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(born March 26, 1968) is an American rock musician. He is best known as former guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, most notably being 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 also co-owns independent record label Scratchie Records with Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and a recording studio with Schlesinger and Andy Chase of Ivy called Stratosphere Sound in Manhattan. Bands on the Scratchie label include The Sounds, Albert Hammond Jr., and Office. Iha has produced songs, contributed guitar and vocals, and produced remixes for acts around the world, including L.A.'s Midnight Movies, Scottish singer Isobel Campbell, Marilyn Manson, and Michael Stipe. Iha currently lives in Manhattan. ==Early life and background== Iha was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, which he described as "a boring, middle-class suburb of Chicago."〔Marks, Craig. (Balom.org ), "Zero Worship". Spin Magazine: June 1996.〕 Iha received average grades in high school, and, after a successful two-year stint at a local junior college, he majored in graphic design at Loyola University Chicago before dropping out to dedicate himself to the Smashing Pumpkins.〔Mundy, Chris. "(Strange Fruit: Success Has Come at a High Price for This Chicago Band )." Rolling Stone, 1994/04/20.〕 He is a second-generation Japanese-American and is able to speak only a little Japanese.〔Smashing Pumpkins interview, Japanese TV, 1992. Available on ''Vieuphoria'' just prior to the performance of "Slunk."〕 Like his former bandmate Billy Corgan, Iha has a brother with a disability.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Iha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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