Jimmy Chamberlin

My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid and he was my inspiration. He never…

— Jimmy Chamberlin

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

— Jimmy Chamberlin

After I left the Pumpkins, I went home and just sat around. I have a studio in my basement, and I found…

— Jimmy Chamberlin

No one writes about the emotional things you go through.

— Jimmy Chamberlin

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

— 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,…

— 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…

— Jimmy Chamberlin

The thing I try to do the most is to play in terms of the song and play in terms of what…

— Jimmy Chamberlin

I always wanted to be in this role, as a songwriter. In the Pumpkins, it was always impossible because Corgan would wake…

— Jimmy Chamberlin

At first it was a bit daunting, but once I started to do it, the more I got into it, the more…

— 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…

— 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…

— Jimmy Chamberlin

I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that I hear music and in the way…

— Jimmy Chamberlin

Music is always going to be only as sophisticated as the culture that consumes it.

— Jimmy Chamberlin

What I see for the band by the end of this year is the Complex live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. I…

— Jimmy Chamberlin

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

— Jimmy Chamberlin

When I'm at home I practice everyday.

— Jimmy Chamberlin

I left the Pumpkins in 2010, and I just took a year off to hang with my family and be with my…

— Jimmy Chamberlin

Even though I'm a jazz-trained drummer, I cut my teeth playing rock.

— Jimmy Chamberlin

People just expect you to show up, be a cartoon character of yourself, take your money and go home. But don't screw…

— Jimmy Chamberlin

I've always seen my drumming as lyrical anyway.

— Jimmy Chamberlin

I take my craft very seriously.

— Jimmy Chamberlin

My brother and I had a real love-hate relationship with my success. There was some bitterness there that I didn't understand until…

— Jimmy Chamberlin

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

Legacy above finances; artistry above fame.

— Jimmy Chamberlin