Dave Krusen: “I lost pearl jam because I was without discipline”

The former drummer of Pearl Jam, Dave Krusenrecently, in an interview with Slowhands Rock Talk Show He spoke of the personal problems that led him to abandon the band after the release of the debut disc, “Ten” (read the review here).

Krusen recalled his first meeting with Eddie Vedder And how struck by the ethics of work and the talent of the band. “We were working on those songs and then he came. It was like, ‘Oh, Eddie is here.’ I thought, ‘what? And as soon as he started singing, I thought, ‘Oh my God, wow.’ You know, I was really amazed. “

The drummer confessed that, despite having already worked with other talented musicians, i Pearl Jam they operated at a different level of professionalism. “I had worked with a lot of talented people up to that moment. I was really struck by how everything played and the way they worked, it was really fantastic. It is as if it were not a routine, but as if things were done and that’s it. It was all very serious. It was at another level, to which I had not really thought, which was a bit as if part of my ruin was due to the fact that I was not so serious.

Krusen then told of the personal problems that in the end cost him the place in the band. “I was still there always to party and I was not concentrated like the rest of the band … parties, zero discipline … and in the end I paid the price.”

After registering “Ten”Krusen left the band in May 1991 and underwent rehabilitation. This reflected the seriousness of his personal difficulties in that period. Despite his premature exit from the group, the contribution of Dave Krusen to the inheritance of Pearl Jam It was officially recognized decades later. Krusen was in fact included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pearl Jam And he had the opportunity to meet with the band to play “Alive”. Speaking of this experience he said: “It was a great honor and an incredible experience.”