The band are set to embark on their UK tour this month
He'll hit the road for a series of outdoor gigs in June
Tickets are on sale now
He revealed that he didn't take up the audition offer, saying: "I didn't even know what I was doing in the music industry at that point, let alone the film industry!"
"The band is stronger than it's ever been in many ways"
He's also working on his first solo album
Hawkins died yesterday at age 50
It's the final preview of the band's new album ‘Oochya!’, out this Friday (March 4)
Pearl Jam will play two huge outdoor shows in central London this summer
Kelly Jones talks to us from his home studio