16 Eddie Vedder Facts For Pearl Jam Fans

If there's one thing that Eddie Vedder is — besides, you know, a musician, and an activist — it's a thrill seeker. Back in the day, Vedder was known for doing things like climbing up girders or jumping into the sea off cliffs, according to The Sydney Morning Herald, earning him the nickname of "Crazy Eddie" from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Perhaps his favorite thrill of all, though, is to be out in the ocean, beneath the sun, riding a nice wave.

That's right, Eddie Vedder is a surfing fanatic. You might've never noticed, but Vedder's surfing obsession becomes increasingly clear the more you study Pearl Jam's song titles and lyrics, which often involve water metaphors — I.E., "Even Flow" or "Amongst the Waves" — and surfing references frequently pepper his dialogue, as seen in a 1991 Billboard interview where he said things such as, "I'm riding the wave of this music into the shoreline, which is the audience ...," and so on. He describes this hobby as being an "amazing bond with nature."  In fact, Vedder's surfing enthusiasm goes so far that in 2019, PearlJamOnline.it announced that Vedder would be appearing on "Surfing Rockers," a new show featuring musicians whose careers and music were influenced by the board. 

Wondering who else was featured? Well, Jack Johnson (duh), Ben Harper, and Kirk Hammett, to name a few.

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