the annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies | |
| The People Speak | performer | song: "Masters of War" (documentary about America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights) | |
| 2011 | Conan O'Brien Can't Stop | himself | Conan O'Brien's comedy tour footage and documentary |
| Water on the Road | performer | concert film of Vedder'sUkulele Songs tour | |
| Off the Boulevard | himself | documentary about the journey and struggle of seven different artists | |
| Pearl Jam Twenty | himself/performer* | documentary about the first twenty years of Pearl Jam | |
| Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory | himself | documentary about theWest Memphis Three | |
| 2013 | Cosmic Psychos: Blokes You Can Trust | himself (rumored) | documentary about the bandCosmic Psychos |
| Jay-Z: Made in America | himself/performer* | Ron Howard documentary which follows the musical acts at theJay-Z foundedBudweiser Made in America Festival held on Labor Day weekend inPhiladelphia of 2012 |
2017 Documentary,Let's Play Two featuring Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam. Can be found on Amazon Prime and was directed by Danny Clinch. Concert documentary centering around Pearl Jams August 2016 shows at Wrigley Field.[219]
| Award | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | 2008 | "Guaranteed" fromInto the Wild | Best Song[220] | Nominated |
| SIMA Waterman's Honorees | 2007 | Eddie Vedder | Environmentalist of the Year[221] | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2008 | "Guaranteed" fromInto the Wild | Best Original Song[59] | Won |
| Into the Wild (withMichael Brook andKaki King) | Best Original Score[59] | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | 2008 | "Guaranteed" fromInto the Wild | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media[222] | Nominated |
| 2009 | "Rise" | Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo[63] | Nominated | |
| mtvU Woodie Awards | 2008 | Eddie Vedder | The Good Woodie[223] | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2007 | "Rise" fromInto the Wild | Best Original Song[224] | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2008 | Into the Wild (with Michael Brook and Kaki King) | Best Original Score[225] | Nominated |
| World Soundtrack Awards | 2008 | "Guaranteed" fromInto the Wild | Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film[62] | Nominated |
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