Following the departure of Matt Cameron from Pearl Jam, David Abbruzzese, who drummed for the grunge legends from 1991 to 1995, posted a press release suggesting that whereas he by no means “harbored resentments” in the direction of his outdated group, “the water underneath the bridge runs too deep and too icy for there to be any reconnection or reconciliation.”
Within the time since Cameron’s shock announcement, Abbruzzese mentioned he’d been inundated “with actually 1000’s of posts, messages, and emails, hoping I might name Pearl Jam and try and reconcile with them. To be clear, I’ve nothing to reconcile with them about.”
He added that “with the exceptions of some petty feedback and actions that I by no means fairly understood, I’ve by no means positioned blame and harbored resentments in the direction of the members of the band.”
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The 57-year-old continued,
I by no means really understood what was so essential to destroy the musical chemistry we had again then, it’s what it’s, and I can’t do something about it. At the least nothing that I can determine. The years since 1995 have served me effectively in the direction of rising as an individual and a participant.
It appears the blokes within the band matured and grew up as a lot as I did, however the truth that I haven’t had any private contact with any of them leads me to consider the water underneath the bridge runs too deep and too icy for there to be any reconnection or reconciliation.
It is a disgrace and saddens me, enormously.
I do know I may and would have a lot to contribute if certainly the decision got here, however sadly, I don’t see that occuring.
Abbruzzese continued with private expressions of gratitude. You may learn the submit in its entirety beneath.