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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pearl Jam drummer leaving after nearly 30 years
Pearl Jam's drummer is stepping down after nearly three decades. Matt Cameron made the announcement Monday on social media: 'After 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam. Much love and respect to Jeff, Ed, Mike and Stone for inviting me into the band in 1998 and for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, filled with friendships, artistry, challenges and laughter. I am forever grateful to the crew, staff and fans the world over. It's been an incredible journey. More to follow. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.' The Seattle-based band hasn't announced a new drummer. Frontman Eddie Vedder, lead guitarist Mike McCready, bass guitarist Jeff Ament, and rhythm guitarist Stone Gossard shared the following message online about Cameron's departure: 'From being one of our first musical heroes in the bands Skinyard and the mighty Soundgarden, to playing on our first demos in 1990, Matt Cameron has been a singular and true powerhouse of a musician and drummer. He has propelled the last 27 years of Pearl Jam live shows and studio recordings. It was a deeply important chapter for our group and we wish him well always. He will be deeply missed and is forever our friend in art and music. We love you Matt.' Pearl Jam has a dozen studio albums and has sold over 85 million albums worldwide. The band's latest album, Dark Matter, came out in April of 2024.
Asharq Al-Awsat
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Pearl Jam Drummer Matt Cameron Says He's Leaving the Band After Nearly 30 Years
Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron said Monday that he's leaving the band after nearly 30 years. The 62-year-old Cameron announced his departure in a social media post. 'After 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam,' Cameron said. 'Much love and respect to Jeff, Ed, Mike and Stone for inviting me into the band in 1998 and for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, filled with friendships, artistry, challenges and laughter.' Cameron didn't give a reason for his departure. 'Matt Cameron has been a singular and true powerhouse of a musician and drummer. He has propelled the last 27 years of Pearl Jam live shows and studio recordings. It was a deeply important chapter for our group and we wish him well always,' Pearl Jam members said in a statement posted to the band's social media accounts. They made no mention of a replacement. Cameron, who played drums for Soundgarden for more than a decade before joining Pearl Jam, was not a founding member of the band and didn't play drums for the early albums that made them rock superstars. But he provided some much-needed stability at the drum kit after the band had gone through four others since its inception. He first joined in 1998 as a temporary replacement for Jack Irons, playing on a long tour before making his studio debut with the group on 2000's 'Binaural.' He just finished a yearlong tour with the band in support of its 12th studio album, 'Dark Matter.' Cameron was born and raised in San Diego before moving to Seattle shortly before its music scene became a global phenomenon. He played in proto-grunge band Skin Yard before joining Soundgarden. He did double duty with Pearl Jam and a reunited Soundgarden from 2010 to 2017.
CNA
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNA
Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron says he's leaving the band after nearly 30 years
Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron said Monday (Jul 7) that he's leaving the band after nearly 30 years. The 62-year-old Cameron announced his departure in a social media post. 'After 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam,' Cameron said. 'Much love and respect to Jeff, Ed, Mike and Stone for inviting me into the band in 1998 and for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, filled with friendships, artistry, challenges and laughter.' Cameron didn't give a reason for his departure. 'Matt Cameron has been a singular and true powerhouse of a musician and drummer. He has propelled the last 27 years of Pearl Jam live shows and studio recordings. It was a deeply important chapter for our group and we wish him well always,' Pearl Jam members said in a statement posted to the band's social media accounts. They made no mention of a replacement. Cameron, who played drums for Soundgarden for more than a decade before joining Pearl Jam, was not a founding member of the band and didn't play drums for the early albums that made them rock superstars. But he provided some much-needed stability at the drum kit after the band had gone through four others since its inception. He first joined in 1998 as a temporary replacement for Jack Irons, playing on a long tour before making his studio debut with the group on 2000's Binaural. He just finished a yearlong tour with the band in support of its 12th studio album, Dark Matter. Cameron was born and raised in San Diego before moving to Seattle shortly before its music scene became a global phenomenon. He played in proto-grunge band Skin Yard before joining Soundgarden. He did double duty with Pearl Jam and a reunited Soundgarden from 2010 to 2017.
