Originally released in 1992, the Jeremy video brought attention to gun violence, teen suicide, and violence in schools.

In 2017, Jeremy Wade Delle's mother Wanda Crane spoke about the song and her son's death for the first time. "That day that he died did not define his life," she told Texas TV station WFAA.

The song takes its main inspiration from a newspaper article about a 15-year-old boy named Jeremy Wade Delle from Richardson, Texas who killed himself in front of his English classmates at...

Jeremy Delle was just 15 years old when he killed himself in front of his classmates on . Then, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder was inspired to write the song "Jeremy" about him.

For 27 years, his mother hasn't spoken publicly about Jeremy's death – until now. You've likely heard the Pearl Jam song "Jeremy." What you might not know is that the story behind the song...

Jeremy: The real story about the tragedy behind the Pearl Jam song ...

A full eight years before the shootings at Columbine High School resulted in the deaths of 13 students in Littleton, Colorado, well before school shootings became tragically passe, and before online bullying even existed, Pearl Jam released their 1991 masterpiece "Jeremy."

The result is a fictionalized version of Jeremy's story, combining real events with Vedder’s own emotional experiences. Themes and Lyric Meaning The song explores alienation, bullying, neglect, and emotional silence. "At home, drawing pictures" introduces Jeremy as a lonely, creative boy.