Dave Abbruzzese Statement on The Drummer Situation

pjhawks

HughFreakingDillon said:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18EBxHXFQk/

Due to the announcement of the mighty Matt Cameron choosing to step down from the throne he has had for the past 27 years, there has been much talk of my drumming, and the what if and would may never be, of late...

I thought I would take the opportunity to share some recent and past works with all of you that have bombarded my Facebook & Instagram pages 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.

   My firing from the band and the subsequent trials and tribulations caused by the actions of the band's management and the band's old label that made things challenging for me weren't completely my doing.  With the exceptions of some petty comments and actions that I never quite understood or expected, I have never placed blame and harbored resentments towards the members of the band.

I have been blessed to have participated in some remarkable musical projects with remarkable people over the last 30 post Pearl Jam years.  Although 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.

I have been involved in so many wonder-filled projects.  The production of The Green Romance Orchestra albums with my dear family of Gary J. Muller , Paul Slavens , Doug Neil , Darrell Phillips, Jimmy Shoaf and the extraordinary mastering engineer and one of my best friends Joe Gastwirt , all near and dear to my heart.  Working with Roger Hodgson of Supertramp fame, and getting to form and maintain loving relationships with Rogers lovely family, Heidi Hodgson and Andrew Hodgson.  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. Working with the incomparable Waddy Wachtel  Carmine Rojas , Reeves Gabriel, Rick The Bass Player, & Robi Banerji .  Mr. Peter Cornell , who I had the fortune of working on some touch up mixes for Peter, Joseph Shaughnessy and Will Evankovich when they were a band named Grace.  My heroes, Mike Dillon , JJ Jungle  , Zac Baird, John IV Speice gathering at my studio in Seattle's Magnolia district for the HABMX "Out Demons" album. Jeff Fielder, Zach Harjo  Perry Morgan , John Bush  and the Speakeasy Junction jams.  Peter Cornell's "Champion" album.  Pseutopia music with Shyam Narayan  , Laji George  & Mithun Raju  . The Shy Blossom album.  Countless one off tracks. Carlos Garcia-Menocal. The works with John X Volaitis , Scott Reeder and Royston Langdon.  Not to mention the great times shared with working on quarantine jams with an incredibly talented line up of Marcus Nand , Carmine Rojas, Bernard Fowler, Cici Von Strangelove ,  Eric Schenkman  , Benny Goodman, Jeff Fielder, James Mauri, Shani Kimelman , Aubrey Seaton  , Lynn Seaton  , Rob van den Biggelaar  Taryn Taryn  , Joanna Connor , Jeff Nolan  , Jeff Weiss, Charlie Berezansky , Daniel James, Jim Regan , Brian Dahlen  ... Stacy Hogan & Sin SHAKE Sin.

Contributing drum tracks for the album by the exceptional Joanna Connor.

The Lost Symphony with Jimi Bell , Brian Goodman , Benny Goodman , Siobhán Cronin | Violinist  Joey Concepcion, and a cast of exceptionally talented players. The time shared writing and planning with my friend Shawn Smith  before his untimely passing.

   And so many more...

Plus add to that the personal aspects of my life, blessed with a beautiful and talented daughter... overcoming substance abuse, embracing insanity and coming out on the other side, working in the field of recovery, legal issues, a failed marriage... 

Needless to say, music is still very important and a continued passion without any doubt.

My drumming and passion for giving it my all is still as powerful as ever.

I wish Pearl Jam and its organization continued success and I do hope that there will come a day that we can again connect on some level.  All that being said, I do ask that you please stop sending me messages asking & telling me to contact their management. 

 I appreciate and understand your desire to see what could come out of that reunion musically.  I would be lying if I said I wasn't curious, also.

   With much love and appreciation,

               Dave

PS...all of you music "news" sites, if you're going to use this message as click bait, please post it in its entirety.

he needs an advisor to tell him to just shut his mouth.  yapping about being fired 30 years ago doesn't help his cause.

mcgruff10

Dude was in the band for three years over thirty years ago. Let it go.   

nicknyr15

mcgruff10 said:

Dude was in the band for three years over thirty years ago. Let it go.   

For real. He’s also the least interesting drummer they had imo. 

OceansJenny

Did the dude just list out all his credits? 😂

YourDirtisMyfood

Lost In Ohio said:

All that being said, I do ask that you please stop sending me messages asking & telling me to contact their management. 

He is warning you with peace and love. Please stop contacting him about contacting Pearl Jam management. If it mentions Pearl Jam or their management, it is going to be tossed. Anyway, peace and love peace and love.

