EDDIE VEDDER Mulling Solo Tour Behind 'Into The Wild'

September 20, 2007

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder may play some shows on his own in support of "Into the Wild", the soundtrack album to the Sean Penn-directed film that also serves as Vedder's solo debut. According to the Los Angeles Times, Vedder said that he's warming up to the thought of playing some intimate gigs, explaining, "If you surf 50-foot waves all the time, you can't try too many new things, because 50-foot waves are kind of life and death. Playing big shows is like that. So you want to take on some smaller waves to rework or refine what you do, and then take it back to the big surf."

Vedder wrote and recorded nine brand new songs out of 11 on the "Into The Wild" soundtrack, which arrived in stores on Tuesday (September 18). The movie opens in limited release on Friday (September 21).

The film is based on a book recounting the true story of Chris McCandless, who cut ties with his family, gave all his money to charity and set out to live in the Alaskan wilderness, only to be found dead two years later.

The vocalist also assured fans that his first solo excursion did not mean the end of PEARL JAM, noting that everyone else in the band has also done records on their own. Vedder said, "I was the holdout. We've been a group for a long time, and we will continue to be so, I hope, for a really long time."

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