Ed Vedder interviewed on 'Body of War' [2007]

[mzk123ify]

Wars?? Does it really surprise anyone...just look at the hatred and fighting here...over a you tube video. There will be no peace and things will not change until the hearts of man does....

[SuperStormfront]

Treasonous hippies...the both of them. You don't make changes by whining, you go out and vote.

[sc12100]

@SuperStormfront Calling a soldier who is now unable to walk - treason or traitor - shows you are a pathetic coward! And yes I served.

[letspearljam]

@SuperStormfront Its kind of hard to vote when they both suck. Not much of a choice

[Rmndnvrr]

Some of ours leaders voices are not heard by society but they are heard by those who feel the same.

[fasolkaanirvana]

his smile is contagious. and he has the most beautiful voice

[mortenrahm]

war just shows me we are all animals nothing else fuck war in any kind

[Strafnaya]

@mortenrahm war comes when people cant understand what it takes to raise economy and salary every month as much as family. You for sure understand that we live here in limited space on this planet. 70% of fishes are already eaten. we basically eat oil/other fossil energy atm. cant come along without anymore. fertilizers which makes fields produce enought food are made with fossil energy sources. and when we start to run out of it.. it means war, like before, this time even in bigger scale. etc.

[mortenrahm]

@Strafnaya hi bro as you say yourself we use and we use and we dont think about anything but ourselfs we want more and more that is one thing the reason for war is greed now take the war in irak dont you come and tell me that bush went to war just bcoz he wanned to free the people in irak it was all money and oil nothing more if he reallt wanned to free people who reallt needed it he sould go to africa to really help poor people but he dont do that he is only thinking about money and oil no more

[timbo35353]

Tomas Young is my brother

[castlemints75]

eddie put down the fucking surfboard,hop your ass on a plane with guitar in hand and fly to the frontline and cry us a fucking river! I know we've all been robbed of our youth and don't know where we belong but the truth of the matter is the world is fucked you should know you have been singing about it for twenty fucking years fame is so hard to deal with. let's fight ticketmaster be friends with tim robbins and walk the LONG ROAD and BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH .............it gets old

[FreeMTrider]

Hop on what frontline??? and FOR what??? All of our troops should be brought back HOME safe and sound. Period.

[dirtyfrank81]

i thought I was going to be nice, but fuck it. I cant. You are the worlds biggest asshole. how dare you come on here and insult ed. you are piece of shit in my book. what have you done in your sad life that would amount to what ed has done? nothing. you are sad person with no life, or future. you make me sick. what a disgusting person you are. youre reality must be a sad one. dont come on here spreading your bullshit. go somewhere else. LOSER!!!

[4thirdsdead]

I am a vet and have to tell you this ... Vedder is a true genuine carrying guy ... Him and the rest of PJ is fucking awesome.. listen to his words......you rock Eddie

[Annonymus121]

agreed..... u hit the nail right on the head there in my opinioin i think troops should not be in iraqu

[Myco1976thanku]

I believe in humanity because of people like tom and eddie..........much love to the vets and those supporting them...

[bdvzim]

Eddie is a hero!

[NicolaJane1978]

@bdvzim what about the guy in the fucking wheelchair? He's the hero!

[charlieondmc]

MUCH LOVE TO ALL YOU VETS~ PEACE

[Dannyboy057]

Eddie Vedder is a genuine human being....and because of this he is a liberal piece of ****? Your logic is twisted.

[uniquetrev]

How is he a piece of shit?

You really dont know what you're talking about.

[funlivelife]

You're a conservative TURD

[SelkieIsMyGirl]

FUCK YOU enough said

[mat151080]

fuck you

[deadkennedy3]

pussy vet? the guy put his life on the line for you and me. now, i've been an activist for the last 7 years and oppose the war in iraq, but still, i honor the soldier, not the war. because of people life him, we have various freedoms. he lost his fucking mobility for us, show some respect.

[TheDastardlyDildo]

people who volunteer to blindly follow orders without any regard for their own personal feelings or beliefs are NOT protecting our freedoms. the people who join the military are, at best, ignorant, and at worst, homicidal. i'm not going to respect them for their simple lapse of judgement. pity them... maybe, but not respect.

