Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green died on December 31 — he’d been diagnosed only recently with stage four cancer — and there have been a number of tributes to him since the news broke, including ones from bandmates, friends and more.
Johnny Marr, who spent a few years in Modest Mouse in the mid-’00s, called Green “the most creative musician I ever met,” adding in a second Instagram tribute, “Jeremiah lived in his own lane. His own beautiful lane.”
Fellow Pacific Northwest drummer Janet Weiss (Quasi, Sleater-Kinney) wrote, “Always and forever with the greatest feel. Rest in peace my brother. You are so loved.”
The Black Keys‘ Patrick Carney wrote, “I get asked all the time who my favorite drummers are. My answer is most always john bonham, bill ward, Russell Simins, and Jeremiah Green. In the last six years I was lucky enough to become friends with him. Tour with him. The most profound influence on my drumming is from him. I remember listening to modest mouse before I really even played drums and thinking if I played drums I would play like him. He lost a battle to cancer yesterday. He was loved by all that met him and he touched all his friends deeply and profoundly. Thank you for everything Jeremiah.”
You can also read tributes from Bartees Strange, The Rapture‘s Luke Jenner, Les Savy Fav, Chromatics‘ Adam Miller, Califone, The Trap Set’s Joe Wong, former Cure drummer Lol Tolhurst, and more below.
Rest in peace, Jeremiah.
https://twitter.com/califonemusic/status/1609989914556334083
So sad to hear about Jeremiah Green. We only met once a few years ago, he was a lovely fellow and as drummers we had an instant connection.
I cherish that memory with love to his family and friends. RIP. pic.twitter.com/4eTAhWZboa— Lol Tolhurst (@LolTolhurst) January 1, 2023
Jeremiah Green was an incredibly inspiring drummer. I saw MM play for the first time this year thanks to a friend in the band – I’m glad I got to see what I always heard as extremely unique and thoughtful playing Rest in peace ✌🏾
— STRANGE (@Bartees_Strange) January 1, 2023
jeremiah green. what can you even say? the man played a drum set like he'd been locked in a room with it since age 4 without ever hearing rock music, and then was loosed on the world as soon as he met isaac and eric. so inventive, so complementary, so fluid. what a loss.
— Patrick Lyons (@p_lyons_) January 1, 2023
without Jeremiah Green, none of those early Modest Mouse records happen, period. his inventiveness and energy absolutely made the band in the early years. huge loss.
— buffalo bill dan (@FranziaMom) January 1, 2023
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Just found out my friend Jeremiah Green (@modestmouseband) pulled off the band’s tour b/c he is undergoing chemo to battle Stage 4 Cancer.
Despite having a stage 4 diagnosis, his prognosis is good! His oncologist is a big MM fan (so he’s got that in his corner!) Sending ❤️❤️!! pic.twitter.com/4oGorzezrd
— Marco Collins (@notmarcocollins) December 26, 2022
2022 no soltó hasta el último minuto. Jeremiah Green de Modest Mouse murió a los 45 años. Uno de los grandes bateristas de la música independiente estadounidense. Aquí está la única canción que sonó en Colombia, ‘Float On’ https://t.co/BgaJlTCdM0
— Alejandro Marin (@themusicpimp) January 1, 2023