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Stone Gossard Biography

Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966) is an American musician who serves as the rhythm and additional lead guitarist for the American rock band Pearl Jam.

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The focus of my playing is the groove, and every time I find a new rhythm, I find I can write a bunch of new songs. Learning how to dance, or drum, or to swing my body in a new way is the fundamental way I find a new riff. Because when you learn to swing your body in a new way, you begin to swing with your instrument differently.

Begin, Learn, Playing, Song, Swings, Writing

I think if you exercise, your state of mind - my state of mind - is usually more at ease, ready for more mental challenges. Once I get the physical stuff out of the way it always seems like I have more calmness and better self-esteem.

Calmness, Cancer, Ease, Exercise, Fitness, Self Esteem

I just know that I love to write songs, and I have for a long time.

Long, Love, Song, Time, Writing

Politics is tricky; it cuts both ways. Every time you make a choice, it has unintended consequences.

Choice, Choices, Consequences, Cutting, Politics, Way

I picked up a guitar, and I knew what I wanted to do.

Guitar, Picked, Wanted

I think I have my own sort of distinctive swing, for sure. I think that's something that comes really natural to me, to push against the beat and kind of explore a triplet feel behind everything just to see what that feels like.

Kind, Natural, Push, Swing, Swings, Thinking

It's really comforting for me and Jeff, at least, that after 12 years we finally feel we've reached a place where we can be more honest, real and loving with each other. And we're finally in a band that we know is good, and deserves the credit it's getting.

Comforting, Honest, Jeff, Know, Real, Years

I think people will always love a heavy Sabbath riff because it's fundamental to rock.

Heavy, People, Rocks, Sabbath, Thinking

I think it's evident that expensive neighborhoods in Seattle are surrounded by natural beauty. That elevates city life. So if we can make cities more attractive in the long run, we can be smarter about issues like development, zoning and economics.

City, Issues, Neighborhoods, Running, Smarter, Thinking

I really enjoy not getting in a car and running errands on bikes.

Car, Enjoy, Errands, Running

A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to when you're in a car. You're more in the environment. It's enjoyable. Even when It's raining It's still fun.

Car, Compared, Environment, Fun, Rain

I liked the banana-seat bikes with the high handlebars - maybe a card in the wheel could have been part of it.

Bananas, Cards, High, Liked, Maybe, Wheels

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up.

Done, Energy, Gained, Malicious, Sake

My methodology is not knowing what I'm doing and making that work for me.

Knowing, Methodology, Not Knowing, Work

Dave played an important part in our growing, but change occurs.

Change, Dave, Growing, Important, Occurs, Part

We’re super fortunate in Pearl Jam to have such loyal fans. . . who really want to come & see us play.

Fans, Jam, Pearl, Play

Words can have the same kind of magic as riffs can.

Kind, Magic, Riffs, Same, Words

Right, those relationships with your parents and family are the hardest to figure out, and the same patterns get carried into a band situation.

Band, Carried, Hardest, Parent, Patterns, Relationships

Raising awareness, changing the marketplace, effecting spiritual change - whatever it is that you decide is your thing, go for it.

Awareness, Change, Marketplace, Spiritual

As a songwriter it's kind of hard to listen to your own stuff with clarity.

Clarity, Kind, Listen, Songwriter, Stuff

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