Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder admits he sees similarities between Taylor Swift’s followers and the punk rock communities of his youth.
It was one of Vedder’s daughters who satisfied the rocker to attend a Swift live performance. The Pearl Jam singer was instantly impressed by the communal environment surrounding the present.
“The run-up to it, making friendship bracelets with her and the generosity of these young girls and boys, trading these bracelets with different messages on them – lyrics, song titles, just acts of goodwill on these little bracelets,” Vedder defined throughout an interview with Mojo. “They had found their tribe; they were all agreeing on something.”
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Though the musical fashion was completely totally different, Vedder noticed a definite similarity between the Swifties and one other sect of musical fandom.
“The craziest thing,” the singer famous, “was it reminded me of punk rock crowds, of being aligned with all of the misfits in our town, back in the day. It was galvanizing and powerful.”
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The location had particular which means to Vedder, who felt like he was “tapping into a sacred space” throughout the classes.
“I can’t tell you how much it meant to be in that spot,” Vedder defined to Mojo, noting his love of the Band. “It was like mining energy in a safe place.”
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