All Jimmy Chamberlin Quotes
- 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
- 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 and… Everybody
- I can't take days off and play like I did last night. Maybe some people can, but I can't. Days
- People just expect you to show up, be a cartoon character of yourself, take your money and go home. But don't screw up to the… Cartoon
- The lyrics came out of necessity. When we started writing the record, we started in a more fusion environment and that got boring really quick… Boring
- What I see for the band by the end of this year is the Complex live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. I want my guys… Band