[deadkennedy3]

Honestly, how many people do you know in the military? Alot of my close friends joined up for various reasons, some never came back. I disagreed with alot of their reasons for joining up, but it's their life. And yes, there are evil and terrible people in the military, but dont judge all on the actions of others.

[TheDastardlyDildo]

nothing against this guy. he obviously realizes that he made a mistake by joining the military, and it's good that he's speaking out against the war.

quick question for you, if you were a german during ww2, could you still "support the troops" and oppose the war?

[deadkennedy3]

no i wouldnt have supported the war if i was a german in world war two, but dont even begin to compare the nazis to america. I strongly disagree with america's foreign policy, if you have even read it, but americas imperialism is so far from strong facist nationalism. just because they're are similarities doesnt make it the same. relax. this is what turned me off of radical politics, people being so quick to jump the gun on various issues, which make others feel dumb for simply having anopinion

[toast1594]

Edd looks like Jesus.

Well he pretty much is.

[koolsamarkand]

he looks like Desmond from LOST.

[agentkro]

Vedder has a deep ass voice lol

[lrgrjg]

mmm:-)

[firstloveskiss]

ok...i get all that you are saying. i agree with you. most of it is bullshit and a small % is fighting and believing in the betterment of the situation we are in....which we didn't need to put ourselves in....except for the big companies ties to oil....which everyone wants and needs....it's a vicious circle and it isn't simple problem or a simple solution. what do we do as a country? do we all move to sweden so we can be neutral and non-committal?

[baronzuela]

Eddie vedder is the best exemple of grunge music,the best artist.He's not a dumb ass to destroy himself like cobain or layne wasting money for drugs consumption for suicide... Respect Ed, the optimistic singer who know what "life" means.

[fungusdude1]

If Cobain was a "dumbass" to to destroy himself... so was Layne. Drugs ended up killing both Layne and Kurt.

[bassmaster1465]

i dont think kurt was a dumbass for using drugs and ending his life, but i do think hes a dumbass for abandoning his baby daughter to be raised by a wacko.

[18paulito]

he used drugs but isnt certain that he killed himself . dont be so quick to think that it was suicide

[bassmaster1465]

well after looking at the investigation and the evidence i believe it was a suicide. coulda been a murder but i dont think so.

[mrface19]

Very well said.

[aleighaharber]

@bassmaster1465 exactly. kids aren't expendable.

[l7ebels]

And you are the best example of a judging dumb mother fucker....... keep away from me

[KurtCobainof21]

Anybody seen the movie State of Play !!!!!

Russell Crowe looks sooooooo much like Eddie

[manulpeppers]

i wanna watch that movie only because that . and i like russell crowe now because he looks so much like him, and hes a great actor too . blabla

Is it good ? the movie ?

[caterina4187]

i respect vedder's obvious empathy for the young veteran, it is genuine

however.... eddie is rich and needs to buy this kid a new freaking wheelchair am i right

i respect what he's doing though.

[tweetermkyman]

He probably did, but he wouldn't brag about it.

[hellyeahaneda1]

eddy vedder rocksmotherfucker

[elderon87]

It's sad that you say that, godbluffvdgg. We all are repulsed by the decisions they made, but consider what you said. Your faults will be judged as harshly as you judge others. Wishing for someone else's pain is dangerous. And I'm no crazy evangelist with insane beliefs. It's just the truth.

[evTom14]

i dont know about the other guy but eddie vedder is a naturely very awkward person

[kgguy2124]

eddie's not naturally awkward, he's just a softspoken guy.

[beetheb]

They look uncomfortable.

[evTom14]

i dont know about the other guy but eddie vedder is a naturely very awkward person

[godbluffvdgg]

having just watched body of war, i was compelled to view anything on youtube. I am more pissed about those fucking douchebag fuckers that voted "ya" for the war. thomas is a brave guy and i hurt for him and his family. I can only hope there is a hell and those evil cock suckers suffer for ever

[ajittffcure]

That was quite a touching interview.

[Dannoneusk91]

"This has to stop today..." The truth, the plain and simple truth...

[azrael8585]

When a young man enters into the military, just what in the world is he thinking if anything he should know that at any moment his time may be up. That's what the military is. It is the one place young men go to show their country they are willing to lay down their lives for a cause greater than them selves.

