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 told him that if I ever did a record I wanted him to play on it. (Jimmy Chamberlin)
If you put the right things out there the right things will happen. View quote
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Music is always going to be only as sophisticated as the culture that consumes it. View quote
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You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper respect for what you do builds more self-respect. View quote
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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 supporting role to the other people in the band. View quote
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When I'm at home I practice everyday. View quote
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No one writes about the emotional things you go through. View quote
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I feel really good in the teacher role. View quote
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I take my craft very seriously. View quote
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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 a big band, in fact he never made a record. Here he is fifty-something years old. View quote
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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 these songs, just taking advantage of the relaxed situation. I wrote about 30 songs in about 30 days. (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 the face of music. You've gotta be committed to it. View quote
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U2 are a great band; they've given us an unbelievable body of work, and all of us musicians owe them at least something. I can honestly say that every time I have played the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, as soon as my drums are set up, I go into the beat of 'Sunday Bloody Sunday.' View quote
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Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now. View quote
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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. View quote
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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 of cash, too? That's a home run for me. View quote
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I've always seen my drumming as lyrical anyway. View quote
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Even though I'm a jazz-trained drummer, I cut my teeth playing rock. View quote
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Jimmy Chamberlin

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: June 10, 1964
Quotes count: 18