Music is always going to be only as sophisticated as the culture that consumes it. — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
It is an honour and a privilege to play music for a living, and I don't take it for granted, not even… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
Even though I'm a jazz-trained drummer, I cut my teeth playing rock. — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
The thing I try to do the most is to play in terms of the song and play in terms of what… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
I've learned that you can call it a band, but unless everyone is contributing, it's not, really. It's pretending that it's a… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
After I left the Pumpkins, I went home and just sat around. I have a studio in my basement, and I found… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
Today's consumer is less interested in possessing things and more in experiencing them. That's something the music industry needs to get its… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
But back then the thing that saved me was the music, and it's certainly the music that saves me now. The music,… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
The lyrics came out of necessity. When we started writing the record, we started in a more fusion environment and that got… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid and he was my inspiration. He never made it… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now. — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
After I left the Pumpkins, I went home and just sat around. I have a studio in my basement, and I found myself writing… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
I can't take days off and play like I did last night. Maybe some people can, but I can't. — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
But back then the thing that saved me was the music, and it's certainly the music that saves me now. The music, my family… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
Part of the reason that I left the Pumpkins is because it was becoming all-consuming. Being the only member of that band who had… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
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. — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
I always wanted to be in this role, as a songwriter. In the Pumpkins, it was always impossible because Corgan would wake up and… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
At first it was a bit daunting, but once I started to do it, the more I got into it, the more I started… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
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… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
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… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that I hear music and in the way I play… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
Music is always going to be only as sophisticated as the culture that consumes it. — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
What I see for the band by the end of this year is the Complex live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. I want my… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share
