Jeff Ament
Jeffrey Allen Ament (Jeff Ament) (10 de marzo de 1963, Havre, Montana) es un músico de rock de los Estados Unidos, el cual, junto a Stone Gossard y Mike McCready, es uno de los miembros fundadores de Pearl Jam.
Biografía
Ament creció en una pequeña población llamada Big Sandy, en el estado de Montana. Comienza a tocar el Bajo desde adolecente, inspirandose principalmente en grupos como The Clash yd The Police.
Después de su salida de la Universidad de Montana en Missoula, Jeff se muda a Seattle a principios de los años 80 junto a su primer grupo Deranged Diction. Al llegar allá se vuelve gran amigo y compañero de los músicos Stone Gossard y Steve Turner, los cuales lo invitan a unirse a el grupo que estaban formando. De este modo nace la banda Green River en 1983.
Comunmente Green River es considerada como la primera banda de grunge. El grupo adquiere una considerable reputación local, pero los constantes conflictos entre sus miembros provocan su rompimiento en 1987. Entonces Ament y Gossard reclutan al cantante Andrew Wood y forman Mother Love Bone en 1987. Las cosas parecían que marchaban bien, ya que el grupo había logrado firmar con una compañía discográfica mayor para realizar su primer álbum, el aclamado Apple, pero la trágica muerte de Wood impidió el lanzamiento del álbum en 1990.
Desde ese momento Ament y Gossard buscaron nuevos compañeros, mientras participaban en el proyecto Temple Of The Dog, creado por Chris Cornell como tributo a Andrew Wood. En este proyecto haría su debut el nuevo vocalista de su grupo, Eddie Vedder, el cual cantó en el sencillo "Hunger Strike". Pearl Jam sería formado poco después, en 1990.
Jeff es un bajista renombrado, y es particularmente reconocido por su trabajo con el Bajo sin Trastes, el Contrabajo y el Bajo de 12 cuerdas.
El ha hecho contribuciones dentro de la composición de canciones de Pearl Jam, como en "Jeremy", "Nothingman", "Low Light", y "Nothing As It Seems".
Además, tiene un proyecto de banda alterna llamada Three Fish.
Además de la música, Jeff practica el Skateboarding, ademas de ser un habilidoso basquetbolista.
Actualmente, Jeff Ament vive en la ciudad de Seattle. Junto a su hermano Barry, fundaron Ames Bros., una compañía productora de arte, la cual diseña y distribuye las portadas de álbumes y carteles de gira de varios grupos, incluido Pearl Jam.
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Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam
By Al Weisel
Rolling Stone, August 8, 1996, p. 28
Jeff Ament seems to have discovered soul asylum. After several years under the pop microscope as Pearl Jam's chapeau-lovin' bassist, the 33-year-old California resident has taken refuge in Three Fish, a side project with friends Robbi Robb, formerly of Tribe After Tribe, and Richard Sturverud. Borrowing their name from a poem about three fish of varying intelligence by Rumi, a 13th-century mystic, the band recently recorded a debut of free-form spiritual melodies that owes more to '70s prog rock than to Pearl Jam's late'70s arena-rock inspiration. A reinvigorated Ament stopped by New York recently on his way to Turkey and Egypt to see local musicians. (Three Fish are currently on tour. Needless to say, they're not using Ticketmaster.)
Which fish are you: the intelligent fish, the half-intelligent fish or the stupid fish?
I'm probably the stupid fish. Sometimes I feel lucky to be one. I get lost in my right brain, especially in creative things. When I moved to Seattle, I was the epitome of one because I came from Montana. I was hanging out with kids who were five or six years younger who knew much more about living in the city. They had done drugs, had sex a million times. I look at them now and realize their childhood was taken away. I wasn't pressured to be an adult - even though at the time I was pissed at my parents because they made me grow up in Bumfuck, Montana.
Why did you pick Seattle to move to?
I had a friend who moved there. I went to visit him, and I was like, "I have to go someplace where I can soak myself in a creative atmosphere." There were shows that had huge impacts: Black Flag, Bad Brains, X, Dead Kennedys. We opened for Black Flag, and none of the bands had dressing rooms, but Henry Rollins had his own. He had struck me as different from that.
So you're saying he was a punk diva?
You said that. He's an interesting guy. I don't relate to him necessarily.
How'd you get involved with Three Fish?
Tom Petty gave me a tape of Tribe After Tribe. Pearl Jam was out touring, so we asked Tribe After Tribe to come out. Robbi and I hit it off: He grew up in a Tibetan Buddhist community, and I grew up in a hard-core Catholic one. It's interesting how similar the experiences were: sheltered, quiet and introspective. Then when I was in Cairo and Turkey last year, I saw dervishes and incredible musicians performing rituals. It was one of the most captivating experiences I've ever had.
What do you get to do with Three Fish that you don't get to do with Pearl Jam?
I played djembe, percussion, keyboards and I sang. 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 part," or, "I want to play guitar." I feel like I have more courage to do that.
When did you first play with Robb?
We went to Big Sur about three years ago and hung out at the Esalen Institute. Neil Young had invited Pearl Jam to his place for a barbecue. I said to Robb, "We can go if you want." Everybody picked up instruments and started playing.
Who was there?
Eddie
, Dave 
, Robbi, Neil, managers and family. Robbi had some of the same qualities as Neil. I was watching these two musicians being completely uninhibited There was no fear, so the rest of us just fell in. At that point I knew I wanted to play music with Robbi. When did Pearl Jam last get together? Two weeks ago. We just finished making a record I imagine it'll come out in late summer or early fall: Everybody wants to play shows so we're going to after that.
What is the new record like?
The fact that everybody got away from what Pearl Jam are supposed to be brought a new feeling. Mike
did things with Mad Season that allowed him to bring back some confidence. Stone brought back hip-hop elements. Jack [Irons] went into the studio and created these drum songs, and he wrote based on that. Eddie did things with Mike Watt and with Nusrat [Fateh Ali Khan]. Not that this record is going to be a drastic left turn, 'cause we're still a rock band, but it's been allowed to wander a bit.
Did you win anything in your fight over service charges with Ticketmaster?
Yeah. People understand better where their money is going. And we've gotten incredible support from fans. A lot of bands said after the fact, "We totally support you." The only people who really supported us were Tim Collins and Bertis Downs, who are Aerosmith's and RE.M.'s respective managers.
Do you feel like you were left in the lurch?
To an extent, but nobody had the power we had or the support from our record company. We've always been a band that stood up for what we thought was right.
Some thought Pearl Jam were ungrateful in their acceptance speech at the Grammys this year.
Every few years I'll party way too much to remind myself what an idiot I am, and going to the Grammys was a little like that. It was all these high-society people coming up to us and acting like they were related to us. I think Eddie explained himself really well. It was like, "C'mon, people, wake the fuck up." Maybe one of us should have expanded on that. The reason we're there is to hang out with our peers. This little award saying we're better than somebody else is ridiculous.
You get the impression Vedder's not very happy. Do you ever feel like telling him, "Hey, lighten up a little"?
Oh, sure. But there's probably times when he says, "Jeff, lighten up." He's a really sensitive guy. I can't say you're a jerk because you're too sensitive. People see him for 20 seconds at the Grammys and think, "Goddamn, he must be like this all the time. I feel sorry for his friends." I've been out in the middle of the ocean with him just being ecstatic on a surfboard. So, you know he has his moments.
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Stone Gossard
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Mike McCready
Matt Cameron