Background
Although born in France, Gilmore grew up in the Seattle area.
Although born in France, Gilmore grew up in the Seattle area.
Early career
After Wood"s death from a heroin overdose, Ament and Gossard went on to play key roles in Pearl Jam. Gilmore went on to collaborate with Seattle engineer and producer Jack Endino (formerly of Skin Yard), with whom he would release Angle of Attack (1990) and Endino"s Earthworm (1992). In the ensuing years, Gilmore would collaborate with a wide variety of musicians on releases such as: Land"s Archipelago (1997) and Doghead"s eponymous 1996 release.
In the liner notes of Down on the Upside (1996), Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil credits Gilmore with "inspiration" for the song "Never the Machine Forever".
1999 saw the release of the eponymous debut album by Radio Chongqing, which Gilmore recorded with bandmates Lesli Dalaba (trumpet) and George Soler (stick). Recent years
As of 2007 he has been playing with Steve Fisk and working on several other recording projects.
Shortly after the success of Guns North" Roses, he moved back to Seattle and in the late 1980s Gilmore was a member of the critically acclaimed, seminal Seattle band Mother Love Bone along with bandmates Andrew Wood (vocals), Bruce Fairweather (guitar), Jeff Ament (bass), and Stone Gossard (guitar).