Pearl Jam

October 4, 2010

Eddie Vedder

Eddie Vedder is the lead singer of a band called Pearl Jam, he was born December 23, 1964 in Chicago Illinois. He was actually born with the name of   Edward Louis Severson II. When Vedder was just one year old his parents, Karen Lee Vedder and Edward Louis Severson Jr. divorced. His mother remarried soon after to a man named Peter Muller and she changed Eddie's last name to Muller. He was raised thinking his father was Mr. Muller. The mid-70's Eddie and his family moved to San Diego County, California. His mother gave him a guitar for his twelfth birthday and it was then he started enjoying music. One of his favorite bands was “The Who” he enjoyed their album Quadrophenia. His parents Divorced when he was sixteen and his mother and half brothers moved back to Chicago but, he decided to stay with his stepfather. He wanted to stay so he did not have to change schools. He stated that “When I was around 15 or 16...I felt all alone...I was all-except for music.” After the divorce he finally found out that Muller was not actually his father. When Vedder found out who his biological father was he had passed away from multiple sclerosis.
Vedder's senior year he was living on his own, he had a night job at a drug store. Vedder eventually dropped out of school and moved back with this mother in Chicago. He could not handle working and trying to go to school. He then changed his name to Eddie Vedder, Vedder is his mothers maiden name. In the early 80's Eddie was working and was able to get his high school GED. He then moved back to San Diego California with his girlfriend at the time. He was busy working and recording demo's in his home.
Vedder had many durations with different bands such as Surf and Destroy and The Butts. Eddie Vedder first became a vocalist with a band called the Bad Radio this was in 1988. When he became the vocalist with the band they were influenced by the band Duran Duran. They then decided to change to alternative...