“I wanted to start doing more music, doing more things than just playing guitar. I started taking singing lessons and piano lessons. I need to learn more things, to be an artist or whatever, and then transfer that back into writing songs.”

American musician and lead guitarist of Pearl Jam

Michael David McCready is an American musician best known as a founding member and lead guitarist of Pearl Jam. He has 120 quotes on the site. Beyond Pearl Jam, McCready has played with Flight to Mars, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, and The Rockfords. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Pearl Jam, alongside the band’s four other founding members and former member Matt Cameron.