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

  • Elvis recorded over 600 songs and he didn’t a single one of them.
  • Mudhoney bassist Guy Maddison considers his job in the band as secondary to his career as a registered nurse.
  • While on tour with Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page dated a 14-year-old girl. Try getting away with that today.
  • President Nixon was an accomplished musician. He played five instruments, including the accordion.
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