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Eddie Vedder Mulls Solo Tour, Uses Surfing Metaphors

9/18/07, 1:48 pm EST

Is Eddie Vedder planning a solo tour? According to a story in the Los Angeles Times, it’s possible. The Pearl Jam frontman has completed what amounts to his first solo album by way of the soundtrack to the forthcoming Sean Penn film Into the Wild (read our review of the LP here, and watch the video review in today’s New Music Tuesdays report here). The possible tour would have Vedder playing much more intimate venues than he’s used to with Pearl Jam. “If you surf fifty-foot waves all the time, you can’t try too many new things, because fifty-foot waves are kind of life and death,” Vedder, an avid surfer, explained. “Playing big shows is like that. So you want to take on some smaller waves to rework or refine what you do, and then take it back to the big surf.” Hard-core Pearl Jam fans need not worry that Vedder entertaining the idea of a solo jaunt signals the end of the band, however. “We’ve been a group for a long time,” the singer said. “And we will continue to be so, I hope, for a really long time.” The official comment from Vedder’s reps is that he has no official plans to tour alone.
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me | 9/18/2007, 3:38 pm EST

i love eddie vedder

smikalis | 9/18/2007, 3:56 pm EST

I think Eddie has a huge catalog – it would be great if he could play whatever he wanted on a short tour.

ten | 9/18/2007, 6:28 pm EST

Heather Courtney's a evil slut | 9/18/2007, 9:27 pm EST

I’ve seen Eddie’s “catalog” it’s pretty small, actually.

Nmar | 9/19/2007, 7:16 am EST

Don’t know if a Eddie Vedder solo tour would work, more Pearl Jam tours might. (Hint, hint)

Chaen | 9/19/2007, 12:00 pm EST

He could play all the songs off into the wild plus all the Pearl Jam songs. An Eddie solo tour would be awesome.

Bukowski | 9/20/2007, 12:11 pm EST

Jeremy shot up a classroom.
Pretentious, yes?

Binaural | 9/22/2007, 8:43 am EST

A solo tour would be cool but at most it will be a few US theatres, if it happened at all. I mean the odd time he does an acoustic solo pre-set at a PJ gig it sounds greats. Whatever happens the soundtrack is a good collection.

bee | 9/24/2007, 2:31 pm EST

I love him too. Whatever touring he does, I’ll be there.

Debra | 9/24/2007, 4:34 pm EST

Oh Eddie, please, please go on tour!!!

apileofjingledmist | 10/2/2007, 6:01 pm EST

ed for president in 08- and we’ll listen avidly to every one of your uncompromising stump speaches inbetween songs on your magical miraculous solo tour…

and to the fools who said his cataloug wouldnt be big enough, i’d say theres a good 133 songs or so he’d play the fuck out of live, just him his geetars and a sweet singing uke, such a recipe for wonderousness.. ~

and the rivers shall open for the righteous…

jane | 10/9/2007, 4:31 pm EST

Eddie Vedder is god!
Pearl Jam is the greatest band ever!

JC | 10/10/2007, 3:35 am EST

he can play whatever he wants. i could play a solo tour. would anybody stay for the encore? who knows? who cares?

slate | 11/11/2007, 2:08 am EST