Matt Cameron

I try and stay limber, swim, run, ride motorcycles.

I've talked to some drummers who seem to have a very hard time staying in shape on the road, including some drummers touring with high-profile acts that don't have to live on fast food every night.

Whenever Elvin Jones comes to Seattle I try to go catch him.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology.

The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There is a fine line between using this critical energy creatively and pandering to it.