Eddie Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and one of three guitarists of the American rock band Pearl Jam.
He is known for his powerful baritone vocals. He also appeared as a guest vocalist in Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to the late singer Andrew Wood.
In 2007, Vedder released his first solo album as a soundtrack for the film Into the Wild (2007). His second album Ukulele Songs and a live DVD titled Water on the Road were released in 2011.
"Jeremy" was written by (lyrics) Vedder with music written by bassist Jeff Ament.
"Jeremy" was released in 1992 as the third single from Pearl Jam's debut album Ten (1991).
The song was inspired by a newspaper article Vedder read about Jeremy Wade Delle, a high school student who shot himself in front of his English class on January 8, 1991.
It reached the number five spot on both the Mainstream and Modern Rock Billboard charts.
It did not originally chart on the regular Billboard Hot 100 singles chart since it was not released as a commercial single in the US at the time, but a re-release in July 1995 brought it up to number 79.
The song gained popularity for its music video, directed by Mark Pellington and released in 1992, which received heavy rotation by MTV and became a hit.
In 1993, the "Jeremy" video was awarded four MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Video of the Year.
In 2017, Vedder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pearl Jam.