[firstloveskiss]

wow...how true. i salute the armed forces and support you for making my life safer. i can't thank you enough. the reality is....there will always be war...somewhere...sometime and someone will want to fight against it...to stop it...to take control over it. we can't just sit back and do nothing. we know it has to stop and i want it to stop...and i'm waiting, too.

[azrael8585]

That's what makes our country great. Sure, we realize there are times we must defend freedom or try and bring it to ppl that care for it. That's what our founders realized. Yea, if we were all for the war we'd be an agressor nation. But with our ppl, usually there are alot of ppl against any war and that's OK because we need those to balance out those that are hawkish for only reason fighting. That's why we are a great country. We can go to war and protest it also. Democracys great, I think!

[firstloveskiss]

exactly.

[threebrothersproject]

you're just quoting a south park episode

[azrael8585]

From 5 mnts ago or 3wks ago? which one? i luv those kids. they are the smartest in that town fo sho!

[firstloveskiss]

why is that? i have many opinions about war....and this is just one. i don't think the government treats our troops well at all....that's another one. our soldiers volunteer to fight for our freedom....we don't force them....there wasn't a draft. that's a fact. we have to support them either way....that shouldn't be a choice we have to think about. it's what they want for giving us what we want.....a hope for freedom.

[EddieVedderFan1]

Aint no betterman than Vedderman

He uses his celebrity for the good - unlike other well-knowns...

Enjoyable post, thanks.

[daniilovesyou]

what an amazing man that eddie is

[ducci13]

I am a republican in most aspects. Eddie Vedder is the only celebrity I respect when it comes to viewpoints. He cares about soldiers instead of using them as a theory excuse. He is a good man, and I do repect his words!

[FreddoX1]

Eddie seems to have so much understanding and sympathy for other people.

[mute66]

it seems to me its all anger nowadays everyone hates everything and thats a common fact no one likes doing things because they truely want to. it makes me sad knowing that other people are putting other people down for little reasons such as blog postings. We are all talking about the same situation but everyone is butting heads. how can anger lead us? isn't that what got us here?

[poelingoer]

i just fell inlove with you. well said. only time will tell i guess. sad but true

[alwaysopen]

Wow, get in touch. Letting some musician or actor talk and agreeing with them is not protest. People in other nations protest. People from other nations protest on our soil. The slackard generation won't do anything but type blogs, listen to bad music, watch TV or play video games.

My line of vision is perfectly clear and there are none taking place consistently to even make the news. Where are the multi thousand throngs protesting in DC?

I wish I were 19 again to organize marches.

[alwaysopen]

How old are all of you? I guess the maximum is 23.

The entire project was far more outreaching than eddie vedder's singing.

What about the war? Does the tune "Voluteers" by the Jefferson Airplane do anything for you?

We used to protest, live and in person, in the 60s-70s. It is left to those with blogs now - that's like an armchair quarterback.

Get out and disrupt things and let them know how you really feel.

This is a generation of pussies.

[Sarahadam1]

An ill-informed comment, and ridiculous generalisation. Protests are happening all the time, just because it isn't shoved in your line of vision, doesn't mean it isn't happening. And these generalisations all sound a bit too nostalgic.

[smithjor20]

I think you won that one.

[deklewa]

and old whiny people that can't accept new times

[drebin76]

wow I can't actually belive you posted something like that... And how comfortable are you in these times? Want to enlist for a tour of duty or two?

[soulman483]

Eddie Vedder is the voice we need in this day and age. We dont have the beats, The costelos the Jackson browns the john lennons but Eddie vedder is sertenly taking all there places and i hope he continus cause we need a voice of reason

[Bisqueman5]

certainly

[michaellovegrove]

@soulman483 he 'sertenly' is!

[criteria119]

So much for you guys being open minded. Thanks a lot. You give me real hope.

[biloreal]

This man is by far one of my favorite singer/songwriters.  Eddie Vedder fuckin rocks.

