Smashing Pumpkins teases reunion
There is a countdown that is set to end on Thursday (Friday midnight in the Philippines) on The Smashing Pumpkins website. Everybody thinks a new album is coming up. But ex-bassist D’arcy Wretzky claimed she had not been included in the so-called reunion project.
A spokesperson for The Smashing Pumpkins denied the claim.
The representative said that band members Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin haven’t played a show with Wretzky in nearly two decades though they’ve reached out to the performer.
“In reuniting The Smashing Pumpkins, the band’s dedication remains to its fans and its music. To that, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin and William Corgan haven’t played a show with D’arcy Wretzky for over 18 years. But it’s not for a lack of trying,” read the statement to The Associat- ed Press. “Despite reports, Ms. Wretzky has repeatedly been invited out to play with the group, participate in demo sessions, or at the very least, meet faceto-face, and in each and every instance she always deferred. We wish her all the best, and look forward to reconnecting with you all very soon.”
Last month Wretzky told the music website Blast-Echo she would not be involved in the reunion. She offered more details in a Blast-Echo story posted Sunday, saying Corgan invited her to join the band again but later rescinded.
On Saturday, The Smashing Pumpkins posted a countdown clock on its website.
The Grammy-winning band released its debut album in 1991. Its third album, “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness,” sold 10 million albums in the US.