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James Iha Biography

James Iha, Musician
Born asJames Yoshinobu Iha
Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornMarch 26, 1968
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Age56 years
Early Life
James Yoshinobu Iha was born upon March 26, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is of Japanese descent, with his parents being immigrants from Japan. Iha matured in the residential area of Elk Grove Village and also attended Elk Grove High School. While in secondary school, he uncovered a passion for songs, playing guitar in numerous local bands.

Development of The Smashing Pumpkins as well as Success
In 1987, James Iha fulfilled Billy Corgan, who was fronting a band called The Marked. They both shared a typical love for different rock-and-roll and also determined to develop an affiliate. Iha played guitar alongside Corgan, and they got bassist D'arcy Wretzky as well as drummer Jimmy Chamberlin to form The Smashing Pumpkins. The band gained popularity and turned into one of one of the most considerable different rock bands through the 1990s.

James Iha added as a guitarist as well as songwriter to the band's first three albums, Gish (1991), Siamese Dream (1993), as well as Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995). The cds were well-received, with hits such as "Today", "Disarm", as well as "Bullet with Butterfly Wings". Being an influential part of the alternate rock movement throughout the '90s, The Smashing Pumpkins became progressively preferred amongst the youth, gaining a big follower base.

Solo Career and also Other Collaborations
During his time with The Smashing Pumpkins, James Iha created his solo career. In 1998, he launched a cd called Let It Come Down, featuring an extra melodious, folk-influenced sound. The cd was well obtained and also appreciated for its separation from the typical Smashing Pumpkins noise.

James Iha left The Smashing Pumpkins in 2000, pointing out personal reasons and also a need to concentrate on his solo job. He continued to collaborate with other musicians as well as bands, contributing to tasks such as A Perfect Circle as well as Fountains of Wayne. Iha additionally generated as well as remixed tracks for numerous artists, consisting of Michael Stipe of R.E.M. as well as The Yeah Yeahs.

In 2012, James Iha released his 2nd solo cd, Look to the Sky. The cd was met with favorable evaluations, showcasing Iha's development as a solo musician.

Reunion with The Smashing Pumpkins
In 2018, it was introduced that James Iha would rejoin with The Smashing Pumpkins, signing up with Billy Corgan as well as Jimmy Chamberlin. The band embarked on their Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1/LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. tour, commemorating the band's 30th wedding anniversary. This reunion obtained much attention from followers who had been wishing for the original lineup to reform.

In 2020, The Smashing Pumpkins released a new dual album called Cyr, including James Iha as a guitarist and also songwriter. The cd was favorably gotten and showcased the band's ongoing evolution and also maturity.

Personal Life
James Iha has actually mostly kept his personal life private. Nonetheless, it is known that he has a bro called Tom, that is also a musician. Iha is a passionate follower of style and an occasional model, appearing in advertisements for designer Anna Sui.

Throughout his career, James Iha has actually constantly demonstrated his enthusiasm for songs, versatility as a musician, and also desire to explore different categories. His contribution to the different rock scene, both within The Smashing Pumpkins and as a solo artist, has left an indelible mark on the music market.

Our collection contains 20 quotes who is written / told by James.

Related authors: Jimmy Chamberlin (Musician), Billy Corgan (Musician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Michael Stipe (Musician), Melissa Auf der Maur (Musician)

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20 Famous quotes by James Iha

Small: Yeah, Im sure there are stereotypes of Asian people
"Yeah, I'm sure there are stereotypes of Asian people"
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Small: Its hard enough to make a good song and a good recording of that song. But to try to tailor it to some
"It's hard enough to make a good song and a good recording of that song. But to try to tailor it to some outside force is just like - It's never been a factor in what I've done or what the band's done"
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Small: The band set up in January and just started rehearsing. If there was a song, wed just rehearse it as a
"The band set up in January and just started rehearsing. If there was a song, we'd just rehearse it as a band, and it would get arranged as a band, and it got changed around a lot"
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Small: I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago
"I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago"
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Small: There is a lot of work just in terms of traveling and logistics and people and gear and all that kind o
"There is a lot of work just in terms of traveling and logistics and people and gear and all that kind of stuff. But I never really have problems playing music. That never seems like work"
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Small: You know, its going to be a really long tour, and well, I guess Ill see what happens with A Perfect Cir
"You know, it's going to be a really long tour, and well, I guess I'll see what happens with A Perfect Circle, 'cause they do other projects too, and I don't know. I hope I can always do a lot of different things, do 'em well"
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Small: Well, Im pretty domestic actually. I walk my dog. I go grocery shopping. I hang out with friends. Im pr
"Well, I'm pretty domestic actually. I walk my dog. I go grocery shopping. I hang out with friends. I'm pretty normal, whatever normal is, on my off time"
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Small: Well, I always hope that Im a role model
"Well, I always hope that I'm a role model"
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Small: We have a partnership deal with New Line Records, which is part of New Line Cinema, and... I worked on
"We have a partnership deal with New Line Records, which is part of New Line Cinema, and... I worked on that"
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Small: I live most of the time in New York now. I have an apartment there
"I live most of the time in New York now. I have an apartment there"
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Small: I mean I like pop music, and I like heavy music and, stuff that I like... the band Ive signed on to our
"I mean I like pop music, and I like heavy music and, stuff that I like... the band I've signed on to our label right now; they're called The Sounds. They're kind of like a new-wave pop band"
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Small: And they kind of left to find a guitar player at the very end, so you know, I dont really take it as an
"And they kind of left to find a guitar player at the very end, so you know, I don't really take it as any slight that I wasn't able to play on the record. It's flattering just to play with them period"
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Small: Well, we didnt have our original drummer on our last record. And most of that album was not played as a
"Well, we didn't have our original drummer on our last record. And most of that album was not played as a band in the studio. It was mostly the world of computers and overdubs. There was very few things played live or worked out as a band"
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Small: Musicians always come off sounding a little bit pretentious, and a little bit... I dont know, hypocriti
"Musicians always come off sounding a little bit pretentious, and a little bit... I don't know, hypocritical, from what they do, talking about strong issues"
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Small: If you put all the songs together that Ive written on band records, and put it up next to my solo recor
"If you put all the songs together that I've written on band records, and put it up next to my solo record, there's definitely a different kind of feel than Billy's songs"
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Small: So there was something of a learning curve with doing your own thing and people seeing you outside of t
"So there was something of a learning curve with doing your own thing and people seeing you outside of the band. I mean, people have never really heard my voice before - or heard a whole record of mine before. So it was a completely new experience"
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Small: No, Ive heard over the years that its nice for them to see somebody whos like, you know, a well-known s
"No, I've heard over the years that it's nice for them to see somebody who's like, you know, a well-known successful musician who's Asian. I've heard it from a few musicians, too"
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Small: Its not like that often, I mean, I suppose out of a ratio of 10 fans maybe like 1 or 2 of em might be A
"It's not like that often, I mean, I suppose out of a ratio of 10 fans maybe like 1 or 2 of 'em might be Asian, and maybe every second or third time they might bring up something that they're Asian and I'm Asian"
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Small: Even from a listening end now, Im still completely a fan of music
"Even from a listening end now, I'm still completely a fan of music"
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Small: But, yeah, as far as Asian Americans go, I hope they know they can look at me and see that they can do
"But, yeah, as far as Asian Americans go, I hope they know they can look at me and see that they can do music on their own, within a band or just on their own, and not feel like there's any barriers. I've never felt any particular barriers myself, being who I am"
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