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Date of Birth

23 December 1964, Evanston, Illinois, USA

Birth Name

Edward Louis Severson III

Nickname

Crazy Eddie
Ed

Height

5' 7½" (1.71 m)

Spouse

Beth Liebling

(3 June 1994 - September 2000) (divorced)

Trade Mark

Usually uncommunicative in interviews.

Powerful, baritone voice.

Often invokes the use of storytelling and sympathy for troubled individuals.

Songs about personal, social, and political themes.

Trivia

Lead singer for Seattle grunge band, Pearl Jam.

Arrested and charged with drunkeness and disturbing the peace, November 18, 1993, along with then White Sox pitcher Jack McDowell, after the two scuffled with bar patrons in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Is a vinyl fanatic and avid surfer.

Vedder was born Edward Louis Severson III in 1964. He spent most of his childhood under the impression that his stepfather (last name Mueller) was his real father. Later he changed his last name from "Mueller" to "Vedder," which is his mother's maiden name.

Is a vegetarian.

Musical influences include The Who, Neil Young, and The Doors.

Supported Green Party candidate Ralph Nader in the 2000 elections.

Was in the San Diego band, 'Bad Radio'.

Daughter, Olivia, born June 2004.

In fall of 2004, as a member of Pearl Jam, he participated in the Vote for Change concert tour organized to encourage the defeat of George W. Bush in the U.S. presidential election.

Wrote the song "Alive" after learning the man he presumed to be his father was actually his step-father.

Admires American writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr..

Vedder is also a big fan of The Ramones. In 1996, he travelled incognito with them to Argentina when The Ramones said goodbye to the stages there, in the tour "Adiós Ramones".

Ranked #64 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.

Is a Chicago Cubs fan.

Grew up in San Diego, California.

Lives in Los Angeles and Seattle.

Personal Quotes

"I don't need drugs. Life is already tragic enough."

"It's not a bad time to be me."

"Every time I see the Spice Girls, it makes me want to try to fly by climbing my roof and strapping bricks to my shoes."

"The love received is the love that is saved."

"I just think that all of us in this room should have a voice in how the USA is represented. And he don't allow us our voice, that's all I'm saying."

"If it's a good cause, I'll play just about anything."

Where Are They Now

(June 2008) After a world tour and promotion of 2006's "Pearl Jam", Pearl Jam has returned to the studio recording their next album that should be released this year or 2009.

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