15 Facts About D'arcy Wretzky

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D'arcy Wretzky is the original bass player of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins and is credited on their first six studio albums.

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The young D'arcy Wretzky was a self-described "tomboy", and had a contentious relationship with her sister.

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D'arcy Wretzky accepted, and Jimmy Chamberlin completed the lineup a few months later, after Joe Shanahan encouraged Corgan to add a live drummer.

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D'arcy Wretzky often contributed backing vocals on some songs on studio albums and in concert.

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D'arcy Wretzky discussed her appreciation for the band Silversun Pickups who have a sound influenced by the early Gish era of the Smashing Pumpkins.

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D'arcy Wretzky mentioned that she then lived on a farm in Michigan, that she had briefly lived in Austin, Texas, sometime during the previous decade, and that her former fiance Wendell Green had died.

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D'arcy Wretzky was jailed on February 1,2011, for missing four court dates related to a ticket she received for failing to control her wild horses, allowing them to freely roam the streets at night causing interference to local traffic and farmers, as well as trespassing on public property and stealing vegetables from the local farmer's market storage.

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On February 14,2018, D'arcy Wretzky gave her first interview in nearly 20 years.

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D'arcy Wretzky stated she had been offered a contract to rejoin the band on the Shiny and Oh So Bright tour, but that Corgan rescinded the offer soon after.

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D'arcy Wretzky later provided screenshots of a text message conversation with Corgan that appeared to support her version of the story.

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D'arcy Wretzky joined the band Catherine as a second vocalist for their final album, Hot Saki and Bedtime Stories.

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D'arcy Wretzky appeared in the video for Four Leaf Clover.

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At the time, D'arcy Wretzky was married to Catherine member Kerry Brown.

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D'arcy Wretzky contributed vocals to the track "One and Two" on James Iha's 1998 solo album, Let It Come Down.

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In May 2016 in an interview with Loudwire, Filter lead singer Richard Patrick spoke of a romantic relationship he had with D'arcy Wretzky, saying she was the subject of a song he wrote called "Miss Blue", on Title of Record.