In better days…or worse. Probably worse.
I know, I know.
Try and contain yourselves.
Statement:
“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.”
Shouldn’t it now be known as “Smashing Pumpkin” then?
Sorry to lay this devastating news down on a Friday, you guys, but it’s better you hear it now.
This is probably going to spread like wildfire at SXSW and cast a tall, bald, nasally shadow over the whole weekend.
At the least, it’s totally going to steal the thunder of that Limp Bizkit reunion.
Jimmy always seemed like a good guy, wonder why he left?
Oh my christ, this is terrible.
— Ace 03/20/2009 04:53 PM #
My guess is time will tell he got fired. This breaks my heart. Jimmy is the best in his game, and now we’ll have to hear Billy/Axl correlations which will be unwarranted.
Why unwarranted? Because Billy wrote all the music. Axl wrote virtually none. In my eyes, Billy gets to keep the name… though maybe it is time to retire it.
— Lono 03/20/2009 10:47 PM #
What’s with the sarcasm, jackass? One of the best bands of the 90s loses a member and you sit there and pass judgement on their work from your post as a blogger for a Tucson newspaper’s website? F you. The Pumpkins were never the pretentious SXSW type and should never be mentioned in the same article as Limp Bizkit. I’m not even sure why I’m bothering to respond since only two people have responded to your stupid post since Friday. There are too many snarky bloggers out there polluting the internet. You’re nothing new and many people do it better than you. I only hope you learn your place and stop criticizing the people who actually put something out there for people to enjoy.
— Spanky 03/22/2009 08:07 PM #
….Billy?
— Kevin 03/23/2009 09:00 AM #