Modest Mouse Drummer Jeremiah Green Dead at 45 After Cancer Battle

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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022

The music industry has mislaid a beloved member.

Jeremiah Green, drummer and co-founder of Modest Mouse, died connected Dec. 31 after a conflict with cancer. He was 45.

"I don't cognize a mode to easiness into this: Today we mislaid our beloved person Jeremiah," the set announced connected Instagram. "He laid down to remainder and simply faded out."

"I'd similar to accidental a clump of beauteous words close now, but it conscionable isn't the time. These volition travel later, and from galore people," the connection continued. "Please admit each the emotion you give, get, person given, and volition get. Above all, Jeremiah was astir love. We emotion you."

Green's decease comes conscionable days aft his crab diagnosis was shared publicly. "Hi. Some of you whitethorn person already heard, but I figured it would beryllium bully to perceive the quality straight from our camp," Modest Mouse singer Isaac Brock wrote connected the band's Instagram Dec. 28. "Jeremiah was diagnosed with crab a abbreviated portion ago, and he's presently successful treatment."

"Jeremiah, arsenic americium I, are believers successful the powerfulness of affirmative energy," Brock continued, "so if you would beryllium truthful benignant arsenic to nonstop 'good vibes' ( to punctuation Jeremiah) successful the absorption of Jeremiah and his family, that'd beryllium great."

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After Green's decease was announced connected Dec. 31, galore fans, friends and chap artists took to societal media to honor him.

"The large Jeremiah Green," instrumentalist Johnny Marr tweeted. "My friend, bandmate, and the astir originative instrumentalist I ever met."

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