Remember hearing that on the Stern Show.

pjl44

OceansJenny said:

Did the dude just list out all his credits? 😂

Today was a bonanza for whomever keeps up his Wikipedia oage

mr bungle

The firing of Dave A. Will probably go down as the biggest unanswered question in PJ history.

we’ve had clues, quotes, and breadcrumbs.  But after 30 years I still don’t know what the fuck really happened!?

Go Beavers

mr bungle said:

The firing of Dave A. Will probably go down as the biggest unanswered question in PJ history.

we’ve had clues, quotes, and breadcrumbs.  But after 30 years I still don’t know what the fuck really happened!?

Dave’s answered it for us. 

mr bungle

Go Beavers said:

mr bungle said:

The firing of Dave A. Will probably go down as the biggest unanswered question in PJ history.

we’ve had clues, quotes, and breadcrumbs.  But after 30 years I still don’t know what the fuck really happened!?

Dave’s answered it for us. 

What’s the reason?

mr bungle

pjl44 said:

OceansJenny said:

Did the dude just list out all his credits? 😂

Today was a bonanza for whomever keeps up his Wikipedia oage

Yeah that was pretty comprehensive!  Maybe they let AI write it?!

Gern Blansten

nicknyr15 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Dude was in the band for three years over thirty years ago. Let it go.   

For real. He’s also the least interesting drummer they had imo. 

As a drummer my opinion is that he was their best... Absolute power house. Very technical. 

nicknyr15

Gern Blansten said:

nicknyr15 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Dude was in the band for three years over thirty years ago. Let it go.   

For real. He’s also the least interesting drummer they had imo. 

As a drummer my opinion is that he was their best... Absolute power house. Very technical. 

Drummer here as well and I just always found his style the least interesting. But I could definitely understand your opinion. I do think he was the right guy for that time. 

YourDirtisMyfood

Alt Nation working overtime this week.

pjhawks

nicknyr15 said:

Gern Blansten said:

nicknyr15 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Dude was in the band for three years over thirty years ago. Let it go.   

For real. He’s also the least interesting drummer they had imo. 

As a drummer my opinion is that he was their best... Absolute power house. Very technical. 

Drummer here as well and I just always found his style the least interesting. But I could definitely understand your opinion. I do think he was the right guy for that time. 

I actually cringe seeing videos from his days.  Too loud and overwhelming the rest of the band. I get that may have been the right way at that time but never thought it would translate to later days of the band.  Just my non-musically gifted opinion 

YourDirtisMyfood

He thanked Rob Van Dam?

https://www.alternativenation.net/ex-pearl-jam-drummer-hasnt-reconciled-with-band/

Tim Simmons

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Tim Simmons

mr bungle said:

Go Beavers said:

mr bungle said:

The firing of Dave A. Will probably go down as the biggest unanswered question in PJ history.

we’ve had clues, quotes, and breadcrumbs.  But after 30 years I still don’t know what the fuck really happened!?

Dave’s answered it for us. 

What’s the reason?

He’s an annoying dweeb

mr bungle

Tim Simmons said:

mr bungle said:

Go Beavers said:

mr bungle said:

The firing of Dave A. Will probably go down as the biggest unanswered question in PJ history.

we’ve had clues, quotes, and breadcrumbs.  But after 30 years I still don’t know what the fuck really happened!?

Dave’s answered it for us. 

What’s the reason?

He’s an annoying dweeb

?.. again. we still don't know the real reason.  I wasn't looking for a smart ass response. i should have known better..

mookeywrench

mr bungle said:

Tim Simmons said:

mr bungle said:

Go Beavers said:

mr bungle said:

The firing of Dave A. Will probably go down as the biggest unanswered question in PJ history.

we’ve had clues, quotes, and breadcrumbs.  But after 30 years I still don’t know what the fuck really happened!?

Dave’s answered it for us. 

What’s the reason?

He’s an annoying dweeb

?.. again. we still don't know the real reason.  I wasn't looking for a smart ass response. i should have known better..

See #6

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/15/psychologist-shares-toxic-signs-of-people-who-are-addicted-to-drama-and-how-to-deal-with-them.html

Tim Simmons

mr bungle said:

Tim Simmons said:

mr bungle said:

Go Beavers said:

mr bungle said:

The firing of Dave A. Will probably go down as the biggest unanswered question in PJ history.

we’ve had clues, quotes, and breadcrumbs.  But after 30 years I still don’t know what the fuck really happened!?

Dave’s answered it for us. 

What’s the reason?

He’s an annoying dweeb

?.. again. we still don't know the real reason.  I wasn't looking for a smart ass response. i should have known better..

He’s annoying. The band didn’t mesh with him. They don’t need to share space with him. The “reason” is they didn’t want him in the band. It’s that simple.