Pearl Jam Bassist Was Mugged In Atlanta

Jeff Ament

So much for Southern hospitality, reports FOX NEWS.

When PEARL JAM was in ATLANTA late last month, bassist JEFF AMENT and a band employee were mugged outside a recording studio, a police report shows. According to the DEKALB COUNTY Police Department, AMENT and MARK ANTHONY SMITH were attacked shortly before noon on APRIL 27th when they arrived at SOUTHERN TRACKS RECORDING, a studio in NORTH ATLANTA.

SOUTHERN TRACKS is the home base of producer BRENDAN O'BRIEN, with whom the band has worked before. According to ROLLING STONE, the band is recording a new album with the producer.

Three men reportedly emerged from a nearby wooded area wearing masks and brandishing knives. They smashed windows of the rented JEEP Commander, snatched a BLACKBERRY phone and other belongings, and demanded money, the police report shows. The suspects allegedly got away with more than $7,300 in goods and cash.

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