Pearl Jam appeared on CBS Sunday Morning this weekend and released a live video of ” Even Flow “.
Pearl Jam appeared on CBS Sunday Morning this weekend to talk about their career and their recent album, Dark Matter. The morning show also aired an exclusive clip of the live performance of ” Even Flow “, filmed at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula on August 22, as part of the band's world tour.
In the interview, vocalist Eddie Vedder and bassist Jeff Ament discuss the band's longevity and how their writing process has remained similar over the years. Almost everything I've ever written started on a napkin.Eddie Vedder said. Now the towels are cloth, because we stay in better hotels! »
He also compared writing lyrics to surfing: “ You put these building blocks in place, so you can, say, shape the perfect wave, with a few turns, then a barrel, and then the lyrics come. The lyrics come from riding that wave. »
The two musicians reflected on how the band has managed to stay together for so long, with Ament noting: ” In a way, it's miraculous that we managed to hold on. And it's also a testament to our friendship. » Vedder added: “ I was going to say, a good life, a clean life. “.
During the interview, Vedder also discussed Pearl Jam's set lists, telling CBS Sunday Morning that he works hard on each one, selecting songs from a massive list, which includes ” a lot of covers, things we played once ” He added that sometimes he needed to ” a ridiculously long time ” to write these lists, which he writes in calligraphy. ” It keeps me focused and entertained “.
Pearl Jam released Dark Mattertheir twelfth album, in April. The band embarked on a world tour to promote the new album in May.
