At the end of the last century, specialized magazines and television stations like MTV fueled disagreements between various rockstars who, in turn, joined the bandwagon with the probable intention of leaving the name of their bands in the mouth of the people. One of the most emblematic, for example, happened between Kurt Cobain and the Pearl Jam.
In the case of the singer of Nirvanathe raid fueled in relation to Eddie Vedder and company caused the group to be called by Kurt, back in the early 1990s, as “corporate puppets trying to enter the alternative movement”.
The topic, in fact, was the subject of a new article in the Irish Times newspaper, in which writer Ed Power reflected on the rivalry between Cobain and Vedder.
In the text, Power suggested that Kurt’s dislike of PJ at that time was related to a possible repression due to his fame. Stone Gossard It is Jeff Amentmembers of Pearl Jam who, when Cobain was still anonymous, were members of Green River beside Mark Arm It is Steve Turner.
It is worth remembering that, later, these last two formed the Mudhoney, which greatly influenced Nirvana. When commenting on the ex’s disdain for Courtney Love for his band, Vedder argued (via Loudersound):
The criticism we received from Kurt, he also received from other people. From the punk side of things. Kurt said some things about us that were a real bummer. Because of this, there was a perception of something between us and Nirvana. We didn’t really know him. I thought Nirvana was a good band. Our response to their criticism was, ‘Dude, why are you being such an idiot? Why would you say that?’.
Vedder is always diplomatic, right?
Nirvana and Pearl Jam didn’t take long to understand each other
Despite the initial disputes, Vedder and Cobain soon reached an agreement – so much so that the documentary Pearl Jam Twentyreleased by Pearl Jam in 2011, shows the two vocalists slow dancing together at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards while Eric Clapton sang “Tears In Heaven”.
In the images, Eddie also makes an emotional statement:
I remember the sound of his voice, but I don’t remember what we talked about. Just really normal stuff.
In 1994, even days after Kurt’s death, Eddie even interpolated the verse “Come As You Are”, from the song of the same name, during a performance of “Black” to pay homage to the Grunge icon, with whom he – and his fans – certainly regret not having had a deeper connection.
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