Longtime Pearl Jam Member Foreshadowed His Departure From the Band With a Seemingly Innocent Joke
Founding Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament has revealed that he and longtime drummer Matt Cameron used to joke about when they would leave the band. Often, the jokes centered on having “three more years left” with the group, leaving after turning 60. For Ament, these were simply jokes, and he thought Cameron was on the same page. But in 2025, those jokes turned out to be serious for Matt Cameron. […]