Jerome Dillon

Jerome (right) with his buddy Charlie Clouser (left).

Jerome Dillon is the former drummer for Nine Inch Nails. He played for NIN during the Fragility tours and the beginning With Teeth tours. After three shows were canceled due to his heart problems, Trent Reznor found a replacement.

Cancelled shows

Midway through the band's first Live: With_Teeth arena show in San Diego, California on September 16, 2005, as the band was finishing "Gave Up", there were noticeable problems with Jerome's drumming (losing the tempo and whatnot). As "Eraser" was supposed to start, he collapsed and was hospitalized. This and a subsequent show were postponed, and another gig was outright cancelled.[1] The cardiac disorder was later diagnosed as a non-life threatening consequence of his thyroid medication.[2]

Dillon would play his last show with NIN at the Hollywood Bowl on October 1, 2005.

Fall out with Trent and NIN

Months later, Jerome remarked that when he was healthy and ready to return, he encountered "complete apathy and no sympathy" from Reznor and NIN management. In return, Trent wrote that Jerome's "recollection of the events leading to his departure from the band is once again inaccurate."[3]