Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam

Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam

From Lipps Service with Scott Lipps by Audio Up, Inc.

May 17, 2026 · 1h 16m

About this episode

Stone Gossard discusses the Seattle music scene and the origins of Pearl Jam.

Before Pearl Jam changed rock forever, there was Green River, Mother Love Bone, and a Seattle scene exploding with creativity. In this teaser from SPIN Magazine’s Lipps Service, Stone Gossard reflects on meeting Andy Wood, the rise of Seattle grunge, how Jane’s Addiction inspired a generation, and the heartbreaking losses of Andy Wood, Chris Cornell, Kurt Cobain, and Layne Staley. Stone also dives into the early days of Pearl Jam, the momentum building in Seattle, and the emotional origins of Temple of the Dog. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:00 Family life & meeting Steve Turner 00:04:27 Art school years 00:05:30 The first record that changed his life 00:06:15 The formation of Green River 00:07:50 What Seattle was like growing up 00:09:10 NWOBHM, Mötley Crüe & Jane’s Addiction influences 00:12:46 From Green River to Mother Love Bone 00:14:23 The early Seattle music community 00:15:15 Andy Wood & Mother Love Bone 00:19:50 The incredible talent coming out of Seattle 00:20:53 Losing Andy Wood 00:21:47 Temple of the Dog, Chris Cornell & Sub Pop 00:25:06 Meeting Eddie Vedder 00:31:05 Eddie Vedder’s lyrics 00:32:21 “Black,” “Animal” & “Once” 00:34:35 Mike McCready 00:36:46 Touring with the Red…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Lipps

Guest: Stone Gossard

Topics covered

  • Seattle grunge
  • music history
  • Pearl Jam
  • influences
  • loss in music
  • early music community

Keywords

  • Stone Gossard
  • Pearl Jam
  • Seattle grunge
  • Andy Wood
  • music influences
  • Temple of the Dog
  • rock history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pearl Jam, Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Neil Young, Iggy Pop, Chad Smith, Andrew Watt, Loosegroove Records, Bad Nerves

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