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Ex-Pearl Jam Drummer Dave Abbruzzese Says ‘The Water Under the Bridge Runs Too Icy’ for Reunion
Dave Abbruzzese is aware that many Pearl Jam fans are hoping he can return to the band, and he wants them to know it's probably not happening.
When Cameron came down with Covid in 2022 and had to miss a couple of shows, Pearl Jam turned to original drummer Dave Krusen, multi-instrumentalist Josh Klinghoffer, and longtime band buddy Richard Stuverud to play in his absence. But Abbruzzese didn’t leave the group in a very amicable fashion (“the other members decided to fire me in order to pursue a philosophy which they perceive as incompatible with mine,” he said in 1994), and he voiced his extreme displeasure when he wasn’t inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame back in 2017 (“I am personally at a loss for words for how Stone, Mike, Jeff, Matt, Edward and [manager] Kelly Curtis are accepting of such an injustice”). G & R. Working with Eddie Kramer , Noel Redding, William Cox, Doug Pinnick , Corey Cornell James Glover and Eric Schenkman … Some co-production, drumming and mixing for albums by Stevie Salas that introduced me to my brothers Bernard Fowler , Tm Stevens, Jara Harris Melvin Jr. Brannon, Kevin W Smith, Vincent Ruby p. Huxley Jamie Seyberth, Matt Sorum .. and the joys of touring performing live music with the IMFs.
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