Jeremiah Green: Modest Mouse drummer diagnosed with stage 4 cancer - CNN

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Jeremiah Green, the drummer for the set Modest Mouse, is presently being treated for cancer.

The band’s frontman Isaac Brock asked radical for enactment connected Modest Mouse’s authoritative Instagram on Wednesday, writing, “Some of you whitethorn person already heard, but I figured it would beryllium bully to perceive the quality straight from our camp. Jeremiah 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. Jeremiah, arsenic americium I, are believers successful the powerfulness of affirmative energy, truthful if you would beryllium truthful benignant arsenic to nonstop “good vibes”( to punctuation Jeremiah) successful the absorption of Jeremiah and his family, that’d beryllium great.”

Brock did not specify what benignant of crab Green has been diagnosed with.

While undergoing treatment, Green has paused touring with the band, which precocious wrapped their “Lonesome Crowded West” tour. They are scheduled to proceed performances successful Mexico City successful March.

Radio DJ Marco Green took to Twitter to say: “Just recovered retired my person Jeremiah Green (@modestmouseband) pulled disconnected the band’s circuit b/c helium is undergoing chemo to conflict Stage 4 Cancer. Despite having a signifier 4 diagnosis, his prognosis is good! His oncologist is simply a large MM instrumentality (so he’s got that successful his corner!) Sending (two bosom emojis)”

Green is simply a founding subordinate of Modest Mouse, celebrated for their opus “Float On.” Along with Green, Brock and bassist Eric Judy formed the set successful the 1990s and released their debut medium successful 1996.

The set has released 8 albums, including “The Golden Casket,” past June.