PEARL JAM Bassist Injured In Robbery Outside Atlanta Studio

May 13, 2009

RollingStone.com reports that PEARL JAM bassist Jeff Ament was the victim of a violent robbery outside Southern Tracks Recording studios in Atlanta, where the band is recording their ninth studio album with producer Brendan O'Brien. According to a police report, Ament and a band employee pulled up to the rear of the studio on the afternoon of April 27 when three assailants brandishing knives emerged from the woods wearing black masks, gloves and pants. The robbers smashed the windows of a rented Jeep and grabbed a BlackBerry before demanding more money. In total, Ament was robbed of $3,000 in cash and $4,320 worth of goods.

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