32 Facts About Jimmy Chamberlin

James Joseph Chamberlin was born on June 10,1964 and is an American drummer and record producer.

In late 2005, Jimmy Chamberlin joined Corgan in reforming Smashing Pumpkins; he eventually left the group in March 2009, though he returned again in 2015 for a summer tour, and has officially performed with the band since then.

Jimmy Chamberlin originally trained as a jazz drummer and cites jazz musicians Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa, and Buddy Rich, as well as rock drummers Keith Moon, Ian Paice, and John Bonham as major influences on his technique, and primarily strives for emotionally communicative playing.

Jimmy Chamberlin was born in Joliet, Illinois, one of six children in a Catholic family of English and Hungarian ancestry.

Jimmy Chamberlin dropped out of high school and left home at age 15 and joined a series of local bands, culminating in a five year stint in local show band JP and the Cats.

In 1994, Jimmy Chamberlin revealed that he had been estranged from his father for seven years.

Jimmy Chamberlin was wearing a pink t-shirt, stonewashed jeans, he had a mullet haircut, and he was driving a 280Z, and had yellow drums.

Jimmy Chamberlin made "tons of cash" as a carpenter, before giving up the job to move to Chicago and devote himself to the band.

Corgan later told MTV News that Jimmy Chamberlin had already overdosed on two different occasions during the Mellon Collie tour prior to the July 1996 event, but that the band had managed to keep those situations private.

In October 1998, Corgan convened a band meeting in which Jimmy Chamberlin was reinstated as the group's drummer, and the band decided to break up after one more album and tour.

Jimmy Chamberlin went on to form Zwan in 2001 with Corgan.

In 2011, after introductions by then 1871 CEO Kevin Willer, Jimmy Chamberlin began working with the burgeoning Chicago tech scene as an investor and advisor.

Jimmy Chamberlin's increased involvement with startups led him to an introduction to LiveOne Inc.

Jimmy Chamberlin was impressed with the fledgling company and the CrowdSurfing technology and subsequently came on board to support the company both financially and as an advisor.

In 2013 Jimmy Chamberlin became Chief Executive Officer of LiveOne Inc LiveOne Inc has since partnered with Yahoo, YouTube, Live Nation, AEG, Vans, Phish, C3, Budweiser's Made In America Festival, Umphrey's McGee, among others.

In November 2014 Jimmy Chamberlin attended Web Summit, Ireland's top tech conference.

Jimmy Chamberlin joined Chicago jazz saxophonist Frank Catalano in 2013 for a number of live performances in the Chicago area.

On May 27,2016, a 3rd collaboration between Catalano and Jimmy Chamberlin was released called "Bye Bye Blackbird".

Billy Corgan announced at an April 2004 solo performance that he and Jimmy Chamberlin intended to work together again in the future.

Jimmy Chamberlin contacted Corgan to accept, and on February 2,2006, MTV.

On March 20,2009 the Pumpkins' website announced that Jimmy Chamberlin was leaving the band.

Jimmy Chamberlin released a blog stating that he left as he felt that the band would not further his commitment to music.

Jimmy Chamberlin again joined the band as a touring member for the 2015 End Times Tour.

Jimmy Chamberlin remained in the touring line-up for the subsequent "In Plainsong" Tour in 2016.

Jimmy Chamberlin further contributed to the albums Cyr and Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts.

Jimmy Chamberlin comes from a jazz background, and he notes jazz musicians Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, and Billy Cobham as influences.

Jimmy Chamberlin uses the slide technique for double strokes on the bass drum.

Jimmy Chamberlin's kit consisted of two snares, six toms, a 16x22 bass drum.

Jimmy Chamberlin occasionally used a triangle on his kit, mounted above the hi hats.

Jimmy Chamberlin's drumheads are Remo coated Ambassador on snare-side, clear Emperors on tom batters with clear Ambassadors underneath, with a Powerstoke 3 on the bass drum batter and Vic Firth 5B sticks.

Jimmy Chamberlin has ordered a custom "prototype" Copper Lacquer Specialty with Chrome Hardware.

In 2017 Jimmy Chamberlin switched from Zildjian cymbals to Istanbul Agop cymbals.