The Tragic True Story Of The Classroom Suicide Behind Pearl Jam's 'Jeremy'
The Tragic True Story Of The Classroom Suicide Behind Pearl Jam's 'Jeremy' On January 8th, 1991, Jeremy Delle walked into his sophomore English class at Richardson High School in northern Texas, retrieved a Smith & Wesson revolver from his backpack, and shot himself in the head in front of his classmates. The incident inspired Eddie Vedder to pen "Jeremy" — but his family says the infamous Pearl Jam song couldn't be further from the truth. Jeremy Delle shot himself in front of his classmates at Richardson High School in Texas on January 8, 1991. He left a suicide note with a friend but police never revealed the contents. According to reports which circulated at the time, he got up in front of the class at 9.45am after being told to fetch an admittance slip for missing class. When he returned, he said: 'Miss, I got what I really went for,' and fired a 357-caliber Magnum in his mouth. He was living with his father, his parents were divorced...