Pearl Jam and politics are two things that have gone hand in hand for decades. Since what happened with Ticketmaster in 1994, the band has kept their eyes open about what is happening in high places, starting with Eddie Vedder himself.
Thus, in a new conversation about the recent release of the Americans’ new album, the singer addressed the new track “Wreckage”, whose lyrics would have been inspired by a discussion about Donald Trump, who has currently reappeared to arrive by second time to the White House.
“There’s a guy in America who keeps saying he didn’t lose the election, and people are spreading and amplifying that message as if it were true,” Vedder told The Sunday Times.
Along those lines, he stated that “Trump is desperate. “I don’t think there has ever been a candidate more desperate to win, just to stay out of jail and avoid bankruptcy.” All this, in reference to the highly publicized arrest of the former President and his indictment in four criminal cases.
«Everything is at stake, and he goes out to play the victim –At least they are doing this to me, because if not, they would be doing it to you.-, but you have not falsified your tax records.
The Illinois-born singer-songwriter added: “You don’t have classified information in your basement. “So the song is saying: let’s not break up over one person, especially not over a person without worthy causes.”
Trump puts the United States on alert
Eddie Vedder, in any case, is not the only personality who publicly opens up against Donald Trump’s political moves. A few weeks ago, the popular actor and comedian Larry David also referred to the Republican’s attitudes.
“He has thrown 250 years of democracy out the window by not accepting the results,” he told CNN, referring to when the former president doubted the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s victory. «He is crazy. He is a sociopath. He is so crazy.
Continuing, the star of Curb Your Enthusiasm He commented that “I just couldn’t admit that I had lost. And we know she lost! He knows he lost! And he looks how he has fooled everyone. He has convinced all these people that he didn’t lose. He is a sick man. He is very ill “.
