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- Many have speculated whether or not "Jeremy" was inspired by some real-life event. As it turns out, the answer is yes: singer Eddie Vedder was inspired by a story he read in the Dallas Morning News about a nearly-16 year old young man named Jeremy Delle who committed suicide on January 8, 1991, at Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas.
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Aside from being released almost a decade before the Columbine massacre, the “Jeremy” video was controversial because of its depiction of classroom violence. Jeremy is seen seething with anger, and the final shots of the video show students frozen in time, their shirts spattered with blood.
- The Events That Inspired Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy”
- Who Was Jeremy Delle?
- The Legacy of Jeremy
On January 8, 1991, 15-year-old Jeremy Delle arrived late to his second period English class. His teacher told him to go down to the office and get an attendance slip. Instead, Delle returned with a Smith & Wesson .357 revolver. Just before he killed himself in front of his classmates, he turned to his teacher. “Miss, I got what I really went for,”...
While the way that Jeremy Delle died was public and well-known, the reason why was less so. Later, Delle’s classmates would remember him as “shy” and “sad,” though they all finished by describing their shock, saying that he didn’t seem like the kind of person who would do that. As far as his classmates were concerned, there was nothing unusual or o...
While the song “Jeremy” pushed Pearl Jam and Tento the top of the charts, the family of the real Jeremy Delle was dealing with their horrifying reality. Delle’s parents, Joseph Delle and Wanda Crane, had been divorced and Delle was living with his father at the time of his death. Neither of them had been contacted about the song and it seemed both ...
Jun 21, 2023 · The Real-Life Jeremy. Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder was inspired to write “Jeremy” after reading a small newspaper article that described a 15-year-old boy from Richardson, Texas. A...
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"Jeremy" is a song by American rock band Pearl Jam, with lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music composed by bassist Jeff Ament. "Jeremy" was released in August 1992 as the third single from Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten (1991).
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Nov 1, 2018 · Jeremy Delle committed suicide in a classroom at Richardson High School, and Pearl Jam later named a song after him. For 27 years, his mother hasn't spoken publicly about Jeremy's death – until...
Aug 19, 2021 · The real Jeremey, named Jeremy Wade Dell, died by suicide in his Richardson High School classroom in on January 8, 1991. That part of the song is true. But his mother, who stayed quiet...
