I certainly didn't want to be in a punk rock band, because I had already been in a punk rock band. I wanted to be in a band that could do anything - like Led Zeppelin. — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
I led the state in defensive interceptions my senior year, with seven in nine games. Then I went to Montana to play basketball and found out quickly that my college career wasn't going to work out how I'd envisioned it. — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
I feel like in a lot of ways I can relate to the fans, just being a fan of music myself. — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, it's hard to get up the courage to say, Can I sing this… — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
When I moved to Seattle, I was hanging out with kids who had done drugs, had sex a million times. I look at them… — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
You go to a show and you know the crowd is there because they like the music, not because everybody else was going. That's… — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
It was hard to figure out what were the good causes, the bad causes, even the good politics and the bad politics. So we… — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
Every few years I'll party way too much to remind myself what an idiot I am. — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, it's hard to get up the courage to say, 'Can I sing this… — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
We just finished making a record. Everybody wants to play shows, so we're going to after that. — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
I didn't write this song. Someone was talking in a room. I just wrote down everything they said. — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love talked trash about the fact that I hooped. I once stopped to say 'Hi' before a show, and as… — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
I certainly didn't want to be in a punk rock band, because I had already been in a punk rock band. I wanted to… — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
