What Eddie Vedder's Former Bandmates Have Said About Him

Jeff Ament is one of the founding members of Pearl Jam. But before he and the band dominated the 1990s, he spent much of the 1980s laying the foundation for the Seattle grunge explosion. Ament was born March 10, 1963, in Big Sandy, Montana, started playing bass guitar while still a teen, and eventually moved

Jeff Ament is one of the founding members of Pearl Jam. But before he and the band dominated the 1990s, he spent much of the 1980s laying the foundation for the Seattle grunge explosion. Ament was born March 10, 1963, in Big Sandy, Montana, started playing bass guitar while still a teen, and eventually moved to Seattle. It wasn't long before he joined Green River, a band whose sound influenced the growing alternative style that was still in its formative years, before moving on to Mother Love Bone with fellow bandmate, guitarist Stone Gossard. Mother Love Bone further developed the grunge sound with their 1990 release, "Apple," but it was Ament and Gossard's next band, Pearl Jam, that really brought the Seattle style to the masses.

Ament has branched out into other projects outside of Pearl Jam, such as playing in the band Three Fish and cultivating a solo career. However, Pearl Jam has always been his main gig, and Ament has maintained a close relationship with Eddie Vedder. He gave the Independent some insight into Vedder's immense musical talent and their unique collaborative process, saying, "If you're laying down a drum part or singing, singing in particular, the mastery of Ed, and what a poet he's become, and how good and how fast he is. You really start to understand how special of a guy he is."

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