Jeff Ament, founding member and bassist of Pearl Jam, has released a deeply personal visual journal titled "Since Forever" with his brother, acclaimed designer Barry Ament.
The 9" x 12" hardcover book features more than 250 black-and-white photographs drawn from previously unreleased negatives spanning 1990 to 1998, offering an intimate look at the formative years of Pearl Jam as they evolved from a small group of friends into one of the most influential bands of their generation.
"If there was a goal, it was mostly to save the failing 30 year old negatives.
It was Barry’s idea to make a book," explains Ament.
"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.
Most of these photos are from 1990 to 1998.
He was there for a lot of it.
If he wasn’t, he was next door or a phone call away." The collection reveals candid moments of creativity, camaraderie, and the enduring relationships that helped sustain Pearl Jam through its meteoric rise.
"Ninety percent of these photos have never been seen before," Ament says.
"Anybody who’s a PJ fan or a fan of what was going on in the 90s will dig it." Since Forever is available for pre-order now at pearljam.com and will officially launch in select independent bookstores on September 25, 2026.
Details about book events with Jeff and Barry Ament in select cities will be announced in the coming weeks.
To kick off these events, the Ament brothers will speak about the book on the Storytellers Stage at Ohana Festival on September 25th and 27th.
Ament, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 with Pearl Jam, was a leader in Seattle’s music scene in the mid-1980s and early 1990s.
In addition to his work with Pearl Jam, he has been a member of Deranged Diction, Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, War Babies, Three Fish, Tres Mts., RNDM, P.E.S.T, and Deaf Charlie.
His solo releases include Tone (2008), While My Heart Beats (2012), Heaven/Hell (2018), American Death Squad (2020), and I Should Be Outside (2021).
He composed the score for FX’s Under the Banner of Heaven in 2022 and recently released a soundtrack for the doc Montana Grind.
Ament has earned two Grammy Awards for Best Recording Package.
Born in Havre, Montana, in 1963 and raised in nearby Big Sandy, Ament was an art major at the University of Montana before moving to Seattle in 1983.
A lifelong skateboarder, he founded Montana Pool Service in 1992 and has since been a primary funder and organizer in building more than forty world-class skateparks across Montana and the American West, many on Native American reservations.
His nonprofit works to create safe, welcoming spaces where young people can skate, build community, express themselves, and develop confidence in some of the most isolated areas of our country.
Barry Ament is the co-founder of Ames Bros, the Seattle design studio he launched with partner Coby Schultz in 1994.
For over three decades, Ames Bros has produced distinctive work for clients including Pearl Jam, Nike, TOPPS, the Seattle Seahawks, Pagliacci Pizza, and many others.
Barry began working as Pearl Jam’s in-house designer in the early 1990s, creating everything from album packaging and concert posters to T-shirts and tube socks.
Since then, Ames Bros has illustrated more than 500 concert posters for Pearl Jam and other artists.
Barry’s collaboration with his brother dates back to childhood—drawing together, building skate ramps, and later mailing artwork back and forth after Jeff split for Seattle.
Those early exchanges grew into decades of collaboration, and they’re still finding new reasons to make stuff together."