While a good chunk of the music media’s heads were turned towards Austin last week, Billy Corgan announced via press release that founding member/badass drummer
Via jimmychamberlincomplex.com/blog:
By now you have heard the news of my departure from the Smashing Pumpkins. I will say, without going into any unnecessary details that this represents a positive move forward for me. 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. My best goes out to Billy and I’m glad he has chosen to continue under the name. It is his right. I will continue to make music with the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex as well as pursuing other musical interests. I feel that I have a long way to go and a lot to give. Thanks to everyone for your kind words and support through all of this. I am constantly humbled by all of you! It is an honor and a privilege to play music for a living and I don’t take it for granted not even for a second.
Stay tuned……. JC
Guess Jimmy’s just not that into the idea of singles for Nickelback nation. Thanks for the heads up on this, Josh H.
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I guess this makes Smashing Pumpkins the new New Guns N’ Roses.
corgan responded with to jimmy’s post with this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws04p1pmesQ
Is this because he wasn’t allowed to pick the color for his hyundai?
I’m glad he actually has some integrity.
What ever happened to D’Arcy?
You know shit is bad when your best friend and supposed musical soul-mate (per billy’s words) abandons you.
Good for you Jimmy. There are plenty of good bands out there that need drumers and you know that last pumpkins album only had 2 good songs on it.
i can appreciate his honesty about not wanting to be in a third-rate incarnation of the pumpkins, but seriously, it took him two years of being corgan’s bitch for him to figure this all out?
Life Begins Again, Again. Hopefully Jimmy won’t run back to Billy again in the future. Billy’s like a bad ex-girlfriend you keep coming back to. Just stay away Jimmy.
There’s an opening at REM. That would be a fun combination …