3.1 Origin of name (Smashing Pumpkins)
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This article is from the Smashing Pumpkins FAQ, by Mike Hamilton michaelh@ualberta.ca with numerous contributions by others.
3.1 Origin of name (Smashing Pumpkins)
Most answers to this question are only semi-serious, as they've heard it
way too often. The March '93 fan club newsletter gave the following
story:
"Gene Simmons came to us in a dream and said: 'Joe Strummer is a pumpkin,
drunken and smashed.'"
On Vieuphoria, they simply said "It's a joke." However, the most serious
answer comes from an interview with D'Arcy by the Washington Post
(11/19/93):
"The name of the band is a stupid name, a dumb bad joke and a bad idea,
OK?" she says. "Billy named the band before there even was a band. He was
like, 'I'm gonna have a band and it's gonna be called this.' 'Smashing'
is not a verb, it's an adjective. It's not like we like to smash pumpkins
or anything. And we are not amused by pumpkin jokes anymore."
So, there you have it. "Smashing" is an adjective, not a verb (think
British here if you're still having trouble). :-)
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