{"id":56936,"date":"2025-11-18T01:05:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T01:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/10000-people-applied-to-be-the-smashing-pumpkins-next-guitarist-meet-the-woman-who-got-the-job\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T01:05:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T01:05:58","slug":"10000-people-applied-to-be-the-smashing-pumpkins-next-guitarist-meet-the-woman-who-got-the-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/10000-people-applied-to-be-the-smashing-pumpkins-next-guitarist-meet-the-woman-who-got-the-job\/","title":{"rendered":"10,000 people applied to be The Smashing Pumpkins&#8217; next guitarist. 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Kiki joins the band&#8217;s touring lineup of Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and James Iha, along with mainstays Jack Bates and Katie Cole.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The band said in January it was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/the-smashing-pumpkins-ad-new-guitarist\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">seeking a new guitar player<\/a><\/span> after Jeff Schroeder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CyyZig5u4K0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">announced his departure<\/a> from the group in October.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-left embed--size-small\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/03\/9e628ad4-f251-484c-a073-386fe32505b1\/thumbnail\/620x928\/7be7d6c83b16c2fdb564861d02886967\/gettyimages-1426472864.jpg#\" alt=\"The Anvil Experience Live \" height=\"928\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/03\/9e628ad4-f251-484c-a073-386fe32505b1\/thumbnail\/620x928\/7be7d6c83b16c2fdb564861d02886967\/gettyimages-1426472864.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/03\/9e628ad4-f251-484c-a073-386fe32505b1\/thumbnail\/1240x1856\/b847f8fd151c910c0a1bb6288c105c23\/gettyimages-1426472864.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Kiki Wong attends &#8220;The Anvil Experience Live&#8221; at Saban Theatre on September 22, 2022, in Beverly Hills, California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Smashing Pumpkins put out a public call for an additional guitarist in January, and in less than two weeks, they announced they received more than <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmashingPumpkin\/status\/1747468031683366938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">10,000 submissions<\/a> for the job \u2013 so many that eight people were &#8220;working full-time to review each and every one.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wong&#8217;s arrival to the group comes after she played guitar for the Los Angeles-based rock band, Vigil of War. Her passion for music started when she was just 6 years old, she says on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kikiwongo.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">website<\/a>, when she started taking classical piano lessons. At 13, she got her first acoustic guitar that her father purchased from Costco, and in the years after, she joined &#8220;countless garage bands&#8221; and also learned how to play the drums.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once she got her pre-med bachelor&#8217;s degree in biological science at the University of California, Irvine, Wong says she decided to commit to music full-time with all Asian-American girl band Nylon Pink. Her career has only blossomed since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s never too early or too late to follow your dreams,&#8221; Wong says on her website. &#8220;&#8230;With music, I want to break the barriers of genres and stereotypes. I want to clash styles and make them one. After all, we only have one world. We might as well unite it with music.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her music became so popular that Smashing Pumpkins co-founder and lead singer Billy Corgan says he was a fan of hers &#8220;before she submitted her name to be considered.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s great that someone of her acumen will be part of our touring family,&#8221; Corgan said. &#8220;I can&#8217;t wait to hit the road with Kiki as part of our mad circus.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The band is headed out on an <a href=\"https:\/\/smashingpumpkins.com\/tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">international tour<\/a>\u00a0this summer, kicking off in the U.K. in June before hitting the U.S. and Canada from July through September.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wong said the process of joining the band has been &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmashingPumpkin\/status\/1783845490867458081\/photo\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">an absolute wild ride<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am beyond honored and humbled to be chosen to perform alongside some of rock&#8217;s greatest and most influential musicians of all time,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I never thought little ole 15-year-old me playing metal guitar in my bedroom would amount to this moment. It goes to show hard work and perseverance truly pays off if you&#8217;re willing to push through the tough stuff,s o never lose hope out there.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wong, who is of Korean and Chinese heritage, joins The Smashing Pumpkins at the start of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being in the rock and roll\/heavy metal industry as an Asian American female isn&#8217;t easy,&#8221; she said in a 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aapimusicians.com\/post\/kiki-wong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">interview with Asian American Pacific Islander Musicians<\/a>. &#8220;I&#8217;ve received a ton of hate from people who judge me for being who I am. Though it may seem like a setback, there have been so many more positive feedback and support than negative.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I grew up in a 92% Caucasian community with very little exposure to other Asians besides my own family. 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