18 Facts About Jeremiah Green

Jeremiah Martin Green was an American musician best known as a founding member and drummer of the indie rock band Modest Mouse from 1993 to March 2003, and again from May 2004 until his death in December 2022.

Jeremiah Martin Green was born on March 4,1977, in Oahu, Hawaii, while his father was stationed there in the Army.

Jeremiah Green grew up in Moxee, Washington, a few miles outside of Yakima.

Jeremiah Green's family moved to the Seattle area in 1989.

Jeremiah Green's father was an alcoholic who was abusive to Green; he later apologized and reconciled with his son.

Jeremiah Green immersed himself in the Seattle music scene, joining a band and attending concerts at night.

However, Jeremiah Green cited the Washington, DC, post-hardcore band Fugazi as his biggest influence for starting a band.

Jeremiah Green began his touring and recording career while he was in high school.

Jeremiah Green later revealed that he suffered a nervous breakdown and was briefly admitted to a psychiatric hospital.

Jeremiah Green had earlier been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed the antidepressant Effexor.

Jeremiah Green stopped taking his antidepressants and experienced a painful period of withdrawal.

Jeremiah Green was eventually replaced by Benjamin Weikel of The Helio Sequence.

Jeremiah Green's departure caused him to be absent during the entire recording process of the band's 2004 album Good News for People Who Love Bad News.

In 2007, Jeremiah Green appeared on Graig Markel's Via Novella on the Sonic Boom Label.

Jeremiah Green placed 37th in Stylus Magazines list of "50 Greatest Rock Drummers", where Jonathan Bradley described his drumming:.

Jeremiah Green was married to Lauren, who owned the store Thuja in downtown Port Townsend, Washington.

On December 25,2022, it was announced that Jeremiah Green had been diagnosed with stage IV cancer.

Jeremiah Green died in Sequim, Washington, on December 31,2022, at age 45.