Jeremiah Green, Modest Mouse Drummer, Dead at 45 - Consequence

Modest Mouse co-founding subordinate and drummer Jeremiah Green has died astatine the property of 45 pursuing a little conflict with cancer.

The band’s frontman Isaac Brock announced Green’s passing successful a Facebook message posted soon earlier midnight connected New Year’s Eve. “I don’t cognize a mode to easiness into this: Today we mislaid our beloved person Jeremiah. He laid down to remainder and simply faded out. I’d similar to accidental a clump of beauteous words close now, but it conscionable isn’t the time. These volition travel later, and from galore people. Please admit each the emotion you give, get, person given, and volition get. Above all, Jeremiah was astir love.”

Just 5 days ago, Green’s mother, Carol Namatame, went public with her son’s conflict with signifier 4 crab and asked fans to nonstop “healing vibes.” In a consequent statement, Brock said Green was “diagnosed with crab a abbreviated portion ago, and he’s presently successful treatment. It seems to beryllium going smoothly and making a affirmative difference.”

Green co-founded Modest Mouse alongside frontman Brock and bassist Eric Judy successful 1993. Aside from a little departure from the set betwixt 2003 and 2004, Green had been a accordant beingness successful the group’s lineup and was its longest tenure subordinate speech from Brock. He appeared connected each 1 of Modest Mouse’s albums, with the objection of Good News for People Who Love Bad News, and besides played successful bands Red Stars Theory and Vells.

Green had been touring with Modest Mouse arsenic precocious arsenic past period arsenic portion of the band’s tour celebrating the 25th day of their landmark album, The Lonesome Crowded West.