Mudhoney's Mark Arm and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder at...

Mudhoney's Mark Arm and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder at the White House, April 9, 1994.

MARK ARM (Mudhoney singer/guitarist) [Director of the White House Office of Personnel Security] Craig Livingstone—he popped up in the news later when he got canned for something—was the one who welcomed both bands. And then Pearl Jam went on to meet Clinton. We were hoping to meet him, but I think we knew ahead of time that we weren't going to get the full deal.

MATT LUKIN (Mudhoney bassist) We got a...