Before Pearl Jam was Pearl Jam, the band was called Mookie Blaylock. When they had to change the name, Eddie Vedder showed up with one of the most legendary origin stories in rock history — a great-grandmother named Pearl who supposedly made hallucinogenic jam. It made for a great interview moment… even if it wasn’t exactly true. Eddie later admitted he was mostly messing with people, and that the real name came from the band liking the word “Pearl” and pairing it with “Jam,” inspired by improvi