Jeremiah Green, Modest Mouse Drummer and Co-founder, Dies at 45

Jeremiah GreenThe rock band’s co-founder and drummer is. Modest MouseThe group announced that he died Saturday night following a long battle with cancer. He was 45.

“I don’t know a way to ease into this: Today we lost our dear friend Jeremiah,” the band wrote on its official Facebook page shortly before midnight on New Year’s Eve. “He laid down to rest and simply faded out. I’d like to say a bunch of pretty words right now, but it just isn’t the time. These will come later, and from many people. Please appreciate all the love you give, get, have given, and will get. Above all, Jeremiah was about love. We love you.”

Modest Mouse announced Green’s stage four cancer diagnosis just a few days earlier: “Jeremiah was diagnosed with cancer a short while ago, and he’s currently in treatment. It seems to be going smoothly and making a positive difference. Jeremiah, as am I, are believers in the power of positive energy, so if you would be so kind as to send ‘good vibes’ (to quote Jeremiah) in the direction of Jeremiah and his family, that’d be great.”

Green, Isaac Brock, lead guitarist and singer, founded Modest Mouse in Washington in 1992. Eric Judy left the group in 2012. In 2003, the drummer left Modest Mouse for a short time. However, he returned to the group and has been recording and touring ever since. Apart from Modest Mouse, he has previously performed with the bands Vells and Satisfact, Red Stars Theory, and Peeved. He was an indie-rock drummer who was named No. Stylus Magazine listed him at No. 37 on their list of 50 top rock drummers.

Modest Mouse’s current members include Brock, Tom Peloso, Russell Higbee, Ben Massarella and Simon O’Connor. The band has released seven studio albums, beginning with 1996’s “This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About,” These songs are also very popular “Float On,” “Ocean Breathes Salty,” “Dashboard” And “Lampshades on Fire.” Their most recent album. “The Golden Casket,” Publication date: June 25, 2021

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