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33 quotes by Jimmy Chamberlin

James Joseph "Jimmy" Chamberlin (born June 10, 1964) is an American drummer, songwriter, and producer. He is best known as the former drummer for the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Following the 2000 breakup of the band, Chamberlin joined Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan in the supergroup Zwan and also formed his own group, the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex. In 2005, Chamberlin joined Corgan in reforming The Smashing Pumpkins; he...
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My brother and I had a real love-hate relationship with my success. There was some bitterness there that I didn't understand until recently, but... →

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You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper respect for what you do builds more self-respect.

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If you can get a twelve year-old kid to go listen to Thelonius Monk, what more do you want? Do you want a big pile of cash, too? That's a home... →

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Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now.

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I feel really good in the teacher role.

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I've always seen my drumming as lyrical anyway.

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All he wants to do is practice and that's all he does, all day long. That's what it takes if you want to change the face of music. You've... →

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Music is my life. It is sacred.

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I can't take days off and play like I did last night. Maybe some people can, but I can't.

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I take my craft very seriously.

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If you put the right things out there the right things will happen.

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No one writes about the emotional things you go through.

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The thing I try to do the most is to play in terms of the song and play in terms of what I'm hearing.

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