{"id":47070,"date":"2025-07-07T22:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T22:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/47070\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T22:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T22:18:09","slug":"pearl-jam-drummer-matt-cameron-exits-band-after-27-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/47070\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron exits band after 27 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AP Entertainment Writer (AP) \u2014 <a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pearl-jam-album-eddie-vedder-listening-party-739d1c8b9f5d351c514c4c1665994500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pearl Jam<\/a> drummer <a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLz2uxsudBU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=630e470c-ad92-43b0-8533-fc85804314df\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Cameron said Monday<\/a> that he\u2019s leaving the band after nearly 30 years. <\/p>\n<p>The 62-year-old Cameron announced his departure in a social media post. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam,\u201d Cameron said. \u201cMuch 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cameron didn\u2019t give a reason for his departure. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatt 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,\u201d <a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pearl-jam-album-eddie-vedder-listening-party-739d1c8b9f5d351c514c4c1665994500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pearl Jam<\/a> members said in a statement posted to the band\u2019s social media accounts. <\/p>\n<p>They made no mention of a replacement. <\/p>\n<p>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\u2019t play drums for the early albums that made them rock superstars. <\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s \u201cBinaural.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He just finished a yearlong tour with the band in support of its 12th studio album, \u201cDark Matter.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>                                    <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AP Entertainment Writer (AP) \u2014 Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron said Monday that he\u2019s leaving the band after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":47071,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2122,2059,276,435,5497,171,57,36455,36153,975,15572,2086,21951,61,67,132,68,2057,2058],"class_list":{"0":"post-47070","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-arts-and-entertainment","9":"tag-ca-state-wire","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-celebrity","12":"tag-concerts","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-general-news","15":"tag-jack-irons","16":"tag-matt-cameron","17":"tag-music","18":"tag-pearl-jam","19":"tag-seattle","20":"tag-trending-news","21":"tag-u-s-news","22":"tag-united-states","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-us","25":"tag-wa-state-wire","26":"tag-washington"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114814275091910366","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}