Where I grew up, I could be a punk rocker and a jock. But in college, it became apparent that those two worlds didn't mix. When I brought my guitar b…

- Jeff Ament

Every few years I'll party way too much to remind myself what an idiot I am.

- Jeff Ament

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 a good feeling. You look o…

- Jeff Ament

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 li…

- Jeff Ament

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 …

- Jeff Ament

There really is a certain magic that happens when you're in the studio. And it's important in life to feel that magic: to feel that there is somethin…

- Jeff Ament

I have to go someplace where I can soak myself in a creative atmosphere.

- Jeff Ament

Right after 'Backspacer,' my best friend got killed tragically. Something happened to me then where I got super motivated. I had a shelf of all this …

- Jeff Ament

Ever since I picked up a bass, I've written songs.

- Jeff Ament