Final month, Josh Freese introduced his abrupt departure from Foo Fighters after two years with the band, revealing that they’ve determined to “go in a distinct path with their drummer.”
Regardless of being canned by Dave Grohl and co., Freese is remaining busy because the drummer of A Excellent Circle. Nonetheless, now that he has a bit extra free time on his arms, it appears he’s on the lookout for different artistic initiatives to delve into.
On late Monday evening (June 2nd), Freese took to his Instagram tales to share a picture of a textual content message he despatched Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, asking him if he can design their subsequent album cowl.
“Come on man, let me do the subsequent Pearl Jam album cowl!” Freese wrote together with a hilarious photograph collage that included a picture of Corey Feldman and the P.F. Chang’s brand.
Captioning the textual content alternate, Freese added: “I’m not giving up. 😂”
In keeping with a 1994 Los Angeles Instances article, Freese has a little bit of a historical past with Pearl Jam, having auditioned for the band after Dave Abbruzzese’s firing. As a substitute of ready round for the group to resolve who they had been going to rent as Abbruzzese’s substitute, Freese determined to hitch the band Slider.
Recalling the audition, Freese informed the LA Instances in 1994: “It was enjoyable to play with (Pearl Jam). It was the primary time I’ve actually jammed. We didn’t play any of their songs. We simply rocked for 3 or 4 days, improvised the entire time. They made me really feel very comfy.”