Soundgarden/Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron is feautured on the cover of the latest issue of Drum magazine. Here are a couple of quotes from the interview, mainly focusing on his style and how he tries to contribute to songs:

“As a drummer I’ve always strived to play music and not just play chops over a song. That approach does require analysis and I’ve done most of that in home recording. That’s been a real effective way for me to create a drum part or [realize] how a percussion part might add to a drum part or how the drums are fitting with a guitar pattern or if I’m accenting the guitar pattern too much or not enough.”

“Obviously, I don’t play jazz, but that has always been an influence on the way that I play. I’ve always strived to be musical in that sense. But when I break my drumming down it is pretty basic. I’m not always impressed by what my drum track sounds like. I’ve always strived to make it more musical over the years. One thing I did accomplish on the new Soundgarden record is that the drum parts are pretty musical in a way that I haven’t done in the past.”