AP Leisure Author (AP) — Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron said Monday that he’s leaving the band after almost 30 years.
The 62-year-old Cameron introduced his departure in a social media publish.
“After 27 incredible years, I’ve taken my closing steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam,” Cameron stated. “A lot love and respect to Jeff, Ed, Mike and Stone for inviting me into the band in 1998 and for giving me the chance of a lifetime, stuffed with friendships, artistry, challenges and laughter.”
Cameron didn’t give a cause for his departure.
“Matt Cameron has been a singular and true powerhouse of a musician and drummer. He has propelled the final 27 years of Pearl Jam reside exhibits and studio recordings. It was a deeply necessary chapter for our group and we want him effectively all the time,” Pearl Jam members stated in an announcement posted to the band’s social media accounts.
They made no point out of a alternative.
Cameron, who performed drums for Soundgarden for greater than a decade earlier than becoming a member of Pearl Jam, was not a founding member of the band and didn’t play drums for the early albums that made them rock superstars.
However he offered some much-needed stability on the drum equipment after the band had gone by 4 others since its inception. He first joined in 1998 as a brief alternative for Jack Irons, taking part in on a protracted tour earlier than making his studio debut with the group on 2000’s “Binaural.”
He simply completed a yearlong tour with the band in assist of its twelfth studio album, “Darkish Matter.”
Cameron was born and raised in San Diego earlier than shifting to Seattle shortly earlier than its music scene grew to become a worldwide phenomenon. He performed in proto-grunge band Pores and skin Yard earlier than becoming a member of Soundgarden. He did double obligation with Pearl Jam and a reunited Soundgarden from 2010 to 2017.