D'arcy Wretzky
D'arcy Elizabeth Wretzky-Brown (born May 1, 1968 in South Haven , Michigan ) is an American rock musician who became known as the bassist of the successful alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins .
Life
D'arcy Wretzky grew up in South Haven. She played the violin , oboe and sang in the choir . In high school, she discovered post-punk and began playing in cover bands.
D'arcy joined the Smashing Pumpkins, founded by Billy Corgan and James Iha in 1987, after an intense discussion between her and Corgan after a concert. With her the band recorded the studio albums Gish , Siamese Dream , Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and Adore . She also recorded all but one of the bass parts for the album Machina / The Machines of God .
In 1996 she acted for the band Catherine as second voice on the single Four Leaf Clover , as well as backing singer in the song Punch Me Out , both appeared on the album Hot Saki & Bedtime Stories .
After almost twelve years as a member of the Smashing Pumpkins, D'arcy Wretzky left the band in 1999 and stated that he wanted to work as an actress from then on. On the last tour in 2000, after which the band broke up, they were replaced by Melissa Auf der Maur .
Wretzky has lived in Watervliet ( Michigan ) since then , where she owns a horse farm, among other things. In January 2000 she was arrested for cocaine possession ( crack ). She underwent drug withdrawal and was not convicted in return. Billy Corgan said with hindsight that Wretzky's escalating drug addiction was the reason she left the Smashing Pumpkins . D'arcy Wretzky did not react to Corgan's plans for a reunion of the Smashing Pumpkins in the original line-up, which he made public in 2005.
She is considered a Depeche Mode fan and was also the one who got Billy Corgan to record a cover version of their song Never Let Me Down Again . The song appeared on the soundtrack for Not Another Teen Movie! and the tribute album For the Masses .
D'arcy was temporarily married to Kerry Brown, Catherine's drummer .
Discography
With Catherine
- 1996: Four Leaf Clover feat. D'arcy ( single )
- 1996: Hot Saki & Bedtime Stories (Album)
With The Smashing Pumpkins
- 1991 - Gish
- 1993 - Siamese Dream
- 1994 - Pisces Iscariot
- 1995 - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
- 1998 - Adore
- 2000 - Machina / The Machines of God
- 2000 - Machina II / The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music
Guest Posts
- 1998: Let it Come Down ( James Iha ) backing vocals on One & Two
- 1999: Title of Record ( Filter ) background vocals on Cancer and Take a Picture
Web links
- D'arcy Wretzky in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Smashing Pumpkin D'Arcy Dares To Be Happy addict.com, stored on Feb 20, 1999 in the Internet Archive , accessed on November 14, 2019
- ^ "Pumpkin Heads" Michigan native D'Arcy ready for more successes article from the Flint Journal on the website starla.org. Retrieved November 14, 2019
- ↑ Catherine - Hot Saki & Bedtime Stories on Discogs , accessed November 13, 2019
- ↑ Catherine Album Recorded At Pumpkins' Bassist D'Arcy's Farm mtv.com, accessed November 13, 2019
- ↑ Spin , December 1994, p. 56
- ↑ Catherine - Four Leaf Clover. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Catherine. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
- ↑ James Iha - Let It Come Down. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
- Jump up ↑ Cancer Filters. Retrieved March 17, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Z104 - Take a Picture from Title of Record by Filter. Retrieved March 17, 2020 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wretzky, D'arcy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wretzky, d'Arcy; Wretzky, D'arcy Elizabeth (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rock musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | South Haven , Michigan, USA |