Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam

Main Instrument - Bass guitar
Other Instruments - Standup bass, backing vocals, guitar
Publishing name - Scribing C-Ment
Birthday - March 10, 1963 in Big Sandy, Montana

Jeff Ament, the bassist, was born on March 3, 1963. He lived in Montana until he went to college to become a basketball star. He actually tried out for the LA Clippers once. He left college to follow art and music. He was in the band Green River in Seattle with PJ guitarist Stone Gossard. He was also in Mother Love Bone with Stone and Andrew Wood. This band was just getting big when Wood died of a heroin overdose. He was part of the Temple of the Dog tribute album to Wood. Among the things Jeff has been known for is his high jumping on stage, his hats, and he does most of the band's art. Jeff is also one of the most opinionated band members. It was he who led the fight against Ticketmaster.

Cool Facts-

Son of a barber
Favorite bands are Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Ted Nugent, Kiss, Iron Maiden, and Venom
Went to college at University of Montana to study art
First met Stone in Norhtwestern School of Arts
Original member of Green River and Mother Love Bone
Member of Three Fish
Went to school for graphic design
Does PJ artwork
Was in Temple of the Dog
Bass...energetic, bouncin', and melodic
Was in the movie, "singles"
Digs basketball, especially Seattle Supersonics
Jeff is one of two vegetarians in the band; the other is Eddie

Ament currently lives in Seattle, Washington and Missoula, Montana. Aside from music, Ament's interests include skateboarding, basketball, graphic design, snowboarding, and wakeboarding. He was a fan and season ticket holder of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics. Ament assisted in financing the construction of Missoula's Mobash Skatepark.[45] He and his partner Pandora Andre-Beatty climbed Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro in support of Save the Children.

Ament is a supporter of organic farming and United States Senator Jon Tester. Tester grew up near Big Sandy and Ament knew of Tester before either were famous. Ament campaigned for Tester in 2006.

In April 2009, Ament was attacked at knifepoint by a gang of muggers. According to Rolling Stone, Ament had just pulled up outside the Southern Tracks recording studio in Atlanta, Georgia, when his rented jeep was attacked by several men, who smashed the vehicle's windows and demanded money. The magazine also reported that Ament was knocked to the ground while trying to escape the robbers. He sustained a head injury and was treated at the scene. His Blackberry and passport, as well as a sum of cash, were stolen.