Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament Injured During Recording Studio Robbery
Pearl Jam's bassist, Jeff Ament, was injured out outside Southern Tracks Recording Studios in Atlanta, where a robbery was taken place.
The band was recording their ninth studio album with producer Brendan O'Brien, that they plan to self-release in the States.
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Rock & Roll Daily reports:
According to a police report, in the afternoon on April 27th, Ament and a band employee pulled up to the back of the studio 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, the pair were robbed of $3,000 in cash and $4,320 worth of goods.
The Ament was chased and knocked to the ground, sustaining a head laceration which was treated by EMS. The attackers - who also stole Ament's passport - escaped into a waiting black Nissan Maxima. The incident was captured on a surveillance camera, but no arrests have been made. Pearl Jam declined to comment on the incident.
