Eddie Vedder Quotes

I am perhaps the oldest musician in the world. I am an old man but in many senses a very young man. And this is what I want you to be, young, young all your life, and to say things to the world that are true.

Maybe it was all those wild times that kept me young.

I've got rock 'n' roll in my blood.

Look what venison does to a goofy guitar player from Detroit? I'm going to be 54 this year and if I had any more energy I'd scare you.

I was a really crazy kid. I'm still a crazy kid. That's the nice thing about being in a rock band. You can feel 14 forever.

Music keeps you eternally young. It just does.

Adolescence and early youth...the fires are burning fastest, right? And your energy level is highest. It demands...and rock is screaming type music.

I keep healthy and I'm always very active and always have been so. I don't really see any signs of aging yet. Music keeps you young.

Youth is a question of energy.

Stay close to the young... and a little rubs off.

The typical rock fan is not smart enough to know when he is being dumped on.

I tried to stick with what I knew best, which is writing rock n' roll songs and melodies. I am as passionate as I was when I was 20.

If you look in the eyes of the young, you see flame. If you look in the eyes of the old, you see light.

I sold my soul to rock 'n' roll.

The spirit of the music and the energy that kicks back from the fans inspires me. To stay centered amidst the chaos I meditate. I first meditated at age 17 and have continued off and on through the years.

To me, young has no meaning. It's something you can do nothing about, nothing at all. But youth is a quality. And if you have it, you never lose it.

A passion for pleasure is the secret of remaining young.

I wake up every day trying to give something back to you that you can rock to and be proud of.

Every time you read something about Rolling Stones it always mentions their age and how long can they go on? I think there are certain genres of music where people are allowed to go on, but there is something about rock and roll, I guess because it originally started out to be a teenage rebellion.

Rock'n'roll starts between the legs and goes through the heart, then to the head. As long as it does those three things, it's a great rock song.

I've finally tapped into that spirit of self-destruction that makes rock-n-roll the king of music!

Rock and roll doesn't allow you to grow up - especially if you're not trying very hard to.

I guess I'm used to seeing actors, but rock musicians still hold a special magic for me.

Rock and Roll is simply an attitude. You don't have to play the greatest guitar.