Pearl Jam vocalist revealed negative feelings by how the musicians in question behaved and treated women
When they appeared in the 1990s, the Pearl Jam And other grunge bands were interpreted as a “reaction” to the so -called eighty -year -old hard rock, also known as Glam Metal or, more pejoratively, hair metal. Interestingly, several musicians from the then “new” movement were fans of their direct predecessors. It was not the case of Eddie Vedder.
Connoisseur of names like The Who and Bruce SpringsteenPearl Jam’s singer has even made a public criticism of one of the most popular names of Glam Metal: the Mötley Crüe. In an interview from 2022 to the newspaper The New York Times (via Igor Miranda website), the singer defined the quartet formed at the time for Vince Neil (voice), Mick Mars (guitar), Nikki Sixx (low) and Tommy Lee (battery) as “empty” and declared to hate them.
The comment highlighted, in particular, a controversial Crüe song. Title track of the album released in 1987, “Girls, Girls, Girls” Versa about strippers, with direct references to adult entertainment houses such as Dolhinhase (in Fort Lauderdale) and Tattletails (in Atlanta). Vedder states:
“I worked in a San Diego nightclub carrying equipment. I ended up seeing shows that would not watch if I could choose. It was those groups that monopolized MTV in the late 1980s, metal bands I despised, to say the least. ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’Mötley Crüe hated that. He hated how the guys behaved. I hated how women treated. It seemed so empty. ”
In the opinion of Frontman do Pearl Jam, just a name of that scene “had some credibility at least”: the Guns n ‘Roses. Still, he believes that women received better treatment in the alternative scene, especially in Seattle, the cradle of their band and several other grunge names.
“Guns N ‘Roses appeared and, thank God, at least had some credibility. But one thing I admired was that in Seattle and the alternative audience, girls could use their boots and sweaters. Her hair looked like Cat Power and not with Heather Locklear [atriz e sex symbol dos anos 1980 que, curiosamente, foi casada com Tommy Lee]nothing against her. They were not selling, they could have an opinion and be respected. It was a change that lasted. It sounds so banal, but before that it was quite different. The only person who used a bustier in the 1990s that I admired was Perry Farrell [vocalista do Jane’s Addiction]. ”
Nikki Sixx rebates Eddie Vedder
At the time, Eddie Vedder’s speech reverberated a lot. It has even arrived at Nikki Sixx, which, besides being bassist, is the leader and main lyricist of Mötley Crüe. Bothered by the declaration of the colleague by profession, the musician appealed to the X/Twitter To rebound:
“Read how much the Pearl Jam singer hates Mötley Crüe made me laugh today. Now, considering that they are one of the most boring bands in history, this is kind of a compliment, isn’t it? ”
Putting hot cloths in the situation, the Pearl Jam guitarist, Stone Gossardsaid in an interview with Revolver (via LUDWIRE) that most of their band members like Mötley Crüe. The negative opinion was only from Eddie Vedder.
“Jeff [Ament, baixista], Mike [McCready, guitarrista] And I loved Hard Rock, we lived at that time. I bought Motley Crüe’s first album in the original edition of Leathür Records. They had the same raw energy as punk, it looked like the Motörhead. I also liked the English strand of the style, it was rebellious, against the rules, I was interested. ”
Pearl Jam and Mötley Crüe
Fortunately, the bullshit did not have other developments and each band followed their life. Pearl Jam continues on tour promoting their latest album, Dark Matter (2024). In turn, Mötley Crüe broke with guitarist Mick Mars and brought John 5 (Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson) For your place. At the end of 2024, they released the EP CANCELLEDwith the first tracks next to the new member.
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