“What’s amazing is their chemistry with one another still leaps through the camera to this day and yet if memory serves they’d never met before that Siamese shoot,” wrote Corgan. “Which tells me their coming together, and the beauty that Melodie’s shot captures, of youth and innocence, was meant to be SP’s own, personal lucky star.”

He continued: “So thank you thank you thank you Ali and LySandra, we adore you, and having you be a part of today’s launch brings tears to my eyes. For life goes fast, and I can still see you in my mind’s eye wearing crisp white dresses in a stranger’s backyard, looking like little Mother Mary’s [sic], smiling and laughing into the sun.”

"On such a special day in SP history, I want to take a moment to thank Ali and LySandra, who you might know were the little girls that I stood by and watched have their picture taken some 23 years ago (on what was a perfect LA afternoon). Never realizing that this moment in time would forever tie us, and go on to become such an iconic image in rock history. What's amazing is their chemistry with one another still leaps through the camera to this day and yet if memory serves they'd never met before that Siamese shoot. Which tells me their coming together, and the beauty that Melodie's shot captures, of youth and innocence, was meant to be SP's own, personal lucky star. So thank you thank you thank you Ali and LySandra, we adore you, and having you be a part of today's launch brings tears to my eyes. For life goes fast, and I can still see you in my mind's eye wearing crisp white dresses in a stranger's backyard, looking like little Mother Mary's, smiling and laughing into the sun." - @williampcorgan ????: @hellomikeamico

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The Smashing Pumpkins "Shiny And Oh So Bright” Tour- Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jeff Schroeder, and Jimmy Chamberlin celebrating songs from their first 5 albums: Gish, Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Adore, and Machina. Tickets available Friday Feb 23rd beginning at 10AM local. TOUR DATES 7/12 - Glendale, AZ 7/14 - Oklahoma City, OK 7/16 - Austin, TX 7/17 - Houston, TX 7/18 - Dallas, TX 7/20 - Nashville, TN 7/21 - Louisville, KY 7/22 - Atlanta, GA 7/24 - Miami, FL 7/25 - Tampa, FL 7/27 - Baltimore, MD 7/28 - Philadelphia, PA 7/29 - Uncasville, CT 7/31 - Boston, MA 8/1 - New York City, NY 8/4 - Pittsburgh, PA 8/5 - Detroit, MI 8/7 - Montreal 8/8 - Toronto 8/11 - Columbus, OH 8/13 - Chicago, IL 8/16 - Kansas City, MO 8/17 - Indianapolis, IN 8/19 - St. Paul, MN 8/20 - Omaha, NE 8/21 - Sioux Falls, SD 8/24 - Seattle, WA 8/25 - Portland, OR 8/27 - Oakland, CA 8/28 - Sacramento, CA 8/30 - Los Angeles, CA 9/1 - San Diego, CA 9/2 - Las Vegas, NV 9/4 - Salt Lake City, UT 9/5 - Denver, CO 9/7 - Boise, ID

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Last Thursday, the alt-rock band announced that their forthcoming 36-date tour would cover their first five albums and would feature original members Corgan, guitarist James Iha, and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. Guitarist Jefff Schroeder, who joined the band in 2007, will also be hitting the road. Noticeably absent from the lineup was original bassist D’arcy Wretzky, who told Blast Echo that Corgan invited her to join the tour, but then withdrew the offer. The band released a statement addressing Wretzky’s absence last Monday.

“In reuniting the Smashing Pumpkins, the band’s dedication remains to its fans and its music,” a spokesperson for the band said in a statement. “To that, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, and William Corgan haven’t played a show with D’arcy Wretzky for over 18 years. But it’s not for a lack of trying. For despite reports, Ms. Wretzky has repeatedly been invited out to play with the group, participate in demo sessions, or at the very least, meet face-to-face, and in each and every instance she always deferred. We wish her all the best, and look forward to reconnecting with you all very soon.”

In an interview with Alternative Nation that was released Wednesday, Wretzky said that Corgan’s claims of inviting her to play with the band were a “complete lie.” “He’s never invited me to anything,” she said.

Shiny and Oh So Bright tour tickets go on sale Feb. 23. For more information, check out the Pumpkins’ official website.