Article: Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder says he's just an ordinary guy.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ ``I'm just looking to make it right.''

In a rare telephone interview, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder is talking about the illness that forced him off the stage in June, just six songs into a set in front of 50,000 people at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

In one of those surprising stream-of-consciousness moments that endear him to those who know him well, Vedder has called a reporter to talk about radio and Pearl Jam's commitment to broadcasting possibly illegally, during its visit to San Jose this weekend. He is responding to a column in last week's San Jose Mercury News praising the band for bringing 1960s idealism back to life.

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