18+ Jeff Ament Quotes On Success, Chris Cornell

Jeff Ament is an American musician, best known as the bassist and founding member of the rock band Pearl Jam. He is also a member of the bands Three Fish and RNDM, and is involved in the music project Tres Mts. Ament is also an avid surfer and painter, and has released several solo albums. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Jeff Ament on leadership, success, life.

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

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

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 unfinished music... So I just went to work and made a conscious decision that I was going to finish a bunch of stuff. Life's short. — Jeff Ament

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. — Jeff Ament

I played djembe, percussion, keyboards and I sang. — Jeff Ament

It was hard to figure out what were the good causes, the bad causes, even the good politics and the bad politics. So we started taking requests and figuring it out. — Jeff Ament

This isn't a mass-produced...instrument. Mike Lull Custom Guitars makes each bass right here in the NW. Over 20 years of collaborating, designing, and building basses has gone into my model. — Jeff Ament

I'm healthy enough to still skate, so I gotta go because growing up I didn't have - I mean, I grew up in Montana so... there was kind of a little half-pipe in my yard, and that was the extent of the skate terrain in Montana. So I've got to go out and make up for lost time. — 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 out there and you know, these are our people. — Jeff Ament

It's great that people are basically spending their two weeks of vacation to come out and be with us in some weird part of the world. And I think we owe it to them to take 'em to some cool places. — Jeff Ament

Make movies. Don't make videos. Videos are evil. — Jeff Ament

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 back to school after Thanksgiving break, a friend handed me his bass and said, 'Listen to the Ramones.' — 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 something greater moving all this along. — Jeff Ament

I'm not going to say no to playing a show in Missoula. — Jeff Ament

I love sad. Sadness makes you feel more than anything. — Jeff Ament

I've been interested in Eastern religions since I went to college because I was trying to figure out where I stood with Catholicism. — Jeff Ament

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

Life Lessons by Jeff Ament

1. Jeff Ament's work teaches us to never give up on our dreams, no matter how hard the journey may be.
2. He also shows us that collaboration and teamwork can lead to great success, as he has achieved much with his bandmates in Pearl Jam.
3. Lastly, Jeff Ament's work reminds us to stay true to ourselves and our art, no matter what the critics may say.