Eddie Vedder wants daughter Olivia to be an activist
Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder, 42, stepped away from the group and recorded songs for two upcoming movies including Into the Wild, about a child turning away from his family. When asked if Eddie found it hard to watch seeing that he has a daughter, Olivia, 3, he replied,
I think parents will learn a lot from this. I think even if theyhaven’t done anything wrong…yet…it’s gonna have a profound effect.It’s hard to get through a kid’s life without f–king them up. And nomatter how good you are, at some point your kids are gonna have tocreate their own independence and think that Mom and Dad aren’t cool,just to establish themselves. That’s what adolescence is about. They’regonna go through that no matter what. And I think that’ll be aninteresting time. I’m thinking about it myself. [Chuckles]
Theseare troubled times, too. Do you force your kids to pay attention towhat’s going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? Myhope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me mostproud.
Eddie, who is known for his liberal views, doesn’t think that Olivia will rebel. He said,
Aaaah… I don’t think so. I really don’t. Just knowingher now? It would be shocking. It’s certainly not in her nature now.She’s 3 years old — that’s like the height of liberalism. Liberalismcomes naturally.
Olivia’s mom is model Jill McCormick, 30.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
