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Vedder recorded vocals for the three songs, and mailed the demo tape back to Seattle.

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The songs tell the story of a young man who, like Vedder, learns that he had been lied to about his paternity and that his real father is dead, grows up to become a serial killer, and is eventually imprisoned and sentenced to death. Vedder wrote lyrics for three of the songs in what he later described as a 'mini-opera' entitled Momma-Son. He listened to the tape shortly before going surfing, where lyrics came to him. Later in 1990, Irons gave him the demo tape of a Seattle band looking for a singer. Through the Southern California music scene, Vedder met former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons, who became a friend of Vedder and would play basketball with him. In the 1980s Vedder worked part time as a night attendant at a local gas station. The music of the original incarnation of the band was influenced by Duran Duran however, after Vedder joined Bad Radio, the band moved on to a more alternative rock sound influenced by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. In 1988, Vedder became the vocalist for the San Diego progressive funk rock band Bad Radio. One of those bands, called Indian Style, included future Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave drummer Brad Wilk. Vedder had several stints in San Diego area bands, including Surf and Destroy and the Butts. He kept busy recording demo tapes at his home and working various jobs, including a position as a contracted security guard at the La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla. In 1984, Vedder returned to San Diego, with his girlfriend Beth Liebling and his friend Frank. In the early 1980s, while working as a waiter, Eddie earned his high school GED, and briefly attended a community college near Chicago. He joined the rest of his family in Chicago, and it was at this time that he changed his name to Vedder, his mother's maiden name. Because of the pressure of work and school, Vedder dropped out of high school.

During his senior year at San Dieguito High School, Vedder moved out to live on his own in an apartment, supporting himself with a nightly job at a drug store in Encinitas. By the time Vedder learned the truth, Severson had died of multiple sclerosis. Vedder had met his biological father briefly as a child, but had believed that Severson was merely an old friend of his parents. His mother and brothers moved back to the Chicago area, but Vedder remained with his stepfather in California so he would not have to change schools.Īfter the divorce, Vedder learned the truth about his parentage: Mueller was really his stepfather. I was all alone-except for music.' His mother and Mueller divorced when Vedder was in his late teens. He particularly found solace in The Who's 1973 album, Quadrophenia. It was at this point that Vedder, who had received a guitar from his mother on his twelfth birthday, began turning to music (as well as surfing) as a source of comfort. In the mid-1970s, the family, including Vedder's three younger half-brothers, moved to San Diego County, California. While living in Evanston, Vedder's family fostered seven younger children in a group home. Vedder's ancestry includes Norwegian (Severson) and Dutch, German and Danish (Vedder). Vedder was raised believing that Mueller was his biological father, and he went by the name Edward Mueller for a time. His mother soon remarried, to a man named Peter Mueller. His parents divorced in 1965 when Vedder was an infant. Vedder was born Edward Louis Severson III in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, on December 23, 1964, to Karen Lee Vedder and Edward Louis Severson Jr. 10.6 Live contributions and collaborations.10.5 Studio contributions and collaborations.