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title: "1 Music Living Quotes By Jimmy Chamberlin"
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> [It is an honour and a privilege to play music for a living, and I don't take it for granted, not even for a second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/it-is-an-honour-and-a-privilege-to-play-music-for-a-living-and-i-don/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

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## More by Jimmy Chamberlin

> [My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid and he was my inspiration. He never made it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/my-brother-was-always-in-bands-and-on-the-road-when-i-was-a-kid-and/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/had-i-joined-a-straight-rock-band-i-m-sure-my-drumming-would-be-a/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [After I left the Pumpkins, I went home and just sat around. I have a studio in my basement, and I found myself writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/after-i-left-the-pumpkins-i-went-home-and-just-sat-around-i-have-a/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [No one writes about the emotional things you go through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/no-one-writes-about-the-emotional-things-you-go-through/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [I can't take days off and play like I did last night. Maybe some people can, but I can't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/i-can-t-take-days-off-and-play-like-i-did-last-night-maybe-some/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/but-back-then-the-thing-that-saved-me-was-the-music-and-it-s/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/part-of-the-reason-that-i-left-the-pumpkins-is-because-it-was/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/the-thing-i-try-to-do-the-most-is-to-play-in-terms-of-the-song-and/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [I always wanted to be in this role, as a songwriter. In the Pumpkins, it was always impossible because Corgan would wake up and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/i-always-wanted-to-be-in-this-role-as-a-songwriter-in-the-pumpkins-it/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [At first it was a bit daunting, but once I started to do it, the more I got into it, the more I started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/at-first-it-was-a-bit-daunting-but-once-i-started-to-do-it-the-more-i/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/all-he-wants-to-do-is-practice-and-that-s-all-he-does-all-day-long/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/if-you-can-get-a-twelve-year-old-kid-to-go-listen-to-thelonius-monk/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that I hear music and in the way I play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/i-think-that-the-jazzy-approach-that-i-have-is-based-on-the-way-that/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [Music is always going to be only as sophisticated as the culture that consumes it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/music-is-always-going-to-be-only-as-sophisticated-as-the-culture-that/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

> [What I see for the band by the end of this year is the Complex live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. I want my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-chamberlin/what-i-see-for-the-band-by-the-end-of-this-year-is-the-complex-live/)

[Jimmy Chamberlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-chamberlin/)

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