page_title: Matt Cameron
hierarchical_section_title: Matt Cameron
caption_attribution_description: English: Matt Cameron during a show with Soundgarden at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. on January 18, 2013.
context_page_description: Matthew David Cameron is an American musician who is the drummer for Pearl Jam. After getting his start with the Seattle, Washington-based bands Bam Bam and Skin Yard, he first gained fame as the drummer for Soundgarden, which he joined in 1986, appeared on every studio album, and remained in until the band's break-up in 1997. In 1998, Cameron was invited to play on Pearl Jam's U.S. Yield Tour. He soon became a permanent member and has remained in the band ever since. In 2010, Soundgarden reunited, and Cameron remained with them until the death of Soundgarden's lead singer Chris Cornell on May 18, 2017, and their subsequent disbandment two years later.
  Additionally, Cameron was a member of Temple of the Dog and has served as the drummer for the side project bands Hater and Wellwater Conspiracy, also acting as the lead singer for the latter.
  Cameron was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pearl Jam on April 7, 2017.
context_section_description: Matthew David Cameron (born November 28, 1962) is an American musician who is the drummer for Pearl Jam. After getting his start with the Seattle, Washington-based bands Bam Bam and Skin Yard, he first gained fame as the drummer for Soundgarden, which he joined in 1986, appeared on every studio album, and remained in until the band's break-up in 1997. In 1998, Cameron was invited to play on Pearl Jam's U.S. Yield Tour. He soon became a permanent member and has remained in the band ever since. In 2010, Soundgarden reunited, and Cameron remained with them until the death of Soundgarden's lead singer Chris Cornell on May 18, 2017, and their subsequent disbandment two years later.
  Additionally, Cameron was a member of Temple of the Dog (with fellow Soundgarden and Pearl Jam bandmates) and has served as the drummer for the side project bands Hater and Wellwater Conspiracy, also acting as the lead singer for the latter.
  Cameron was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pearl Jam on April 7, 2017.
caption: Cameron drumming with Soundgarden in 2013
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