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James Iha Biography

James Yoshinobu Iha (井葉吉伸, Iha Yoshinobu) (born March 26, 1968) is an American rock musician. He is best known as the guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. He was a member until the initial breakup in 2000. Among his musical projects of recent years, Iha has been a permanent fixture of A Perfect Circle. He was most recently a member of Tinted Windows, a 1960s/1970s inspired group with members of Cheap Trick, Fountains of Wayne, and Hanson. He rejoined The Smashing Pumpkins in 2018.

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I'd like to keep doing film and TV, and I definitely can appreciate a good theme song. If it's memorable, that's a great thing.

Appreciate, Definitely, Good, Keep, Memorable, Song

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.

Strong, Talking, Issues, Musicians, Sounding

All of the music works on its own, but it doesn't really make as much sense without the picture.

Make, Music, Picture, Sense, Works

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.

Labels, Mean, Right, Sound, Sounds

I play and I've played in heavy bands, but when I write for myself, I don't particularly feel like writing huge rock riffs. It just doesn't work for me and my voice.

Huge, Like, Play, Played, Rocks, Writing

I like the challenges of doing different things. It keeps things fresh for me.

Challenges, Different, Different Things, Fresh, Like, Things

Composing is just another exciting thing. It's as exciting as being in a band. It's kind of like joining a new band for three months.

Band, Joining, Thing, Three

After 12 intense years of rock music, I was happy to get away from making a record and going out on a tour. When I did it, I wanted to feel inspired. After a while I finally had my fill working on other people's music, and I started coming up with music on my own and said, 'This could be for me.

Inspired, People, Record, Rocks, Years

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.

Asian, Barriers, Look, Looks, Who I Am

Well, I always hope that I'm a role model.

Hope, Model, Role, Role Models, Roles, Wells

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago.

Chicago, Grew, Grew Up, Suburbs

I started a recording studio. I started producing people and doing remixes.

People, Producing, Recording, Recording Studio, Remix, Remixes

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.

Dog, Friends, Normal, Shopping

I like a lot of different kinds of music. I like strong projects, big music.

Different, Kind, Kinds, Music, Projects, Strong

I love a lot of the New York bands, but Patti Smith stands out. I just read 'Just Kids' and it's an inspirational, well-written account of an emerging New York artist in the late seventies.

Artist, Inspirational, Kids, Love, New York, Seventies

My first job in NYC was playing a gig in the early nineties at CBGBs.

Cbgb, Job, Jobs, Nineties, Nyc, Playing

Even from a listening end now, I'm still completely a fan of music.

Completely, Ends, Fans, Listening, Music

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.

Gears, Logistics, People, Playing Music, Terms, Traveling

I think if you're able to make the music you want and you can do it in the right kind of context, you don't have to be a circus ringleader to be successful.

Circus, Music, Successful, Thinking, Want

When I lived in New York, there wasn't as much TV or film around. I got asked to do a couple of indie films, just based on me being from The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle. I did a couple of indie movies from Japan and one from Canada, and I thought it was an exciting, fun thing to do. I had a great time doing it, it was just that, in New York, there really wasn't as much. My studio in New York closed, so I moved out to L. A. and just started looking into composing as another thing to do, as a musician. I like it a lot. It's fun and it's a different way of thinking about music.

Couple, Fun, Indie, New York, Thinking

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