Eddie Vedder has revealed that he once went on a "terrifying" horseback trip with Bruce Springsteen.
The Pearl Jam lead singer recalled this during an interview with The Howard Stern Show, after being asked about his friendship with the music legend, who he had nothing but praise for, despite the frightening ordeal, which started after Vedder and his wife Jill Vedder were invited to go horseback riding.
"I'm terrified of horses, and that ride with Bruce did not help anything at all. I was trying to act not terrified. I was like, 'I got this...' You know, don't let the shark know you're scared", Vedder told the podcast.
Despite being given clear instructions on the path by Bruce, Vedder explained how he veered off the trail and in a forest.
"I don't know what is happening, and I'm just trying to surf. What I remember is surfing the horse and looking, 'Where am I gonna jump? Where am I gonna jump?'" the 61-year-old sighed. "Everybody's helping, yelling stuff like, 'Pull right, pull up!' and I can't see a clear space to jump. Anyways, it stopped, and then everyone was a little mystified", he said.
Vedder also described the horse's behaviour was "very odd".
He said: "And then dammit, if the horse didn't do it again!. So in the end, Bruce said that was pretty good horsemanship that I, you know, I didn't crack my head".
Eddie Vedder has been promoting his Netflix documentary, Matter of Time, which looks at the race to cure the rare genetic disorder, epidermolysis bullosa (EB).
Back in February, Eddie Vedder revealed that Pearl Jam had been taking their first steps into a new era without their long time drummer, Matt Cameron, who announced his departure from the band after 27 years as part of their original line up with Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready and of course Vedder.
Vedder then said in an interview that Pearl Jam are now "excited for the future".
"We're in the lab, we’re woodshedding, excited," Vedder said. "It’s cool to think of change. As much as we'd like to have done it the way we did it forever - and we'll still be able to do that thing - I think we’re all just excited for the future".
Remaining coy on Cameron's replacement, Vedder added: "We're in the lab, we’re woodshedding, excited," he continues. "It’s cool to think of change. As much as we'd like to have done it the way we did it forever - and we'll still be able to do that thing - I think we’re all just excited for the future".
More on this from Nova here.
