Pearl Jam fans have The Who's Pete Townshend to thank for the "Alive" rockers' longevity - he talked frontman Eddie Vedder out of retiring. Townshend claims Vedder contacted him in the early 1990s as he was considering walking away from rock music.

In an email to Rolling Stone, Townshend praises Vedder and his band for their performance at the recent VH1 Rock Honors tribute show to The Who, adding, "It sounded amazing. Eddie seems to be very shiny these days. To think he nearly quit in 1993 and went back to some surfing beach. Lucky he came to speak to Uncle Pete. I told him - submit."

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