A biography for Mike McCreadyhasn’t been written yet.
“There was no support system in Seattle for musicians.”
“We're always working on our communication, which is something that's important. Instead of going through managers to discuss things, we will sit down and have meetings about things. That's a process. And you have to be able to be honest with each other as much as you can.”
“'Even Flow' is the best to play live because of the long solos. It starts out slow and builds, and, depending on what the audience does, I can reflect that in the solo.”
“We want to have a life outside of Pearl Jam, too.”
“Some people are still not into us. That makes sense. We haven't really done a lot of press. We haven't put ourselves out there in ways that a lot of people would know we are still around. Unless you tour or record, they don't know you are around.”
“I try to dig deep into my soul to figure out something positive in the pain. I think I go to certain places when I play to heal.”
“I think I bought into that whole rock n' roll lifestyle, and all that does in the end is kill ya. So I don't recommend it to anyone.”
“I was reading an article with Stevie Ray Vaughan a long time ago, and the number '1959' stuck out to me for some reason. So I started searching those out as the band got more popular and I could actually afford one. And I found this one in Los Angeles. That's what introduced me to the whole world of 1959s.”
“I'm sober now and very happy.”
“At some shows, the set list gets changed while we are on stage. I know Ed thinks about the set very hard throughout the day in order to make the best show possible for the fans and for us.”
“To just meet people that have Crohn's or colitis and to hear their stories gives me a lot of hope and a lot of courage.”
“I like to have a lot of different creative outlets.”
“I love surprising the fans.”
“I'm born, and I die, but in between that, I can do whatever I want or have a strong opinion about something.”
“People will steal ideas and put them into songs.”
“I play 'Rock Band' with my friends' kids, and they completely beat me senseless with it. I feel like I'm holding them back. I try to play the drums, and I just can't play the drums. I think I need to work on my skills.”
“I am constantly amazed at their support over the years.”
“I would love for people to enjoy our music and have feelings from it. That's all I can hope for.”
“I should never, ever try and grow a mustache again.”
“Sometimes with Polaroids, the shot you want to get in your head doesn't happen. What it makes me do is be patient, I guess, or let go of that presumption of what the shot's going to be.”