Eddie Vedder: Biography in Details
Who is Eddie Vedder?
American Eddie Vedder is an award-winning musician and singer-songwriter. He is renowned as the lead vocalist for the American rock band Pearl Jam.
In 2020, he is on a musical tour along with the band. On the 23rd of June 2020, he will be appearing at Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany.
What are the birth facts of Eddie Vedder?
Eddie was born on the 23rd of December 1964 in Evanston, Illinois to Karen Lee Vedder and Edward Louis Severson, Jr.
His birth name is Edward Louis Severson III. They are of Dutch- Germanic- Danish ethnicity.
Family
In 1965, his parents were separated. His mother, Karen remarried Peter Mueller and they raised as a child. However, they were also separated. Till the time, Vedder didn’t know that Mueller was not his biological father.
His biological father, Edward died of multiple sclerosis whom he considered as the family friend when he knew the truth.
Eddie Vedder has three half-brothers.
Eddie’s Education
Eddie Vedder attended school in his hometown. Later, he joined San Dieguito High School, Encinitas, California. He dropped out of the institute due to the high pressure of work and study. During that time, he used to work in a drug store at night.
However, in early 1980, he earned his high school GED and attained a community college near Chicago.
Eddie Vedder’s Career
At the very early phase, Eddie worked in a drug store, Restaurant as a waiter, Gas station as an attendant.
During his job as an attendant, he met Jack Iron, former drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Soon, they became basketball friends.
Later, Eddie Vedder wrote lyrics for three songs and recorded the songs which were later entitled as Momma-Son. Former Mother Love Bone members listened to the tape and got impressed by the unique sound.
The band recruited him for the Temple of the Dog. He provided background vocals for many songs of the project.
Journey with Pearl Jam
Initially, Vedder was recruited by founding members like Ament, Gossard, and McCready for the band.
In 1991, they launched their first album, Ten under the record label Epic Records. The album became an instant best-selling with 13x Platinum.
Some of his albums along with the band including the year and US Billboard Position are-
| Year | Albums | US Billboard Position |
| 1993 | Vs | 1 |
| 1998 | Yield | 2 |
| 2000 | Binaural | 2 |
| 2013 | Lighting Bolt | 1 |
Soundtracks, Collaborations
Apart from the band, Vedder has contributed soundtracks for various films and documentaries which include 1995- Dead Man Walking, 2004- A Brokedown Melody, 2007- Body of War and Reign Over Me.
Eddie has collaborated with other rock bands like The Who, Ramones, R.E.M, Bad Religion, and Fastbacks.
Films
In 1992, Eddie Vedder met his first cameo along with Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam in the movie Singles.
Later, the singer was featured in cameo roles in the movies and documentaries like 1996-Hype!, 2003- End of the Century, 2007- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, 2012- West of Memphis, and 2017- Twin Peaks.
Vedder’s Awards
-2007, Environmentalist of the Year by SIMA Waterman’s Honorees
-2008, Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song.
-2008, nominated by World Soundtrack Awards for Best Original Song For Flim.
-2009, nominated by Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo.
Eddie Vedder- Net Worth, Salary
Eddie Vedder has an estimated net worth of $100 million as of 2023. His earning as the lead singer of the band is $833k US monthly which makes $10 million US annually.
Apart from this, he earns through his movie cameo and music concert.
Eddie’s Height, Weight
He is a blue-eyed auburn. His height is all most 5 feet and 8 inches and weighs 68kg.
Eddie’s Controversy
On 11th July, at the concert in Milton Keynes, Eddie’s surprised everyone with his speech saying that there are many people who are looking for reasons to kill people.
Such people are looking for reasons to cross the borders and take off the land where they don’t belong. He doesn’t want to pay taxes in order to bomb on the children.
Due to such a remake, Israeli fans flooded Pearl Jam’s Facebook page with comments criticizing the speech.
Israeli rock DJ Red published an open letter telling that Eddie has revealed his true face and to remain away from Israel.
Is Eddie Vedder active on social media?
Eddie Vedder has 2.2m followers on Facebook, 147k on Instagram, and 3.6m on Twitter.
Eddie Vedder’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | December | Monday |
| 2025 | December | Tuesday |
| 2026 | December | Wednesday |
| 2027 | December | Thursday |
| 2028 | December | Saturday |