Billboard<\/a>: \u201cI was having some issues with (Pearl Jam\u2019s) three-hour shows and constant touring and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\nThat sense of exhaustion isn\u2019t new for artists who\u2019ve spent decades on the road. For Cameron, those long sets stopped being sustainable. He went on: \u201cThat\u2019s definitely an art form unto itself, to be able to do those types of shows\u2026I\u2019m at a point now where I want to do a face-melting 70-minute set, and that\u2019s kind of what I\u2019m focusing on right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
His exit from Pearl Jam wasn\u2019t abrupt. Preparation mattered. He noted, \u201cI definitely gave them a lot of notice. I\u2019ve spoken with Jeff (Ament) and Stone (Gossard) a little bit\u2026It\u2019s been fine. Hopefully we\u2019ll get back together at some point and have a beer or something.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leaving after 27 years is no small decision. When you consider what long-term membership in a band involves \u2014 handing over personal time, adjusting life around tours, balancing creative desires \u2014 it adds up. Cameron\u2019s choice seems driven by a need to refine priorities: shorter sets, less constant touring, more artistic focus.<\/p>\n
Since stepping away from Pearl Jam, Cameron isn\u2019t idle. A few key projects and developments are keeping him busy and creatively engaged: He\u2019s part of 3rd Secret, a project alongside Krist Novoselic (of Nirvana), Kim Thayil, and other musicians; and he also fronts Is This Real?, a newer outlet that began as a tribute to the band Wipers, but has evolved into writing and recording original material.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Cameron will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame again with Soundgarden on November 8, 2025, which in turn will be his second induction, after being inducted earlier as a member of Pearl Jam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For 27 years, Matt Cameron was the heartbeat behind Pearl Jam\u2019s rhythm section. He officially departed from the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151322,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-151321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}