Jeremiah Green

Jeremiah Martin Green (March 4, 1977 – December 31, 2022) was an American musician best known as a founding member and drummer of the indie rock band Modest Mouse from 1993 to March 2003, and again from May 2004 until his death in December 2022.

Early life Jeremiah Martin Green was born on March 4, 1977, in Oahu, Hawaii, while his father was stationed there in the Army. He grew up in Moxee, Washington, a few miles outside of Yakima. His family moved to the Seattle area in 1989. He had an older brother named Adam. His father was an alcoholic who was abusive to Green; he later apologized and reconciled with his son.

Green took drumming lessons for three months in his early teens but was uninspired by his teacher. He immersed himself in the Seattle music scene, joining a band and attending concerts at night. His early influences included local groups such as Treepeople and Hammerbox. His first favorite band was the English gothic rock band The Cure; Green was particularly inspired by the drumming on their 1982 album Pornography. However, Green cited the Washington, D.C., post-hardcore band Fugazi as his biggest influence for starting a band. In the mid-1990s, Green played with the bands Satisfact on K Records, Red Stars Theory on Touch and Go Records, and Peeved on Distressed Records. He also played with the bands Vells and Psychic Emperor. Both bands played at venues around Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

In 2003, on his birthday, Green quit Modest Mouse. He later revealed that he suffered a nervous breakdown and was briefly admitted to a psychiatric hospital. In May 2008, Green released a drum breaks 7" collaboration with Plastiq Phantom under the alias World Gang on the Imputor? label.

Style and reception Of his work on Sad Sappy Sucker, Spencer Owen at Pitchfork said, "Jeremiah Green proves himself to be one of indie rock's best drummers, even this early on in the game." In an interview, Benjamin Weikel stated that Green's drum parts have a "great, loose feeling that's hard to emulate".

Green placed 37th in Stylus Magazines list of "50 Greatest Rock Drummers", where Jonathan Bradley described his drumming:

Personal life and death Green was married to Lauren, who owned the store Thuja in downtown Port Townsend, Washington. Their son was born in 2016. He died in Sequim, Washington, on December 31, 2022, at age 45.