286 Quotes by Eddie Vedder

I was able to apply ukulele to whatever I'm trying to write. It's become part of songwriting for me, the knowledge I gained from hearing the melodies come out, and then applying that to guitar or vocals.

One thing you might suggest to a young band is don't get involved in any kind of long-term contract because everything changes on a bimonthly basis: The way people hear music and access it, the way it is distributed.

I learned so much about music by playing this little, miniature songwriting machine [ukulele], especially about melody. The motto is less strings more melody.

I had a $1.50 from playing the ukulele after owning it seven minutes. I thought, "Hmmm, this has some possibilities."

Delight, Delight, Delight...in our youth.

I am a thief, I am a liar, I am George Bush and my son is an asshole.

Singing someone else's songs is like keeping your clothes on.

Yeah, we'll play that. You want fries with that?

I'm really high... I mean the altitude of course.