[faceswithin]

No one really saw the truth of Phile and you guys should be he wanted all war to end and us to let them kill us to me that is hate not love for this country Phile is a vet hater in the 70's listen to him

[WadeBlazingame34]

Thank you Tomas, Eddie, Phil & Ellen. watch?v=yApAg0hl490 If you love this land of the free Bring em home, bring em home Bring them back from overseas Bring em home, bring em home Now we'll give no more brave young lives Bring em home, bring em home For the gleam in some fool's eyes Bring em home, bring em home The church bells will ring with joy Bring em home, bring em home To welcome our darlin' girls and boys Bring em home, bring em home

[criteria119]

The music and words of Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam have a special place in my heart. So many times have tears been in my eyes while listening. How can this be when I refuse to vote anything but Republican? What a conflict, huh?

[livvidd]

Criteria119,No your just a complete dick.

[Jdollaz03]

your just a cunt, admit it

[eyewrenchee]

All Troops out of Iraq NOW

End the Occupation

Vote Obama 08.

[daniilovesyou]

amen

[redfarts]

I think that sipholous Eddie contacted, on tour, back in 1992 has final made it to his brain! he is one dumb cum-drunk bitch. I hope he has a nice slide further into insanity!

[2eak]

you made this joke on other videos.

it wasn't funny, its a boring joke, figure it out.

[Rockinfreakawhat22]

you ignorant idiot.

[mevar]

NO!

ed smells like forest shit.

[ilsetencate]

oww je bedoelt misschien opvullen met aarde ofzo.. la´ma.. maakt ook niet uit. ik verveel me ook maar wat :lol:

[ilsetencate]

uhm.. als t kalf verdronken is, dempt men de put. alstie al verdronken is, was de put al gevuld he? ´dempen´ is juist: leeg maken.

(anders komen wij hollanders weer zo raar over op het wereldwijde web ;-) haha)

[cowguitar]

Dempen is toch een deksel erop leggen?

[Rutgerpeer]

Jongens, dempen is dat je hem opvult. Een gedempte wijk: een wijk die is opgevuld en dus gewoon land is geworden. Anyway, lekker belangrijk :p (jaja, ik ben er zelf ook schuldig aan;))

[kushikushun]

Great video..thanks for that!

Makes me feel so happy yet sad at the same time to know there are people out there who think like me. Sad because most people only realise what is going on after an accident has happened. In Dutch we have a saying that goes: "after the calf has drowned, they start to fill up the well."

[solat319]

Get him a wheelchair asshole!!! that's the least you could do. It is easy to talk about stuff at gigs but here's a chance to do something that actually would help this kid.

[FellmanBaines]

eddie's great!

speaking of reading, "the Cult of the Amateur. How today's internet is KILLING our Culture." by Andrew Keen... an important work. long live freedom, art, and music. die youtube, die google, die internet, die all war.

[sweetreid]

that's ironic

[isthattomato]

that's funny, you say "die youtube", but you still use it.

[criteria119]

Many of us have an appetite for the things which cause us strain.

[mattklf]

Why would anyone be into pearl Jam and tell them not to do politics? That's what they've always done.

[SoundgardenReunion]

Eddie really hasnt been the same since Kurt died, it effected him very, very deeply

[1787patriot]

what the hell are you talking of??? The guys hardly knew each other..

That Is NOT what has affected him as you say..He simply cares so much..It hurts..I know..The only thing to fix that is undiluted passion..which he has

[SoundgardenReunion]

Pearl Jam hasnt had a good album since Vitalogy

[cobain6]

retard

[2eak]

no code is fucking amazing. you sound like someone who eventually got into creed.

[SoundgardenReunion]

nope, dont like creed kid

[WhitePoetWarlord]

Profits are the only true, fair, for of exchange. It always will be.

[RideMyBMW]

Eddie misses Kurt. Those two woulda made a powerful, powerful pair.

[liliodine]

Oh, absolutely. With the amount of alcohol in Kurt's blood system and the amount of pot in Eddie's....yes, the world is REALLY missing out on a couple of geniuses! :P

[RideMyBMW]

"With the amount of alcohol in Kurt's blood system"

Surely you mean morphine....

