' During this period Chamberlin struggled with substance abuse. During the recording of 1993's Siamese Dream in Marietta, Georgia, Chamberlin often disappeared for days at a time into the drug underworld of Atlanta, while the rest of the band feared for his life.^[11] He later said of his drug addiction that "It's pretty textbook [...] Guy makes it in rock band, gets very full of himself, starts thinking he's indestructible, and all of a sudden he destroys himself."^[12] '


" He was wearing a pink t-shirt, stonewashed jeans, he had a mullet haircut, and he was driving a 280Z, and had yellow drums. We were sort of looking each other in the eye thinking, 'This ain't gonna happen, this is not the guy.' [But] he'd learned all our songs, as only Jimmy can, off the top of his head, and, within one practice, we were ready to play. It was amazing. We just knew right away. He's that good.[10] "


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Chamberlin

' What's driving this purge? Reverb says Chamberlain, "likes to keep things fresh, always looking forward when it comes to his sound and playing." And that, "After 20-plus years of collecting gear for various projects, he believes these instruments should be in the hands of people who will play them regularly." '


https://www.google.com/amp/amp.chicagoist.com/amp/articles/create%3Farticle_id%3D58ab69fcec33a50001e8c164