The music business has misplaced a beloved member.

Jeremiah Inexperienced, drummer and co-founder of Modest Mouse, died on Dec. 31 after a battle with most cancers. He was 45.

“I do not know a option to ease into this: As we speak we misplaced our expensive pal Jeremiah,” the band introduced on Instagram. “He laid all the way down to relaxation and easily pale out.”

“I might wish to say a bunch of fairly phrases proper now, nevertheless it simply is not the time. These will come later, and from many individuals,” the message continued. “Please respect all of the love you give, get, have given, and can get. Above all, Jeremiah was about love. We love you.”

Inexperienced’s loss of life comes simply days after his most cancers prognosis was shared publicly. “Hello. A few of you could have already heard, however I figured it could be good to listen to the information instantly from our camp,” Modest Mouse singer Isaac Brock wrote on the band’s Instagram Dec. 28. “Jeremiah was identified with most cancers a short time in the past, and he is at present in therapy.”