Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam joins SPIN Magazine’s Lipps Service with Scott Lipps for a deep dive into the birth of the Seattle music movement, the formation of Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Mother Love Bone, Green River, Chris Cornell, Eddie Vedder, Neil Young, Andrew Watt, AI in music, and the future of rock and roll.
Stone opens up about losing Andy Wood, meeting Eddie Vedder for the first time, writing classic Pearl Jam songs like “Black,” “Alive,” and “Once,” touring with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, working with Neil Young and Iggy Pop, and why younger fans may finally be rediscovering real rock music again.
PLUS:
• Top 5 Seattle bands of all time
• Top 5 punk bands
• Top 5 Pearl Jam songs
• Thoughts on AI and modern music
• The new grunge movement
• Bad Nerves, Tigercub & the future of rock
Welcome to SPIN Magazine’s Lipps Service — hosted by Scott Lipps.
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Family life & meeting Steve Turner
00:04:27 Art school years
00:05:30 The first record that changed his life
00:06:15 The formation of Green River
00:07:50 What Seattle was like growing up
00:09:10 NWOBHM, Mötley Crüe & Jane’s Addiction influences
00:12:46 From Green River to Mother Love Bone
00:14:23 The early Seattle music community
00:15:15 Andy Wood & Mother Love Bone
00:19:50 The incredible talent coming out of Seattle
00:20:53 Losing Andy Wood
00:21:47 Temple of the Dog, Chris Cornell & Sub Pop
00:25:06 Meeting Eddie Vedder
00:31:05 Eddie Vedder’s lyrics
00:32:21 “Black,” “Animal” & “Once”
00:34:35 Mike McCready
00:36:46 Touring with the Red Hot Chili Peppers
00:38:55 Adjusting to fame
00:42:18 Recording Mirror Ball with Neil Young
00:44:06 Working with Iggy Pop, Chad Smith & Andrew Watt
00:44:52 Andrew Watt’s process with Pearl Jam
00:48:14 Loosegroove Records, Bad Nerves, Tigercub & Queens of the Stone Age
00:53:30 Is rock and roll making a comeback?
00:55:22 AI and the future of music
00:56:53 The new grunge movement
00:57:47 Top 5 Seattle artists of all time
01:01:12 Top 5 punk bands
01:03:56 Top 5 Pearl Jam songs
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