Matt Cameron quits Pearl Jam

General Pearl Jam discussion.
Post Reply
User avatar
joostone
AnalLog
Posts: 1777
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 9:02 am
Location: Netherlands

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by joostone »

Starkey, Stuverrud and Chamberlain are all connected. With Chamberlain they would return once more to a previous drummer. Stuverrud would also be good. Starkey..dunno of that would be a good fit.
User avatar
B
Troglodyte
Posts: 24953
Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm
Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/rectormsw.bsky.social
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by B »

I mean, what's Krusen up to? Doesn't he deserve consideration?
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
User avatar
Farmer John
Misplaced My Sponge
Posts: 6458
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 9:25 pm

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by Farmer John »

Ms Harmless wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:guess its Richard Stuverud moment now. He already tried in 95, played lived with them already...
what's a good example of his drumming style?
User avatar
oneway23
Future Drummer
Posts: 2158
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 4:57 am

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by oneway23 »

Ms Harmless wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:guess its Richard Stuverud moment now. He already tried in 95, played lived with them already...
what's a good example of his drumming style?
Haven't really listened to much of he and Jeff in RNDM, but the first Three Fish album from 1996 was good.

Oh, and Tres Mts with Doug Pinnick
Last edited by oneway23 on Mon July 07, 2025 3:31 pm, edited 2 times in total.
We still make records to be listened to — not that everyone will listen to a record track one to twelve in a row or side A or Side B — but we still make 'em in case somebody does want to listen to it like that, that's how we make em…
User avatar
Bammer
mXn
Posts: 22777
Joined: Thu January 24, 2013 4:32 am
Location: Surrounded by Wokes. Please send help.

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by Bammer »

I got a free drum set for anyone interested
(she/him/theirs)
User avatar
Kevin Davis
tl;dr
Posts: 9312
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:06 pm

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by Kevin Davis »

Wow, really surprising and sad news. Matt has been the drummer at every Pearl Jam show I've attended, and his songs are truly among my all-time favorites in the band's catalog, always pleasures to hear even when I'm feeling a bit burnt on PJ. Great musician and seemingly a really likable person. End of an era, and a huge loss for the band.
Ms Harmless
She / Her
Posts: 13605
Joined: Sun January 26, 2020 12:10 pm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/
Location: Warwickshire, UK

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by Ms Harmless »

Farmer John wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:guess its Richard Stuverud moment now. He already tried in 95, played lived with them already...
what's a good example of his drumming style?
thank you, good call, everything nice and clear

the loudness of Matt with the looseness of Jack Irons? and cymbals! open hi-hat! I can dig it, very Neil Young
User avatar
bodysnatcher
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 22220
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 11:15 pm
Location: the bathroom

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by bodysnatcher »

bammer will never financially recover from this
User avatar
oneway23
Future Drummer
Posts: 2158
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 4:57 am

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by oneway23 »

B wrote:I mean, what's Krusen up to? Doesn't he deserve consideration?
I know he was in Candlebox for a while, but, has he toured regularly in the past decade?

Hard to re-build that stamina and endurance at that age when you're not on the road with some frequency
We still make records to be listened to — not that everyone will listen to a record track one to twelve in a row or side A or Side B — but we still make 'em in case somebody does want to listen to it like that, that's how we make em…
Ms Harmless
She / Her
Posts: 13605
Joined: Sun January 26, 2020 12:10 pm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/
Location: Warwickshire, UK

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by Ms Harmless »

oneway23 wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:guess its Richard Stuverud moment now. He already tried in 95, played lived with them already...
what's a good example of his drumming style?
Haven't really listened to much of he and Jeff in RNDM, but the first Three Fish album from 1996 was good.

Oh, and Tres Mts with Doug Pinnick
OK thanks I'll listen to those
User avatar
B
Troglodyte
Posts: 24953
Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm
Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/rectormsw.bsky.social
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by B »

Bammer wrote:I got a free drum set for anyone interested
Held on just a bit to long, Bammer.
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
User avatar
dimejinky99
what on earth am I talking about
Posts: 39789
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by dimejinky99 »

Jeff recently in an interview said something ‘it’s like being in the mafia. You have no choice. One of their kids needs to go to college, you have to go on tour’. He said it lighthearted but did he?
And Mike said something far darker to the effect ‘not everyone in pearl jam gets paid the same’

Thought this would be one of them. Not Matt.
Last edited by dimejinky99 on Mon July 07, 2025 3:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Calibrate your enthusiasm
digster
Rank This Poster
Posts: 3972
Joined: Thu January 03, 2013 1:10 am

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by digster »

Shocking headline - if I'd had to guess, he wouldn't be the first PJ member I would have thought of who'd step out of the band. It's also surprising as PJ's slowed down so much in the past 15 years, so I'm wondering if it is either a creative decision or him stepping away from drums entirely.
User avatar
joostone
AnalLog
Posts: 1777
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 9:02 am
Location: Netherlands

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by joostone »

dimejinky99 wrote:Jeff recently in an interview said something ‘it’s like being in the mafia. You have no choice. One of their kids needs to go to college, you have to go on tour’. He said it lighthearted but did he?
And Mike said something far darker to the effect ‘not everyone in pearl jam gets paid the same’

Thought this would be one of them. Not Matt.
Source?
User avatar
Strat
Waiting for HVAC Repairman
Posts: 35407
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:48 pm
Location: Twin City Kisses

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by Strat »

Farmer John wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:guess its Richard Stuverud moment now. He already tried in 95, played lived with them already...
what's a good example of his drumming style?
https://open.spotify.com/track/7Bs0Dr6l ... b3751e4c55

8-)
User avatar
McParadigm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 22393
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 1:56 am

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by McParadigm »

Really shattered, and fully surprised to discover that (in spite of all the drummer stuff over the years) it’ll always feel like an asterisk is next to the band’s name, if they continue with a new drummer. I suppose because it’s too late for someone new to partake in a period of creative growth/exploration along with the guys. They’ll mostly (or entirely) just be the guy sitting in on old songs.

Damn. I hope he’s well and happy.
(patriotic choking noises)
User avatar
blueviper
Rank This Poster
Posts: 4133
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 2:03 pm

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by blueviper »

Sad news, but I wish Matt the best of luck whatever he does next! It was a great run in PJ!
St. Louis (1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2022)
User avatar
Strat
Waiting for HVAC Repairman
Posts: 35407
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:48 pm
Location: Twin City Kisses

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by Strat »

This saddens me.
User avatar
Anders
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 23452
Joined: Fri July 12, 2013 9:11 pm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lowenan
Location: Oslo, Norway

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by Anders »

It’s Regan Hagar’s time to shine.
User avatar
dimejinky99
what on earth am I talking about
Posts: 39789
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am

Re: Matts quit Pearl jam

Post by dimejinky99 »

joostone wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Jeff recently in an interview said something ‘it’s like being in the mafia. You have no choice. One of their kids needs to go to college, you have to go on tour’. He said it lighthearted but did he?
And Mike said something far darker to the effect ‘not everyone in pearl jam gets paid the same’

Thought this would be one of them. Not Matt.
Source?

It’s some interview he only did a few months ago. It’s posted on here somewhere
Calibrate your enthusiasm
Post Reply