Globe and Mail
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Globe and Mail
Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron leaving the band after almost three decades
Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron said Monday that he's leaving the band after nearly 30 years. The 62-year-old Cameron announced his departure in a social media post. 'After 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam,' Cameron said. 'Much love and respect to Jeff, Ed, Mike and Stone for inviting me into the band in 1998 and for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, filled with friendships, artistry, challenges and laughter.' Cameron didn't give a reason for his departure. 'Matt Cameron has been a singular and true powerhouse of a musician and drummer. He has propelled the last 27 years of Pearl Jam live shows and studio recordings. It was a deeply important chapter for our group and we wish him well always,' Pearl Jam members said in a statement posted to the band's social media accounts. They made no mention of a replacement. Welcome to the tribute band era, where the covers are as good as the real thing Cameron, who played drums for Soundgarden for more than a decade before joining Pearl Jam, was not a founding member of the band and didn't play drums for the early albums that made them rock superstars. But he provided some much-needed stability at the drum kit after the band had gone through four others since its inception. He first joined in 1998 as a temporary replacement for Jack Irons, playing on a long tour before making his studio debut with the group on 2000's Binaural. He just finished a yearlong tour with the band in support of its 12th studio album, Dark Matter. Cameron was born and raised in San Diego before moving to Seattle shortly before its music scene became a global phenomenon. He played in proto-grunge band Skin Yard before joining Soundgarden. He did double duty with Pearl Jam and a reunited Soundgarden from 2010 to 2017.
CBC
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron leaving band after 27 years
After nearly three decades, Pearl Jam's drummer Matt Cameron says he is stepping down from the band. "Much love and respect to Jeff [Ament], Ed [Vedder], Mike [McCready] and Stone [Gossard] for inviting me into the band in 1998 and for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, filled with friendships, artistry, challenges and laughter," he was quoted as saying on Pearl Jam's social media pages. "I am forever grateful to the crew, staff and fans the world over. It's been an incredible journey. More to follow. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart." Founded in Seattle in 1990, the Vedder-fronted crew began their rise to fame a year later alongside the genre they helped launch into the mainstream: grunge. Cameron was also an early figure in the music space; he played with rockers Soundgarden from 1986 to 1997, and then again starting in 2010, simultaneously drumming in both groups until Soundgarden's breakup in 2017. Upon joining Pearl Jam in 1998, he became the fifth drummer for a band that had already released five studio albums, following a four-year tenure by Red Hot Chili Peppers' former drummer Jack Irons. Before that, there were stints by Dave Abbruzzese, Matt Chamberlain and original drummer Dave Krusen. But Cameron was by far Pearl Jam's longest-serving percussionist. After first arriving as a temporary replacement, he added much-needed stability to the rapidly shifting lineup and has been their sole studio drummer since 2000's Binaural. Cameron became such a staple, he and Krusen (who performed on the band's first and most successful album, Ten) were the only two drummers inducted alongside the other core members for the band's entry in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. That lead to a terse message from Abbruzzese, who was infamously fired in 1994 after a series of disagreements, including over their highly publicized conflict with Ticketmaster. After claiming the band misrepresented his departure by initially saying it amicable, he called his exclusion from the Hall of Fame a "slap in the face." Cameron just finished a tour with the band supporting their 12th studio album, Dark Matter. He will also be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Soundgarden at a ceremony scheduled for November of this year. In the same social media post, the band's other members credited Cameron as one of their early musical heroes, and a subtle contributor since their beginning, as he also played on the early demos in 1990. They made no mention of a possible replacement. "Matt Cameron has been a singular and true powerhouse of a musician and drummer," the band wrote.
