The Smashing Pumpkins lost one member after Jeff Schroeder recently confirmed his departure from the band.
Schroeder and The Smashing Pumpkins members released a joint statement confirming the guitarist's departure from the group. Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin and James Iha also responded to his announcement as they showed their support for their now-former bandmate.
Jeff Schroeder Leaves The Smashing Pumpkins
On The Smashing Pumpkins' Instagram page, the band unveiled a screenshot of Schroeder's statement and included the whole message in the caption. It also added the message from the three remaining members.
See Schroeder's full message below:
"It's easy to say now that when I joined The Smashing Pumpkins in 2007 I had no idea what I was getting into. The opportunity seemed to have come out of nowhere. I was at UCLA working on my doctorate in comparative literature when a close friend messaged me and said The Smashing Pumpkins were looking for a guitar player. Being a huge fan of the band, the audition was something I threw myself into. It was one of the best decisions I've made in my life. The amount of incredible memories created over the last 16 years with the band are almost too numerous to quantify. Although it was a very difficult decision to make, I've decided to leave the band to make some space to explore a slightly different path. I want to thank Billy, Jimmy, James, and Jack for being both wonderful bandmates and even better friends. I will absolutely miss sharing the stage with you. I wish the band all the success in the future. I will be watching and listening."
Meanwhile, Corgan, Chamberlin and Iha expressed their gratitude for Schroeder's "ceaseless dedication" to the band and their fans throughout his time as The Smashing Pumpkins band member.
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Jeff Schroeder's Time With The Smashing Pumpkins Revisited
Schroeder first played with The Smashing Pumpkins in the 2000s to replace Iha. Although he did not participate in the band's 2007 album "Zeitgeist," he finally performed in 2012's "Oceania" and the succeeding albums like "Monuments to an Elegy," "Shiny and Oh So Bright," "Vol. 1/LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.," "Cyr" and "Atum."
The Smashing Pumpkins will continue the scheduled 2024 tour without Schroeder.
