Jimmy Chamberlin Quotes

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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 I… Bitterness
• Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now. Band
• I feel really good in the teacher role. Feel
• I've always seen my drumming as lyrical anyway. Always Seen
• I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that I hear music and in the way I play a… Approach
• If you put the right things out there the right things will happen. Funny
• My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid and he was my inspiration. He never made it with… Band
• 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… Big
• When I'm at home I practice everyday. Everyday
• 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. Hearing
• No one writes about the emotional things you go through. Emotional
• I take my craft very seriously. Craft
• You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper respect for what you do builds more self-respect. Builds
• Music is my life. It is sacred. Life
• I left the Pumpkins in 2010, and I just took a year off to hang with my family and be with my daughter and my… Acclimatised
• Music is always going to be only as sophisticated as the culture that consumes it. Always Going
• After I left the Pumpkins, I went home and just sat around. I have a studio in my basement, and I found myself writing all… Advantage
• Legacy above finances; artistry above fame. Artistry
• At first it was a bit daunting, but once I started to do it, the more I got into it, the more I started enjoying… Able
• 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… All

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