Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament has announced a new photography book, Since Forever, which will feature over 250 photos of the formative years of the band.
The bassist's hardcover book which was created by his brother, Barry Ament, will combine his black and white snaps of the people, places and moments showing the rise of Pearl Jam in the 1990s. It will also feature his own personal reflections and observations.
It will also include backstage photos, as well as ones taken in recording studios, and journeys between shows, showing Ament's perspective as a participant and observer during the band's heyday.
Most of these snaps which feature in the book were taken between 1990 and 1998, and have never been released to the public domain, according to the man himself.
“If there was a goal, it was mostly to save the failing 30-year-old negatives,” Ament said in a statement. “It was Barry’s idea to make a book".
He added: “Historically, my family will often get together by creating some kind of project or job. And in some ways, putting together this book was a job for Barry and me – a reason to hang out".
The book is available to pre order through the official Pearl Jam website and will also be available via selected independent bookshops on September 25. Further book events involving the Ament brothers will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Jeff Ament played a key role in the formation of Pearl Jam, having previously played alongside guitarist Stone Gossard in Green River and Mother Love Bone. The pair began working with Mike McCready before recruiting Eddie Vedder and forming Pearl Jame, following the death of Mother Love Bone's Andrew Wood in 1990.
