For Put up Malone, ’90s rock was a giant a part of his upbringing, and through a latest go to on SiriusXM’s Howard Stern Present, the musician determined to cowl a track that elicited a really particular childhood reminiscence for the musical. That track was Pearl Jam’s “Higher Man.”
“I keep in mind my brother Jordan, he was a Marine, and he was stationed in Hawaii. And we went out to go see him. I used to be 12 or 13 possibly,” Posty recalled to Stern. “He was taking part in this track and this was on an island you might drive round in a few hours and he performed it and I simply have been fascinated with that quite a bit.”
When requested to elaborate on the importance, Put up Malone supplied that “each second” reminds him of his brother. “It makes me fucking cry,” mentioned the singer. “He is only a lovely man and he launched me to Pearl Jam in a giant fucking method.” The emotion may be felt in Put up Malone’s voice as he sings, with somewhat emotional crack to the vocal.
“Higher Man” initially appeared on Pearl Jam’s third studio album, 1994’s Vitalogy. It hit No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock chart and No. 2 on the Various Airplay chart and stays one in every of Pearl Jam’s hottest songs.
The efficiency additionally has a Pearl Jam tie past the track as properly. Frequent Put up Malone collaborator Andrew Watt performed guitar on the quilt with some backing vocals as properly. Watt additionally served as producer on Eddie Vedder’s latest solo album, Earthling, that arrived earlier this 12 months.
Put up Malone’s grunge ties had been additional explored within the Stern interview, with the host asking about his profit 2020 livestream live performance the place he lined Nirvana songs. Malone revealed that previous to the live performance taking place, he reached out for approval from Kurt Cobain’s daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, as a present of respect to the musician he cherished. Considered one of Malone’s face tattoo can be a nod of honor to the late Nirvana frontman.
