I could not finish the rest of the tours the band had planned. I was replaced by Matt Cameron. The next years of my life were about recovery, healing, and right living. I never lost the need to create.

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I began the process of recording myself seriously in the fall of 1999. If I...

I began the process of recording myself seriously in the fall of 1999. If I...

I began both auditioning with Pearl Jam and recording for Eleven. In the fall of...

I began both auditioning with Pearl Jam and recording for Eleven. In the fall of...

Yield was completed in 1997 and released in 1998. In the spring of 1997, I...

Yield was completed in 1997 and released in 1998. In the spring of 1997, I...

In January of 1995, my family and I moved to Seattle. Pearl Jam did the...

In January of 1995, my family and I moved to Seattle. Pearl Jam did the...

It was about this time that I began experiencing the beginnings of my battles with...

It was about this time that I began experiencing the beginnings of my battles with...

We were playing a small club in San Diego and the power had gone out...

We were playing a small club in San Diego and the power had gone out...

We completed and released No Code in 1996. We began some off and on touring...

We completed and released No Code in 1996. We began some off and on touring...

I began hearing rumors of apossible recording session with Neil Young. I was a huge...

I began hearing rumors of apossible recording session with Neil Young. I was a huge...

I remember wearing overcoats, hiding in the bushes outside of Abbey Road Studios, waiting for...

I remember wearing overcoats, hiding in the bushes outside of Abbey Road Studios, waiting for...

I had wanted to play drums since the age of 9 when I saw a...

I had wanted to play drums since the age of 9 when I saw a...

After wrestling with myself for six months, I began medical treatment. During that time I...

After wrestling with myself for six months, I began medical treatment. During that time I...

We got a chance to go and play in some places that the usual European...

We got a chance to go and play in some places that the usual European...

I finished the recordings I had started with Eleven. Matt Cameron joined for the rest...

I finished the recordings I had started with Eleven. Matt Cameron joined for the rest...

I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went...

I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went...