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| many people have accused Kenny of ripping off Pearl Jam's "Yellow Ledbetter" for his song, "While We Cry," so this is a public service annoucement to all of the nobs out there who refuse to believe that Kenny rip off Pearl Jam. |
| on October 10, 1998, during a chat session w/ KWS hosted by kwsband.com, i was able to ask Kenny myself:: |
| bethanie - hey Kenny, i saw you in B'ham, AL last december, absolutely amazing show!! we miss you!! any plans on coming back any time soon??--i was wondering if there is there a reason why "WWC" and PearlJam's "Yellow Ledbetter" sound so much alike, or if it is purely an odd coincidence?? |
| KWS - Bethanie, it is strictly a coincidence. My inspiration for writing "While We Cry" was Jimi's "Wind Crys Mary" |
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| QUESTION: Kenny, it's great to see a hometown boy make it!!! What's the story with "While We Cry"? Did Pearl Jam rip you off or what? |
| KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD: No. Each of those songs [is its] own song and they were each written at separate times. They have nothing to do with each other. If anything, it's more of a Jimi Hendrix influenced song rather than Pearl Jam. |