Show Notes
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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