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Following the departure of Matt Cameron from Pearl Jam, David Abbruzzese, who drummed for the grunge legends from 1991 to 1995, posted a statement suggesting that while he never “harbored resentments” towards his old group, “the water under the bridge runs too deep and too icy for there to be any reconnection or reconciliation.”
In the time since Cameron’s surprise announcement, Abbruzzese said he’d been inundated “with literally 1000’s of posts, messages, and emails, hoping I would call Pearl Jam and attempt to reconcile with them. To be clear, I have nothing to reconcile with them about.”
He added that “with the exceptions of some petty comments and actions that I never quite understood, I have never placed blame and harbored resentments towards the members of the band.”
The 57-year-old continued,
I never truly understood what was so important to destroy the musical chemistry we had back then, it is what it is, and I can’t do anything about it. At least nothing that I can figure out. The years since 1995 have served me well towards growing as a person and a player.
It seems the guys in the band matured and grew up as much as I did, but the fact that I haven’t had any personal contact with any of them leads me to believe the water under the bridge runs too deep and too icy for there to be any reconnection or reconciliation.
This is a shame and saddens me, greatly.
I know I could and would have much to contribute if indeed the call came, but sadly, I don’t see that happening.
Abbruzzese continued with personal expressions of gratitude. You can read the post in its entirety below.
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