[royal24]

liliodine, Kurt had no alchahol in his system, it was Heroin, and both Cobain and Vedder were/are multi-millionaire rock stars who wrote/write amazing songs, and believe me, there are hundreds of thousands if not millions of people who do consider one or both to be Genius'. I, for one, consider both to be modern musical genius'. Anyone who can write a song that millions love and then do it again and again and again etc is obviously a genius of some form, like it or not.

[SoundgardenReunion]

that makes 2 of us buddy

[savagegoats]

lilodine: The Alcohol and Pot has nothing to do with being geniuses. They are both brilliant men with wholesome and realistic views on not just politics but life. They are geniuses in their own sense, whether it be through music or interviews or however they choose to express themselves, just because you disagree with their opinions doesnt make them any less intelligent.

[sexysadie68]

Our current administration doesn't value the lives of its citizenry period. It treats soldiers who were deceived into fighting like this or worse and it facilitates the profit machine I mentioned below, when it should be intervening on our behalf.

[sexysadie68]

If this was 1974, edvedder55 would be throwing rocks at soldiers returning from Vietnam with one hand and at hippies with the other.

[krissevee]

haahah here here, i dont know WHAT tht guys deal is! and ps cool name haha

[guitarfer]

If anything, as Americans we always look to blame others, we are not the ideal country that some of our citizens are blindly led to believe. It's nice to know that you call a man a moron for risking his life,and losing his ability to walk in the process of serving his nation. i would dare you to say that to his face you fucking coward.

[guitarfer]

edvedder55,you are a disgusting individual.You want to leave the big decisions to the adults huh? like President Bush? This man fought for his country,and upon his return, has received inadequate health care. a HUGE problem in this country that needs to examined. And the "cliched blame America first opinion" you speak of is a statement only a fool would make.

[knoxnh]

Vedders been into politics since '92. To each its own.Opinions. Most people have duct tape over their mouths and are too pussy to remove it. People should speak up like these two men. And no shit its volunteer sign up but hes talking about health care not how he cant believe he got shot signing up for a war. Keep on rocking in the free world..

[DeistMike]

Oh dear... Pearl Jam is a great band, but they need to learn to stay out of politics. Universal healthcare will only create epic lines at the clinics, and then nobody will get care. Look at every country that has done this and you will see that.

Keep on playing music PJ.. and thats all..

[sexysadie68]

What countries are you referring to exactly? It seems that you We are swallowing a load of shit that has been spoon fed you. France, Germany, Canada.. most other "civilized" nations have some sort of healthcare system which guarantees decent treatment for everyone. And their citizens are satisfied.

[sexysadie68]

We have an incestuous profit machine aimed at nothing but lining the pockets of pharm companies, insurance providers, and healthcare conglomerates. I am lucky enough to have good insurance and I still have to wait and wait..wait months for an appointment and wait hours past my appointment time to be seen. If I was in a position to get my face and voice in the media like Ed is I'd be running my mouth too.

[ShawnInNJ]

I guess you didn't watch the clip? They are saying how the solider has goverment healthcare and it sucks. So watch it again and realize this has nothing to do with universal healthcare but has everything to do with the way we treat our soliders. I think you have this confused with a Michael Moore film.

[ricksmix]

I always think that it's funny (odd) when someone tells someone else to be quiet... to "stay out of politics" and then proceed themselves to opine their views. Yes DeistMike, your opinion is WAY more valid than Eddie Vedder's! He's a musician - he couldn't possibly have an informed personal opinion.

[MuttandJeff823]

Eddie's point is valid to many! Eddie knows more about our Constitution than our current administration, and that's not saying much! Plus, he's got great hair! You can be informed if you read! I'm sure Eddie reads, but I'm not so sure about you! How dumb! To show our young soldiers how much we appreciate them...we send them to rat infested hospitals! You must not have read that, nitwit!!!

[savagegoats]

ricksmix:

What does the fact that he's a musician have to do with his take on politics or opinions? It doesnt matter the least bit if your a musician, a plumber, a president, or a window washer, as long as you are well educated on the topic that your discussing, and as long as you have looked into it and can make valid points, I dont see why his point of view as a musician is any less important or meaningfull than that of anyone elses.

[krissevee]

"Keep these shortsighted embarrassingly naive biased rants to your home, you know, to your model wife that you left your first wife for"

political opinions are one thing but seriously--what are you upset cuz he dumped you? take a chill pill its his own personal life. be interested in your own. instead of caring who "eddie vedder" married or divorced or fucked.

