American - Musician | March 10, 1963 -
Punk rock and skateboarding took the 'school' out of living your life, and I related to learning as I went, doing a lot of different things that I liked, when I liked. Consequently, I'm mediocre at all of the above, but still stoked on being a lifetime student of music, skating, painting, writing, etc.
Jeff Ament
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I love sad. Sadness makes you feel more than anything.
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Every few years I'll party way too much to remind myself what an idiot I am.
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I've seen kids turn their lives around. It's usually a kid who's outside of the team-sport world, or maybe has a darker personality or doesn't fit in. Skateboarding ends up being something they latch onto. It sounds hokey, but finding a focus on something - whether it's skateboard or playing your guitar - can be life changing.
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When I moved to Seattle, I was hanging out with kids who had done drugs, had sex a million times. I look at them now and realize their childhood was taken away.
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I have to go someplace where I can soak myself in a creative atmosphere.
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I played djembe, percussion, keyboards and I sang.
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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.
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We went to Big Sur about three years ago and hung out at the Esalen Institute.
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We just finished making a record. Everybody wants to play shows, so we're going to after that.
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Everybody got away from what Pearl Jam are supposed to be.
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We've always been a band that stood up for what we thought was right.
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