James Iha

About

Guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, he also helped form the supergroup Tinted Windows. He is also a member of A Perfect Circle.

Before Fame

He met Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan at a record store. Corgan had already imagined a fictional band named Smashing Pumpkins.

Trivia

After Smashing Pumpkins broke up in 2000, he wrote a well-received book of poetry and made a less popular introspective rock album.

Family Life

He has been based in Los Angeles, California with his wife and two children.

Associated With

He was a consultant to Marilyn Manson for one of his albums and also collaborated with David Bowie, among many others.