How does Pearl Jam feel about Napster/mp3s?
Here’s what Ed had to say about the subject in a few interviews: Interview with Will Pendarvis on Krock in NYC (5/10/00) WP: I’ve noticed that everything I see from you is written on a typewriter, so it doesn’t seem like to me that you spend much time on the ‘net. EV: I did when I first got a computer. I was interested to see what was going on out there, and what the community was like. And actually, there was some really positive stuff out there, kind of an interesting way of communicating. And since then, I haven’t really gone back to it. I kinda know what’s going on; I hear a little here and there. It’s also something you can’t keep up with. It’s really moving incredibly fast. So, I figure I’ll check in once the dust settles a little. How would the band react to downloading music? I think again, we’re doing the same. We want to see where this technology goes and catch up to it when it settles down even just a little bit. If we were able to offer music or live shows.. we’ve talked ab