This is an excerpt from an interview with Gordon Peterson a.k.a Indio
Where does the environmental awareness come from?
My grandfather had a farm in Northern Ontario where I picked tobacco every summer from the time I was 15, which is even worse that picking cotton because you get covered with this sticky brown stuff. But, when you're out on the land every day laboring, you can't help but develop a respect and a love for it.
Is that what's behind "Hard Sun"?
That's a very interesting song, because some people don't quite get it. It's written in the guise of a relationship between a man and a woman. The woman represents Mother Earth and she's slipping away from him -- and it's about how one person can completely throw off the whole balance. Yet, there are lots of people who just don't get the metaphor.
This is an excerpt from an interview with Gordon Peterson a.k.a Indio
Where does the environmental awareness come from?
My grandfather had a farm in Northern Ontario where I picked tobacco every summer from the time I was 15, which is even worse that picking cotton because you get covered with this sticky brown stuff. But, when you're out on the land every day laboring, you can't help but develop a respect and a love for it.
Is that what's behind "Hard Sun"?
That's a very interesting song, because some people don't quite get it. It's written in the guise of a relationship between a man and a woman. The woman represents Mother Earth and she's slipping away from him -- and it's about how one person can completely throw off the whole balance. Yet, there are lots of people who just don't get the metaphor.
You sir have it 100% right... and I'm glad I'm not the only Pearl Jam/Vedder fan who also loves Indio (I assume you do if you found that quote) :D
You sir have it 100% right... and I'm glad I'm not the only Pearl Jam/Vedder fan who also loves Indio (I assume you do if you found that quote) :D