[krissevee]

look edvedder55 wtf is your problem? what the hell do you have against somebody who is voicing his god damn opinion? its not like hes saying too bad hitler is daed or something, then maybe you could jump down his throat buthonestly, i have a friend who got caught in the middle of this war, and on his behalf i would like to tell you to shut the fuck up. if you think Ed is a hypocritical opportunist,then at least he pretends to care.which is more than a lot of other people are doing.

[purplespacecadet]

Go on you tell 'im babe! Like why has this loser got the sign in name edvedder55 when all the moron seems to do is trash the guy? Like dur whats that all about? And if I had the means to say what I felt about the war or whatever to a mass audience and voice the opinions of many and try and do something about a bad situation to help others then Im absolutely sure I would too!

[krissevee]

haaha :D but EXACTLY tho! why are people bitching to Ed and this poor guy! he has the possibility to speakup and have his voice heard, and thats what hes doing, its called freedom of speech. last i heard it was still one of our fukin rights!

[2eak]

it's sad that our artists and filmmakers have to step up and use their voice just so the voice of the people is somewhat heard. politicians using money to make themselves blind and deaf to what really should be important in america..it's people. thanks ed and thanks tomas.

[zerochance01]

war is fucking stupid - they way they treat our troops - that poor guy - its inhumane

Eddie is completely correct

Bring our troops home!!!

[grungesludge]

Honestly Wars is hell, its hell for everyone, these guys are getting killed for no aparent reason while the government is fucking enjoying their drinks in the white house.

[hazeleyez130]

Eddie's Right We have to stop putting young soldiers and their families through this and send the troops home now!

[derekjeter443]

poor guy

[Chrotisofus]

Fucking insane, the way we treat other humans...

[edvedder55]

Tomas--no one cares what you think about anything. No one forced you into the military. No one wants to hear the foreign policy opinions of a retard with a 67 IQ. Too bad you're still breathing. Stop whining.

Vedder--keep exploiting these idiots you hypocritical opportunist. Your act is now old. Keep these shortsighted embarrassingly naive biased rants to your home, you know, to your model wife that you left your first wife for, you're now officially a joke.

[royal24]

edvedder55 = Republican Bigot.....I cannot believe you signed upto YouTube and chose the name edvedder55 to comment on this video. Oh and as for your other comment, Eddie Vedder may be a high school dropout, but he's also a multi millionaire rock star with a supermodel wife and millions of adoring fans........who are you again?

[juliaeaton]

Um, what does Ed Vedder's marriage have to do with political issues? Ugh.

I think this was an interesting clip. Makes me want to look into the actual film. I know far too many vets who have had their benefits cut because more money is funneled into government officials "personal interests".

p.s. Ed did not leave his first wife for his current wife. Stop the tabloid bullshit, please. They deserve just as much respect as anyone else for their privacy.

[stashdacash]

Fucking insane the way we treat our troops...

[edvedder55]

Yeah--no one forced this moron Tomas into the military. Last time I checked it was on a volunteer basis.

Vedder, the high school dropout, continues to embarrass himself with his cliched blame America first opinions that remind me of that of a 3rd grader. Shut up and sing Daughter for the 8,000th time. Leave the big decisions to the adults moron.

[2eak]

been drinking with these marine buddies of mine. all they do is drink and talk about the war.. how much b.s. is spoon fed us back in the states..how its not even a war, that we kill so many damn civilians..seen my buddy break down cause he was ordered to blow away a 9 year old...he has 2 kids and he says he says they don't kill just the enemy, they murder civilians. he does whats asked of him. said the worst part of it is these dumb-f^&ks that sent us there and continue to support it.

[ohdeasu]

but you come froma country that force feeds you patriotism from day one. when i young guy loves his country and is told from the leader of the country that you are under attack and need to defend your country theirs a good chance your gonna sign up. after 9/11 sign ups to the millitary shot up. no one forced his hand but it was a misguided hand.

so fuck off kid.

[2eak]

not sure if your response was towards me?

alcohol may be affecting that confusion right now.

:)