Matthew David Cameron was born on November 28,1962 and is an American musician who is the drummer for the rock band Pearl Jam.
49 Facts About Matt Cameron
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Matt Cameron first gained fame as the drummer for Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden, which he joined in 1986.
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Matt Cameron appeared on each of the band's studio albums until its break-up in 1997.
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In 1998, Cameron was invited to join Pearl Jam's US Yield Tour and then became a permanent member of the band.
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In 2010, Matt Cameron became simultaneously a member of Pearl Jam and the reunited Soundgarden.
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Matt Cameron remained with Soundgarden until its disbandment after the death of lead singer Chris Cornell in 2017.
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Additionally, Matt Cameron was a member of Temple of the Dog and has served as the drummer for the side project bands Nighttime Boogie Association, Hater and Wellwater Conspiracy, acting as the lead singer for the latter.
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Matt Cameron was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pearl Jam on April 7,2017.
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Matt Cameron has won two Grammy Awards as a member of Soundgarden.
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Matt Cameron was born and raised in San Diego, California.
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In 1978, under the pseudonym "Foo Matt Cameron", Matt Cameron sang the song "Puberty Love", which was featured in the movie Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
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In 1983, Matt Cameron moved to Seattle, Washington, where he got a job working at a Kinko's.
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Matt Cameron next played in the local instrumental band feeDBack with musician Daniel House.
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Matt Cameron wrote the song "Reptile" for the band, which appears on its first record.
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Matt Cameron was replaced by former Nirvana guitarist Jason Everman.
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Matt Cameron's drumming is showcased throughout the album, as he provides the complex backbeat to the unusual time signatures present on many of the tracks.
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On November 15,2013, Matt Cameron announced that he would not be touring with Soundgarden in 2014, due to prior commitments promoting Pearl Jam's album Lightning Bolt.
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Almost a year after Soundgarden's break-up, in summer 1998, Matt Cameron was invited by rock-colleagues Pearl Jam to drum on its US Yield Tour after the band's drummer Jack Irons left due to the touring scheduling conflicting with his health issues and a desire to spend more time with his family.
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Matt Cameron had worked with members of the band before on the Temple of the Dog project and had helped them record some early instrumental demos in 1990.
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Matt Cameron was hired on an initially temporary basis, but soon, during the tour, he was invited to become a full-time member.
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Matt Cameron has since become the longest serving drummer of the band.
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In May 2022, Matt Cameron was forced to miss his first shows in 24 years since joining Pearl Jam due to testing positive for the COVID-19 virus.
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Since joining Pearl Jam, Matt Cameron has written the following songs for the band:.
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Matt Cameron writes songs and we run to find step stools in order to reach his level,.
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Matt Cameron has played in two jazz-influenced side projects: Tone Dogs in the early 1990s, and Harrybu McCage, which formed in 2008.
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Matt Cameron recorded with the Tone Dogs for their debut album Ankety Low Day, which was released in 1990.
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Matt Cameron has a fondness for psychedelic garage rock, and his side projects Hater and Wellwater Conspiracy reflect this.
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Matt Cameron formed Hater in 1993 with Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd.
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Matt Cameron founded Wellwater Conspiracy with Shepherd and guitarist John McBain.
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Matt Cameron worked with electronic punk act The Prodigy on their album The Fat of the Land, playing on the track "Narayan".
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Matt Cameron played drums at the band's first show on November 20,1997 at the OK Hotel in Seattle, however he did not join the band as its drummer.
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Matt Cameron appeared with them in 2008, at the memorial concert for Natasha Shneider, playing double drums along with their then-current drummer Joey Castillo, of which various Queens of the Stone Age and Desert Sessions songs, as well as covers by artist including The Doors and Cream were played.
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Matt Cameron contributed his drumming on seven tracks considered for The Smashing Pumpkins' 1998 album, Adore, though only "For Martha" appeared on the album.
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Matt Cameron has enjoyed a friendship with fellow drummer Jeremy Taggart of Canadian rock group Our Lady Peace.
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Matt Cameron contributed to the soundtrack for the 2002 film, Spider-Man, playing on "Hero" with Chad Kroeger and Josey Scott.
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Matt Cameron has lent his talents to Submersible Music's DrumCore software.
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In 2013, Matt Cameron performed with drummers Janet Weiss of Sleater Kinney, and Zach Hill of Death Grips on an all-drum album entitled Drumgasm.
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Matt Cameron was described by Greg Prato of AllMusic as "unquestionably one of rock's finest and most versatile drummers".
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Matt Cameron has cited Keith Moon, Buddy Rich, Count Basie, David Bowie as major influences.
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Matt Cameron revealed in a 1994 interview with Modern Drummer magazine that to greater emphasize the dynamic shift on the song "Like Suicide", both kits were used, the latter having shells both larger in depth and diameter.
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Matt Cameron, along with fellow Northwesterner William Goldsmith, was an early user of Keplinger's snares, famous for perhaps being the heaviest stainless steel snare drum available.
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All throughout this period Matt Cameron continued using equipment manufactured by DW, including pedals, cymbal stands, and snare stands.
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Matt Cameron began endorsing and using Yamaha's Birch Custom Absolute drums in a vintage natural finish that year.
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Matt Cameron used this kit through the period of Soundgarden's reformation.
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In 2018 Matt Cameron returned to maple with Yamaha's Absolute Hybrid Maple in a satin black stain but with stock steel hoops.
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Matt Cameron has used a Yamaha Steve Jordan signature cocktail kit live occasionally.
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Matt Cameron endorses Yamaha drums and hardware, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth drumsticks, and Remo Drumheads.
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Matt Cameron married his longtime girlfriend April Acevez on October 25,1997.
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Outside of his music career, Matt Cameron is an avid runner.