Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder is no stranger to expressing his political beliefs, and in a new interview the band commissioned from professional surfer Mark Richards, Vedder has some choice words for opponents of gun control.
"The fact that we're living in a country where 90 percent of the people want further gun laws -- to maybe somehow put a dent in some of this insanity that's happening -- and yet there's no further legislation taking place, it's very frustrating and upsetting," Vedder told Richards in a clip from the discussion, which HuffPost Entertainment is debuting above. "If I didn't have music to kind of at least get some of the aggression out or take the edge off, you wouldn't want me having a gun either."
Vedder, who spoke to Richards as part of a special interview series the band participated in with various other non-journalists (filmmaker Judd Apatow, musician and actress Carrie Brownstein and former NFL player Steve Gleason), went on to chide the pro-gun lobby for hiding behind both the U.S. Constitution and the idea that owning a gun is "fun."
"I get so angry that I almost wish bad things upon these people," Vedder said. "But I don't have to because it seems like they happen anyways. It seems like every week I'm reading about a 4-year-old either shooting their sister, their dad, their dog, their brother or themselves, because there's fucking guns laying around. But I guess it's 'fun.'"
Watch Vedder's blistering commentary above. HuffPost Entertainment's full interview with the Pearl Jam lead singer can be found at the link.
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Pearl Jam performs at the "Made In America" music festival on Sunday Sept. 2, 2012, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)
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Pearl Jam performs at the "Made In America" music festival on Sunday Sept. 2, 2012, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)
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Pearl Jam performs at the "Made In America" music festival on Sunday Sept. 2, 2012, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)
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Pearl Jam performs at the "Made In America" music festival on Sunday Sept. 2, 2012, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)
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Pearl Jam performs at the "Made In America" music festival on Sunday Sept. 2, 2012, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)
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Pearl Jam performs at the "Made In America" music festival on Sunday Sept. 2, 2012, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)
Isle of Wight Festival - Day 3
NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: (EUROPEAN SALES ONLY) Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs on the main stage as the headlining act on day 3 of The Isle of Wight Festival at Seaclose Park on June 23, 2012 in Newport, Isle of Wight. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)
Isle of Wight Festival - Day 3
NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: (EUROPEAN SALES ONLY) Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs on the main stage as the headlining act on day 3 of The Isle of Wight Festival at Seaclose Park on June 23, 2012 in Newport, Isle of Wight. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)
Isle of Wight Festival - Day 3
NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: (EUROPEAN SALES ONLY) Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs on the main stage as the headlining act on day 3 of The Isle of Wight Festival at Seaclose Park on June 23, 2012 in Newport, Isle of Wight. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)
Isle of Wight Festival - Day 3
NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: (EUROPEAN SALES ONLY) Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs on the main stage as the headlining act on day 3 of The Isle of Wight Festival at Seaclose Park on June 23, 2012 in Newport, Isle of Wight. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)
Isle of Wight Festival - Day 3
NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: (EUROPEAN SALES ONLY) Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs on the main stage as the headlining act on day 3 of The Isle of Wight Festival at Seaclose Park on June 23, 2012 in Newport, Isle of Wight. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)
Isle of Wight Festival - Day 3
NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: (EUROPE SALES ONLY)Eddie Reader of Pearl Jam performs on the main stage as the band headline day 3 of The Isle of Wight Festival at Seaclose Park on June 23, 2012 in Newport, Isle of Wight. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)
Isle of Wight Festival - Day 3
NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: (EUROPEAN SALES ONLY) Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs on the main stage as the headlining act on day 3 of The Isle of Wight Festival at Seaclose Park on June 23, 2012 in Newport, Isle of Wight. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)
Hard Rock Calling - Day 1
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs during day 1 of the Hard Rock Calling festival held in Hyde Park on June 25, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Hard Rock Calling - Day 1
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs during day 1 of the Hard Rock Calling festival held in Hyde Park on June 25, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Hard Rock Calling - Day 1
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs during day 1 of the Hard Rock Calling festival held in Hyde Park on June 25, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell - Day 6
NEW ORLEANS - MAY 01: Pearl Jam's Jazz Fest Performance Broadcast LIVE to Military in Iraq. Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Hard Rock Calling - Day 1
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs during day 1 of the Hard Rock Calling festival held in Hyde Park on June 25, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell - Day 6
NEW ORLEANS - MAY 01: Pearl Jam's Jazz Fest Performance Broadcast LIVE to Military in Iraq. Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Hard Rock Calling - Day 1
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs during day 1 of the Hard Rock Calling festival held in Hyde Park on June 25, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell - Day 6
NEW ORLEANS - MAY 01: Pearl Jam's Jazz Fest Performance Broadcast LIVE to Military in Iraq. Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell - Day 6
NEW ORLEANS - MAY 01: Pearl Jam's Jazz Fest Performance Broadcast LIVE to Military in Iraq. Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell - Day 6
NEW ORLEANS - MAY 01: Pearl Jam's Jazz Fest Performance Broadcast LIVE to Military in Iraq. Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell - Day 6
NEW ORLEANS - MAY 01: Pearl Jam's Jazz Fest Performance Broadcast LIVE to Military in Iraq. Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell - Day 6
NEW ORLEANS - MAY 01: Pearl Jam's Jazz Fest Performance Broadcast LIVE to Military in Iraq. Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell - Day 6
NEW ORLEANS - MAY 01: Pearl Jam's Jazz Fest Performance Broadcast LIVE to Military in Iraq. Pearl Jam's Mike McCready performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell - Day 6
NEW ORLEANS - MAY 01: Pearl Jam's Jazz Fest Performance Broadcast LIVE to Military in Iraq. Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell - Day 6
NEW ORLEANS - MAY 01: Pearl Jam's Jazz Fest Performance Broadcast LIVE to Military in Iraq. Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell - Day 6
NEW ORLEANS - MAY 01: Pearl Jam's Jazz Fest Performance Broadcast LIVE to Military in Iraq. Pearl Jam's Dave Abbruzzese performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell - Day 6
NEW ORLEANS - MAY 01: Pearl Jam's Jazz Fest Performance Broadcast LIVE to Military in Iraq. Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
3rd Annual "VH1 Rock Honors" - Show
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Singer Eddie Vedder of 'Pearl Jam' performs onstage during the 3rd Annual VH1 Rock Honors at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion on July 12, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
3rd Annual "VH1 Rock Honors" - Show
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Singer Eddie Vedder of 'Pearl Jam' performs onstage during the 3rd Annual VH1 Rock Honors at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion on July 12, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
3rd Annual "VH1 Rock Honors" - Show
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Singer Eddie Vedder of 'Pearl Jam' performs onstage during the 3rd Annual VH1 Rock Honors at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion on July 12, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
3rd Annual "VH1 Rock Honors" - Show
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Singer Eddie Vedder of 'Pearl Jam' performs onstage during the 3rd Annual VH1 Rock Honors at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion on July 12, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
3rd Annual "VH1 Rock Honors" - Show
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Singer Eddie Vedder of 'Pearl Jam' performs onstage during the 3rd Annual VH1 Rock Honors at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion on July 12, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
2008 Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival - Day 3
MANCHESTER, TN - JUNE 14: Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 14, 2008 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images)
2008 Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival - Day 3
MANCHESTER, TN - JUNE 14: Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 14, 2008 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images)
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