Jimmy Chamberlin is an American
drummer, songwriter, and
producer. He is best known as the former
drummer for the
alternative rock band
The Smashing Pumpkins. After a drug-related incident with touring keyboardist
Jonathan Melvoin in 1996, Chamberlin was fired from the band and joined
The Last Hard Men, but rejoined the Pumpkins in late 1998. Following the 2000 breakup of the band, Chamberlin joined Pumpkins frontman
Billy Corgan in the
supergroup Zwan and also formed his own group, the
Jimmy Chamberlin Complex. In 2005, Chamberlin joined Corgan in reforming The Smashing Pumpkins; he eventually left the group in March 2009 and currently performs in the group
Skysaw.