Editing Jimmy Chamberlin (section)

===Early life and education===
Chamberlin was born in [[Joliet, Illinois]], one of six children in a [[Catholic]] family of [[English people|English]] and [[Hungarians|Hungarian]] ancestry.<ref name="modern drummer">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20000123083606/http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/6203/page28.html Jimmy Chamberlin Interview]", ''[[Modern Drummer]]'', January 1994.</ref> His father and his older brother Paul were both active in [[jazz]] bands, playing clarinet and drums respectively, and his brother Paul is still an active rock drummer, with a local [[cover band]], Chasing Amy.<ref name="drummerworld">{{cite web | url=http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Jimmy_Chamberlin.html | title=Drummerworld: Jimmy Chamberlin | access-date=September 6, 2007 | publisher=Drummerworld.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070918021302/http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Jimmy_Chamberlin.html | archive-date=September 18, 2007 | url-status=live }}</ref>

Chamberlin began drumming at age nine.<ref name="clinic">Knutson, Kari. "[http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_5565352a-e098-11de-99c2-001cc4c002e0.html Former Pumpkin beats out a smashing clinic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025153150/http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_5565352a-e098-11de-99c2-001cc4c002e0.html |date=2014-10-25 }}". ''[[La Crosse Tribune]]''. December 4, 2009.</ref> His early instruction included [[Latin American music|Latin]], [[Music of Brazil|Brazilian]], and [[big band]] techniques, but focused on jazz, under the tutelage of [[Charlie Adams (drummer)|Charlie Adams]], known for working with [[Yanni]].<ref name="AMG">{{cite web | url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p63604|pure_url=yes}} | title=Jimmy Chamberlin > Biography | access-date=September 6, 2007 | author=Bekkala, Steve | website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>

Chamberlin dropped out of high school and left home at age 15<ref name="strange">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.blamo.org/newsarchive.php?id=1478 |title=Strange Fruit: Success Has Come at a High Price for This Chicago Band |date=April 20, 1994 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207133943/http://www.blamo.org/newsarchive.php?id=1478 |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |url-status=bot: unknown |author=Mundy, Chris |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=April 22, 2017 }}</ref> and joined a series of local bands, culminating in a five year stint in local [[show band]] JP and the Cats.<ref name="modern drummer"/> Although his early music career proved profitable, Chamberlin's father pressured him into going to college.  In 1994, Chamberlin revealed that he had been estranged from his father for seven years.<ref name="strange"/> After several years with JP and the Cats, Chamberlin, wearied by the touring schedule, reduced his role and got a job building custom homes with his brother-in-law.<ref name="modern drummer"/> Before long, he was recruited into The Smashing Pumpkins.