Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966) is an American musician and songwriter who serves as a guitarist for the rock band Pearl Jam.

Gossard is also known for his work prior to Pearl Jam with the Seattle-based grunge bands Green River and Mother Love Bone.

[5] Turner went on to form Green River with vocalist/guitarist Mark Arm, drummer Alex Vincent and bassist Jeff Ament.

[6] By the time the band finished the recording of its debut EP, Come on Down, Turner decided to leave the group, citing his distaste with Ament and Gossard's heavy metal leanings.

After spending a few days in the hospital in a coma, Wood died, effectively bringing Mother Love Bone to an end.

[11] The trio were attempting to form their own band when they were invited to be part of the Temple of the Dog project founded by Soundgarden's Chris Cornell as a musical tribute to Wood.

"[15] Pearl Jam was formed in 1990 by Ament, Gossard, and McCready,[16] who then recruited Vedder and drummer Dave Krusen.

After playing only a handful of shows, one of which was filmed for the "Alive" video, Chamberlain left to join the Saturday Night Live band.

[17] As his replacement, Chamberlain suggested Dave Abbruzzese, who joined the group and played the rest of Pearl Jam's live shows supporting Ten.

[24] Feeling the pressures of success, the band decided to decrease the level of promotion for its albums, including refusing to release music videos.

[29] He was replaced by Jack Irons, a close friend of Vedder and the original drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

[31] In 1998, Pearl Jam recorded "Last Kiss", a cover of a 1960s ballad made famous by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers.

Pearl Jam's contribution to the 2003 film, Big Fish, "Man of the Hour", was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2004.

Their latest album Dark Matter released on April 19, 2024 In 1992, Gossard joined with members of the fellow Seattle band Satchel to form Brad.

[38] On Bayleaf, Gossard showed himself as being a talented multi-instrumentalist, contributing drums and piano work, as well as vocals, guitar and bass.

The album's songs feature a mellow sound influenced by Frank Black, Rufus Wainwright, and The Rolling Stones.

[42] The tracks "Both Live", "Your Flames", and "Beyond Measure" feature NW based musicians Hans Teuber, Pete Droge, Regan Hagar, Ari Joshua, and others.

The album also features Josh Freese and Matt Chamberlain on drums, Brittany Davis on keyboard, and additional guitar contributions by Mike McCready.

His most notable production roles have been for Satchel, Green Apple Quick Step, Weapon of Choice and Critters Buggin.

Many high-profile artists have recorded in Studio Litho, including Soundgarden, Screaming Trees,[47] Dave Matthews Band, and Deftones, as well as both Brad and Pearl Jam.

[48] Gossard had a brief acting cameo in the 1992 movie, Singles, along with Jeff Ament and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam.

[27] He has also extended his conservationist ideals and serves as a member of the board of directors at the Wild Salmon Center, an international conservation organization based in Portland, Oregon.

[51] Gossard has cited Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin as a major influence on his style and rhythmic approach on guitar.

"[57] As a songwriter, the formation of Pearl Jam led to Gossard's music becoming the basis for many of the band's early songs.

Eight of the eleven tracks on Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten, were musically written or co-written by Gossard, including hits "Alive", "Even Flow", and "Black".

He has since made less of a solo contribution to the band's work, instead becoming part of the collaborative efforts; however, he was credited as being behind the relatively more recent hits "Do the Evolution" and "Life Wasted" (from Pearl Jam).

He was even given lead vocal duties for two of the Pearl Jam songs he had written both musically and lyrically: "Mankind" and "Don't Gimme No Lip".

[58] In February 2007, Gossard and McCready were included together by Rolling Stone in its list of "The Top 20 New Guitar Gods" under the title of "four-armed monster.