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Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green has died at the age of 45, the news didn’t circulate until January 2nd.
Green died “peacefully in his sleep” after enduring a “courageous battle to cancer,” according to his mother, Carole Namatame.
“Jeremiah was a light to so many,” Carole said. “At this time the family is requesting privacy. More information will be forthcoming including a Celebration of Life for friends and fans in the coming months.”
In Carols post she didn’t indicate what kind of cancer her son died of, but in a Christmas Day Facebook message she asked for supporters to “send healing vibes” to Green “who is battling stage 4 cancer.” “He’s [sic] is so strong and so brave and hanging in there!” she wrote.
Despite having a stage 4 diagnosis, his initial prognosis was reported as good. It’s unclear the accuracy or that report or if it was a sudden change in his condition.
Modest Mouse had recently wrapped its tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their breakthrough second album, The Lonesome Crowded West, on Dec. 20 in Washington, D.C. While it’s unclear how long Green made it on the tour, fan videos show him performing as recently as their Dec. 1 show in Los Angeles.
Green had been a founding member of the Issaquah, Wash., group, along with lead singer Brock and bass guitarist Eric Judy. The trio formed the band in 1992 and went on to release popular indie genre songs like 1995’s “Trailer Trash” and 2004’s “Float On.” Green briefly left Modest Mouse in 2003, but rejoined a year later.
