Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder admits he sees similarities between Taylor Swift’s followers and the punk rock communities of his youth.
It was one among Vedder’s daughters who satisfied the rocker to attend a Swift live performance. The Pearl Jam singer was instantly impressed by the communal ambiance surrounding the present.
“The run-up to it, making friendship bracelets along with her and the generosity of those younger ladies and boys, buying and selling these bracelets with totally different messages on them – lyrics, tune titles, simply acts of goodwill on these little bracelets,” Vedder defined throughout an interview with Mojo. “That they had discovered their tribe; they have been all agreeing on one thing.”
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Although the musical fashion was completely totally different, Vedder noticed a definite similarity between the Swifties and one other sect of musical fandom.
“The craziest factor,” the singer famous, “was it jogged my memory of punk rock crowds, of being aligned with the entire misfits in our city, again within the day. It was galvanizing and highly effective.”
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The situation had particular which means to Vedder, who felt like he was “tapping right into a sacred area” through the periods.
“I can’t inform you how a lot it meant to be in that spot,” Vedder defined to Mojo, noting his love of the Band. “It was like mining power in a secure place.”
