Rewind: Best of 2024: Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard

As 2024 wraps up, Kyle Meredith with... is taking a look at some of the best interviews from the past year. In this Rewind, revisit an interview with Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard where he talks about the band’s latest album, Dark Matter. The guitarist gives insight on the joy and abandonment that went into the process of making the LP with producer Andrew Watt, as well as how it came together so much quicker than Gigaton. He relates the experience to that of their earliest years. Interestingly, Gossard also reveals that The Cure and U2 served as primary influences on the new set of songs.With U2 in mind, Gossard tells us why he doesn’t want Pearl Jam to play The Sphere. He then gives his thoughts on The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins deconstruction of “Dark Matter” and, excitingly, says that he’d love to start on a follow up with Watt right away.Listen to Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard, chat about all this and more in the new episode or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy