Who was black written about Pearl Jam?
It is assumed to be referencing his relationship with musician Beth Liebling, whom Vedder had been dating since 1983, married in 1994 and divorced in 2000. In the 2011 documentary Pearl Jam 20 Vedder explains: “The song is about letting go. Why did Pearl Jam stop black? “Black” became one of Pearl Jam’s best-known songs…