Hype! Page #8

Then, all of a sudden,

It belonged to people

who you never thought

You were sharing

your music with.

Mainstream periodicals

and fashion magazines.

And you start realizing

There's a whole lot

of people out there

Making money

by selling the idea

Of this seattle scene

or grunge or whatever.

It's so profitable.

It's so profitable.

And they'll just keep taking

and taking and taking,

And they just don't know

how to restrain themselves.

You know, they're frothing

at the mouth over this.

And the bands aren't.

I mean, the bands aren't

really in it for dough.

I mean, they just aren't.

That would--If they were,

That would--That would

tip over the music.

Like, already

it's obvious that you see

The seattle scene has become

a marketed commodity.

But that's what

makes pop culture

So significant to...

All the little consumers

out there.

They have no interest

in history or economics

Or science or art.

They're kind of interested

more in gossip,

The nature of celebrity,

And that's not at all

encouraging to find out

That...

You participate

in that society.

One way or the other.

i wonder why I do

the things I do

one plus one has always

meant more than two

happy,

and then content

change the channel

and now i'm bent

on leaving you

yeah

on leaving you

on leaving you, you

yeah

on leaving you,

you, yeah

yeah yeah yeah

yeah yeah yeah

The bands get all big,

And then everybody

starts to like 'em.

And then they just

become so overplayed

And kind of sold-Out,

and I just--

I get out of them.

That really

pisses me off.

Why?

Well,

i liked them first.

When you hear a song

that's a great song

Played a million times,

you never want to hear it again.

Played a million times,

you never want to hear it again.

If I hear that song

one more time...

If I see that guy's face

one more time...

I'm gonna f***in'

find out his address

And kill that motherf***er.

And kill that motherf***er.

I don't blame them.

I've said it myself.

There definitely is the idea

that success is bad,

And that's part

of the rebellion.

That's part of the rebellion

against the eighties,

You know,

our peers, and our parents.

That we didn't really want

to become successful

Because with that comes

the trappings of responsibility.

It seemed for a while

that, like, celebrity

Was not really what you

wanted once you got it.

And yet you look at any

of these people

That are now complaining

about being too much

In the spotlight

Or always, you know,

scrutinized by everyone.

[Laughs]

what did you expect?

I think a lot of people

whine about it,

But secretly theykind of

are excited about it, too.

I don't think that

people ever can imagine

What is gonna go along

with being popular.

I don't think--No matter

what somebody tells you

It's gonna be like,

I think

it's a lot different

Once you get there.

I think so, too. Maybe

we should try to find out.

[Laughs]

painted blue

across my eyes

and tie the linen on

and i'm on my way

and i'm on my way

Dd

looking for the paradigm

so I can pass it off

is it on my side?

is it on my side?

is it to the sky?

is it to the sky?

is it to the sky?

is it to the sky?

shadow

shadow

D:

painted blue across my eyes d

and tie the linen on

and i'm on my way

on my way

Dd

looking for the paradigm

so I can pass it off

is it on my side?

on my side

is it to the sky?

to the sky

looking to the sky

and down

searching for a ground

D:

with my good eye closed d

I kind of figured

you play guitar

Or drums,

whatever, sing,

Make a record,

play a show.

If people like

your record,

They like your show.

I couldn't really

anticipate it becoming

Interviews and videos

and photo sessions.

Sort of in the forefront

of our minds,

We knew that

these were things

That went along

with the job.

But you never really

can anticipate it

Until you're there.

It's like, f***,

I can do without

the fame stuff

And just, you know,

give me the money.

And just, you know,

give me the money.

is it to the sky?

to the sky

to the sky

to the sky

to the sky

oh

oh

Jack endino:
you have

a favorite band, right?

And you think, why isn't

this band enormous?

You know, the world

is just not a very--

You know, it's just

an unjust place.

And then you have a band

that you know is amazing

And, suddenly,

everybody else in the world

Knows that they're amazing

and wants to get at them,

And write about them

and, you know,

You start wondering if success

is really a good thing,

Because it sort of

makes people psycho.

Eddie vedder:

it's nothing to strive for.

It's actually like--

This kind of success

Or trying to fulfill

this kind of hype.

It can destroy everything.

It can destroy what's real,

which is, like, music to you.

Or what's real,

which is your life.

You know?

It can destroy it.

You know,

it can make it, uh,

A commodity.

At--At--At whose cost?

At yours.

At your life and,

you know, your music.

At your life and,

you know, your music.

Th-They'll, you know...

Th-They'll, you know...

Take it all

away from you.

And--And you're supposed

to be happy about it

Because you're successful.

Because you're successful.

now, you kissed me once,

and you kissed me twice

with your messed up

slobbering lips

D:

with dribble in my brow d

D:

i wait until you turned d

and I wiped it

on my pant leg

and I wiped it

on my pant leg

oh, now i'll sign this paper

for everyone to see

now i'm up here singin'

for everyone to hear

now i'll sign this paper

for everyone to see

now i'm up here singin'

for everyone to hear

you

especially you

it's all for you

it's because of you

it's because of you

my lungs are filled

with smoke

my lungs are filled

with smoke

eyes light and hazy

from too many tears

red and glossy

from too many beers

and my stomach shapes

into one big knot

my stomach shapes

into one big knot

Elizabeth davis:

when you're in a band

And it progresses from

being in the basement

And learning

how to play,

And then you go on to

more and more steps,

And that's a natural

progression of a band.

And you can see that.

That's a good thing.

It's all fine.

But then, you get

to this point where

You're looking backwards

and you're, like,

"Well, maybe it was

better back then."

Jack endino:
well,

imagine you're a band.

You're making music

for fun,

Because you like

writing your own songs,

You like playing

your own songs.

You like playing

to your friends

And having them clap and,

you know, having a good time,

And getting up

and jumping around a stage,

And, you know,

crashing into people.

And, um, suddenly,

every publication

And all the media in the world

wants to get at you.

Suddenly, people everywhere

you go recognize you.

They want

your autograph.

Suddenly, your life

as a private individual

Is over with.

And that's probably

A pretty heavy thing

to deal with.

What it looks like is,

wow, if you want to be

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