It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person in Pearl Jam with personality flaws. Everybody in this band exhibits some form of neurotic behavior. And we couldn't find a balance, a mutual respect…

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If it had remained always my band, my natural tendency would have been to get...

If it had remained always my band, my natural tendency would have been to get...

I really enjoy not getting in a car and running errands on bikes.

I really enjoy not getting in a car and running errands on bikes.

Call it holistic or holographic thinking, it's been quite effective imagining the world's problems are...

Call it holistic or holographic thinking, it's been quite effective imagining the world's problems are...

It would be great to take one city street and turn it into a pedestrian...

It would be great to take one city street and turn it into a pedestrian...

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for...

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for...

But Eddie does not make all the decisions. Eddie can listen to reason; Eddie can...

But Eddie does not make all the decisions. Eddie can listen to reason; Eddie can...

I liked the banana-seat bikes with the high handlebars - maybe a card in the...

I liked the banana-seat bikes with the high handlebars - maybe a card in the...

Well, you go to Holland and everybody's on a bike - nobody would think to...

Well, you go to Holland and everybody's on a bike - nobody would think to...

You know, at 35 or at 38 or 40 you really start to see what...

You know, at 35 or at 38 or 40 you really start to see what...

Dave played an important part in our growing, but change occurs.

Dave played an important part in our growing, but change occurs.

We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl...

We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl...

And I look forward to the time when I can become more indulgent with my...

And I look forward to the time when I can become more indulgent with my...

Eddie is a natural leader. Jeff and I have been very much in control of...

Eddie is a natural leader. Jeff and I have been very much in control of...

I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now...

I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now...

There's been a lot of role reversal going on in the band. The roles people...

There's been a lot of role reversal going on in the band. The roles people...

It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water.

It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water.

A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to...

A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to...

I've seen neighborhoods that I would have never driven though because I'm riding my bike,...

I've seen neighborhoods that I would have never driven though because I'm riding my bike,...

And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to...

And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to...

It's really comforting for me and Jeff, at least, that after 12 years we finally...

It's really comforting for me and Jeff, at least, that after 12 years we finally...