Billy Corgan mental health issues stemming from long-term abuse from stepmother forms a band with James Iha in One thinks the other three will serve his needs. And this is the splinter-factor which does it for so many bands. Multiple Grammy awards, yes — but overdoses, arrests, poor reviews and a trail of bitterness and blame all follow. Gigging and recording in the era and sound-park of Nirvana brought Smashing Pumpkins early recognition.
Why not get married? Why not make huge pompous announcements? Everything becomes unreal then; the media and industry love an egotistic car-crash, and millions of fans believe that sensitive, damaged artist-types make the best music. Reading between the lines, it sounds like her mum and step-dad were overly ambitious for her to succeed in music… or gymnastics … or horse-riding. Who died and made him God?
Billy loved to humiliate people and shame people in front of other people. It was incredibly abusive, and I was the only one who would fight back. The shapeshifting thing , I honestly think he may have a brain tumor. According to Wretzky, after exchanging text messages with Corgan regarding a reunion tour, she learned that Corgan had already hired Jack Bates, the bassist son of Peter Hook, to play bass full-time alongside Corgan, Iha, Chamberlin and guitarist Jeff Schroeder.
Earlier this week, Smashing Pumpkins issued a statement claiming they tried to include Wretzky in reunion tour plans, but she repeatedly declined the invitations. I know what it means, toe the party line. I do think he needs to get an MRI though. Yet again, Corgan vocalized his feelings loud and clear, this time in an online Livejournal message board back in After a brief April tour — which saw all four original members playing together for the first time since — Wretzky left the band with intentions of pursuing an acting career.
She was shortly thereafter arrested for a drug possession charge, which propelled Corgan's decidedly different story for how the bassist left the Pumpkins: "[She was] fired for being a mean-spirited drug addict who refused to get help," Corgan later wrote, according to Stereogum.
While Wretzky hasn't starred in any acting projects, she has taken a liking to rural living — so much so that she lives on a horse farm in Michigan, according to a random call she made to a Chicago radio station in , stating that she wasn't "healthy enough" for the Smashing Pumpkins' rock n' roll lifestyle. Essential Guides. Jargonbuster: Overdrive — how to understand your overdrive pedal. Buyer's Guides. The best guitar pedals to buy in 10 best pedals for praise and worship music.
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