{"id":974112,"date":"2019-12-18T12:20:07","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T19:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=928497"},"modified":"2019-12-18T12:20:07","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T19:20:07","slug":"so-how-was-your-decade-pearl-jams-jeff-ament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/so-how-was-your-decade-pearl-jams-jeff-ament\/","title":{"rendered":"So, How Was Your Decade, Pearl Jam\u2019s Jeff Ament?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So, How Was Your Decade<\/a> is a series in which the decade\u2019s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We\u2019ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. <\/em><\/p>\n

Pearl Jam<\/a> may have only released one album this decade, 2013\u2019s Lightning Bolt<\/em>, but they were hardly inactive. They celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2011 with the Cameron Crowe-directed documentary Pearl Jam 20<\/em>, toured the world to celebrate their anniversary, entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility in 2017, reunited with Chris Cornell (minus Eddie Vedder) for a Temple of the Dog tour and are plugging away on their long-awaited 11th album and gearing up for a European tour next summer.<\/p>\n

During downtime, bassist Jeff Ament<\/a> released two solo albums (2012\u2019s While My Heart Beats<\/em> and 2018\u2019s Heaven\/Hell)<\/em>, two albums with his side project RNDM (2012\u2019s Acts<\/em> and 2016\u2019s Ghost Riding<\/em>) and played a series of under-the-radar club dates with the group, which also features singer Joseph Arthur and drummer Richard Stuverud.<\/p>\n

Ament reflected on the group\u2019s incredible journey upon their Hall of Fame induction. \u201cBeing here with the band, who have become some of my best friends in the process, making music and art, traveling the world, supporting causes and programs together, making small differences, meeting great artists and creative minds all over the world,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s a pretty great fucking life.\u201d<\/p>\n

My favorite album of the 2010s was:<\/strong> Grizzly Bear\u2019s Shields.<\/em> Probably my favorite band of the decade.<\/p>\n

My favorite song of the 2010s was: <\/strong>Idles\u2019 \u201cMother.\u201d \u201cThe best way to scare a Tory [Conservative] is\u2026to read and get rich.\u201d<\/p>\n