After nearly three decades drumming for the rock supergroup, Matt Cameron is leaving Pearl Jam. Cameron, 62, announced the decision with a post to Instagram July 7, thanking his fellow bandmates and fans for "the opportunity of a lifetime" and teasing what comes next.

The drummer did not give a reason for his departure after nearly 30 years from the Grammy Award-winning rock group.

Matt Cameron is leaving Pearl Jam after 27 years. The San Diego native announced Monday that he is departing from the famed Seattle band, which he joined in 1998. His decision comes just four months before the Bonita Vista High School and Southwestern College alum will become only the second drummer — Ringo Starr is the first — to become a two-time inductee.