This is what has to be the oldest video of Jimmy Chamberlin playing drums on the internet that I could find. This is Jimmy Chamberlin, possibly as a teenager, playing drums on Eddie Korosa’s Polka Party back in the early 80’s. Go early JC!
From ByStarlight’s Facebook:
Jimmy Chamberlin with Eddie Vedder during the Red Hot Chili Peppers Tour in 1991. Thanks @PearlJamOnLine for the picture!
TWO OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE….IN ONE PICTURE!
More Jimmy Trivia! [With lots of links.]
More Jimmy trivia! :)
- Had a 23 year old girlfriend at age 16. [Source: Modern Drummer interview, January 1994: http://www.starla.org/articles/md94.htm]
- Drummed on 2 Tracks with Shaman Durek. [Tracks are available here: http://shamandurek.bandcamp.com/track/pinda, http://shamandurek.bandcamp.com/track/prana]
- His son suffers from a rare condition called Juvenile Dermatomyositis. You can donate to help Jimmy and his son, as well as other kids with the disease here: http://www.curejm.com/team/donations.htm.
- Invested into the stock market and had interests including skeet shooting, boating, fishing, driving a Ferrari, and mountain climbing. [Source: The Modern Drummer Interview, May 1996: http://www.starla.org/articles/md1.htm]
- Sold his mansion in IL for $1.6 MILLION. [ http://www.weichert.com/37889757/, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-07-12/news/chi-expumpkin-jimmy-chamberlin-selling-riverwoods-mansion-for-1649m-20110712_1_zwan-smashing-pumpkins-jimmy-chamberlin]
Kind of short, but intriguing.
-Epiphany
On an off note, listening to the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex at school during computer class makes me a much more efficient typist.
Yes. :)
This isn’t about Jimmy, but rather his brother, Paul Chamberlin. I snagged this photo off of Twitter of Paul drumming with the band Chasing Amy.
Chasing Amy featuring Paul Chamberlin on drums. His brother Jimmy drummed for Smashing Pumpkins.
^Quote from Ted Slowik’s Twitter.
Source: https://twitter.com/#!/tedslowik/status/189896286789582849/photo/1
THIS is what I’m talking about.
(via smashingpumpkinsgifs)
