On August 10th, Jeff Ament took over of his Instagram account for a special livestream.
A few days ago, Ament answered the questions PJ fans asked to the bassist on an Instagram livestream. During the Q&A, Jeff talked about his new album, his favorite PJ songs and albums, his favorite tracks from Soundgarden, Nirvana, and much more.
You can view the full livestream below and don’t forget to check out the new website of Montana Pool Service, a nonprofit organization founded by Jeff Ament that builds world-class skate parks while connecting rural and native youth communities in Montana together through skating and the arts.
Born in Reggio Emilia in 1980. He created pearljamonline.it in 2001 and wrote the first edition of “Pearl Jam Evolution” in 2009 along with his wife Daria. Since 2022, he is behind 2 podcasts: “Pearl Jam dalla A alla Z” and “Fuori Orario Not Another Podcast”. He has collaborated with Barracuda Style, HvsR, Rolling Stone, Rockol and Il Fatto Quotidiano. He continues relentlessly to try to find “beautiful melodies that say terrible things”.
Favorite song: Present Tense
Favorite album: No Code
Favorite bands/artists other than PJ: Tom Waits, Soundgarden, Ramones, Bruce Springsteen, IDLES, Fontaines D.C., The Murder Capital, Dead Kennedys, Mark Lanegan, Cat Power, R.E.M.