The Greatest Drummers of All Time

Jimmy Chamberlin (the Smashing Pumpkins)

Chamberlin stood out so hard in the Smashing Pumpkins that the founder, Billy Corgan, didn’t have faith that he would stick around in the band. He stuck around, in fact, he brought an element that drove the Smashing Pumpkins to the level of fame that they are on today. Incorporating jazz techniques into emo-pop was a match made in heaven.

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The More You Know

  • Bob Dylan said on his school yearbook that his ultimate dream was being in Little Richard’s band.
  • Jimi Hendrix was kicked out of Little Richard’s band for stealing the spotlight and not wearing the uniform.
  • Elvis Presley exchanged his truck for $1 to a man he generously gave a ride to; a truck for a buck.
  • Dark Horse brewery turned down Nickelback endorsement deal because the workers hated the band.
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