There's a lot of Dave mania when I speak.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I have spent my life going from mania to mania. Somehow it has all paid off.
Mania is a wonderful feeling.
My fans are buying the DNA of Dave.
I've learned not to be as maniacal as I used to be.
But as far as being popular, yeah, I think Dave Barry is really funny.
Dave was great in Van Halen. No question about it. He was one of the best at being Mr. Rock Star. But it's sickening to see a guy still trying to be that with a wig on 20 years later.
Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.
The mania is like wasps under the skin, like my head's going to explode with ideas.
It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person in Pearl Jam with personality flaws. Everybody in this band exhibits some form of neurotic behavior. And we couldn't find a balance, a mutual respect for each other.
We see less of Dave, certainly, and he's kind of fallen out of the sphere of our group, mostly because he's working on his show, and has kind of lost the fun of the party.