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"Oh, it takes more than just the name Pearl Jam attached to something for you to find it remarkable? How horribly jaded and miserable you must be."
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harmless wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:What kind of halfwit selects these nonsensical interview fragments to be posted on the band's Facebook/Instagram accounts?
"With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, it's hard to get up the courage to say, can I sing this part, or, I want to play guitar. I feel like I have more courage to do that." - Jeff Ament
"They [parents] said I could get a guitar if I took lessons, which I did..." - Mike McCready
They're completely atrocious, aren't they?
It's not like there are much better quotes to chose from.
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McParadigm wrote:"Oh, it takes more than just the name Pearl Jam attached to something for you to find it remarkable? How horribly jaded and miserable you must be."
'Remarkable' is an interesting interpretation of 'not bad'.
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Mine wrote:
harmless wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:What kind of halfwit selects these nonsensical interview fragments to be posted on the band's Facebook/Instagram accounts?
"With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, it's hard to get up the courage to say, can I sing this part, or, I want to play guitar. I feel like I have more courage to do that." - Jeff Ament
"They [parents] said I could get a guitar if I took lessons, which I did..." - Mike McCready
They're completely atrocious, aren't they?
It's not like there are much better quotes to chose from.
It's not that they're unremarkable or dull, they're that too, it's that they don't make sense.

The Jeff quote for instance; at the beginning he's suggesting a reluctance to put his musical ideas and opinions forward because he feels everyone in the band is reasonably accomplished. All of a sudden, however, he now feels he can do that. Why? When did this change happen? Apart from Smile when did Jeff ever play guitar in the band?

Without any further context, it's utterly meaningless. It may as well read "I really enjoy sandwiches but the other guys are so good at making sandwiches that I don't make them. Now I make sandwiches."

If these were general, boring reflections on being a member of Pearl Jam and whatnot, that would be fine (if not terribly exciting). As it is, however, it's as though they're being selected by someone who has only a passing familiarity with the English language.
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Birds in Hell wrote:
Mine wrote:
harmless wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:What kind of halfwit selects these nonsensical interview fragments to be posted on the band's Facebook/Instagram accounts?
"With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, it's hard to get up the courage to say, can I sing this part, or, I want to play guitar. I feel like I have more courage to do that." - Jeff Ament
"They [parents] said I could get a guitar if I took lessons, which I did..." - Mike McCready
They're completely atrocious, aren't they?
It's not like there are much better quotes to chose from.
It's not that they're unremarkable or dull, they're that too, it's that they don't make sense.

The Jeff quote for instance; at the beginning he's suggesting a reluctance to put his musical ideas and opinions forward because he feels everyone in the band is reasonably accomplished. All of a sudden, however, he now feels he can do that. Why? When did this change happen? Apart from Smile when did Jeff ever play guitar in the band?

Without any further context, it's utterly meaningless. It may as well read "I really enjoy sandwiches but the other guys are so good at making sandwiches that I don't make them. Now I make sandwiches."
well, now we know he makes sandwiches!
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Seriously, though: it's really, really weird.
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I wonder if his sandwiches are as good as what the other guys make? He looks like the type of guy to bring his packed lunch into the studio
"I really enjoy sandwiches but the other guys are so good at making sandwiches that I don't make them. Now I make sandwiches."
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Do you think those guys in Atlanta were just beating him up to take his lunch?
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Why Go (to the bakery - I'm making sandwiches right now!)
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