Jimmy Chamberlain leaves Smashing Pumpkins

[Ean]

"THE SMASHING PUMPKINS' BILLY CORGAN
ANNOUNCES THE DEPARTURE OF JIMMY CHAMBERLIN FROM THE GROUP

CORGAN SET TO HEAD INTO THE STUDIO TO CREATE
NEW SMASHING PUMPKINS MUSIC

The SMASHING PUMPKINS' guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member Billy Corgan has announced that drummer Jimmy Chamberlin has left the group. Chamberlin joined the band Corgan founded in Chicago in 1988 and played on all their albums except Adore (1998). Corgan will continue to write and record as SMASHING PUMPKINS with plans to head into the studio this spring."

Oh well, the only good thing they still had going for them has gone. Looks like it's just Uncle Fester now...

[cant_drink_you_pretty]

This is awful news
i really think billy should give it up.
what's the point in the pumpkins without Jimmy Chamberlain?

[wildsam6o]

whats the point of the pumpkins without darcy wretzky

a bald man
a chinese man
a shit hot drummer
and the hottest female bass player ever

= smashing pumpkins


take away the chinese man and the really hot bass player and the shit hot drummer, your left with the cue ball.

should rename the band the cueball express


they were shit at reading 2007, was really looking forward to them (saw them in 1999 and it was no comparrison) NIN totally showed them up

[Ean]

CHAMBERLIN COMMENTS ON PUMPKINS SPLIT

Former Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, whose departure from the group was announced on Monday, has spoken about his decision to leave. He said that there was no acrimony between him and frontman Billy Corgan (now the last remaining original member of the band), but that he just wasn't that into it any more and wanted to concentrate on his solo project, The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex.

Chamberlin wrote on his blog: "I can no longer commit all of my energy into something that I don't fully possess. I won't pretend I'm into something I'm not. I won't do it to myself, you the fan, or my former partner. I can't just 'cash the check', so to speak. Music is my life. It is sacred. It deserves the highest commitment at every level and the Pumpkins are certainly no different. I'm sorry but it really IS that simple. There is no drama, bad blood, or anything else but a full commitment to music. ... I will continue to make music with the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex as well as pursuing other musical interests".