The Smashing Pumpkins have postponed several tour dates due to drummer Jimmy Chamberlin suffering from pain in his chest. Prior to the group\'s show at Fox Theater in Atlanta, Jimmy was admitted tot a hospital. An angiogram revealed a partially blocked artery, so the drummer will probably be ready to rock again within a few days. As a result the band revised their Zeitgeist tour itinerary as follows:\"I took some antacid and tried to go back to sleep. The pain was increasing and I started to get worried--heart disease runs in my family so it is something I take very seriously. I called [group tour manager] Doug and told him what was going on, and the next thing I knew I was off to the emergency room here in Atlanta.
After an EKG showed that something indeed was going on, I was whisked out of the ER and into pre-op. As you can imagine, by this time I was a nervous wreck not knowing if I was going to live or die and the doctor talking about \'open heart surgery,\' and heart stents. All very troubling words for a young man like me who sees himself at the peak of health. I do yoga, play drums, don\'t drink, take drugs, or smoke. Many things were going through my head. Family, career, heaven... hell. Mortality becomes a very stern face when you are looking it in the eye.\"
The good news is Jimmy Chamberlin\'s heart is okay and has no damage. Continues the drummer:
\"Basically I have a small build up of plaque on one of my arteries. This combined with stress, fatigue and all of the other good things that go along with being on tour was the cause of my pain. So obviously we had to postpone the end of the tour while I recover. It should only be a week or so until JC is ready to rock again.\"
