Eddie Vedder had a âpretty seriousâ case of COVID-19.
The Pearl Jam frontman's âlife flashed before [his] eyes" when he came down with coronavirus recently, and he was grateful to return to the stage at his rescheduled gig on Friday (25.02.22).
Speaking at his solo concert at Los Angeles' YouTube Theater to promote his latest album, 'Earthlings', he said: âI just wanted to take a quick second to look at this, because itâs very rare. Itâs incredible. I got the COVID right before we were supposed to start practicing, probably five, six weeks ago, and literally saw my life flash in front of my eyes.â
Eddie was surprised he caught the virus.
He continued: âI wasnât quite sure ⊠because Iâve done some very good things for my body, and Iâve also had a lot of fun. Iâve done some things that could be ⊠some kind of abuse, I mean, nothing really clinical. I wonât get into the details. Just use your imagination!
âBut it was, it felt pretty serious, and to get through that and then be back in a room like this, facing this many people facing this way, listening to us play music for you is really, truly, itâs been a gift and an honour. Thanks for listening. Weâre so grateful.â
At the show, the âGoâ rocker was joined on stage by his 17-year-old daughter Olivia for a duet of âMy Fatherâs Daughterâ.
The news of the gig being delayed was announced in early February.
In a statement, the 57-year-old rocker wrote at the time: âWe have been following Covid protocols but still had a positive test in our touring party. The appropriate response is to postpone the next two shows. Everyone, please take care.â
Bang Showbiz