Jeff Ament Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

“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.”

“Our first record didn't come out on vinyl, so I think that might have had something to do with actually being in a position to make sure that it came out in vinyl this time. It sounds way better.”

“I get lost in my right brain, especially in creative things.”

“I just have a serious problem with business for business' sake: this bottom-dollar mentality. I have a serious problem with evil.”

“It's hard for us not to be involved with things. When you have so much information and you see so much need, there's too much going on for us not to get involved.”

“Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love talked trash about the fact that I hooped. I once stopped to say 'Hi' before a show, and as I walked away, Courtney yelled, 'Go play basketball with Dave Grohl!'”

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

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

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