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“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 and that wasn't what we were about on an organic level.” quote by Jimmy Chamberlin — Download Open image

“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 and that wasn't what we were about on an organic level.”

Jimmy Chamberlin

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No one writes about the emotional things you go through.

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

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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…

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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.

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

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