At first, I was just a mere listener. They came on the radio and on the TV and that was it. But then I started listening to Today a lot more than before and I started liking them a bit more. Then I got Pisces Iscariot as a b'day gift and that all changed everything forever.

Pisces was an album that took me into another world, a world that I wanted to stay in. The world that I lived in at the time to me was just unfriendly and the world Pisces provided was so much more inviting and comforting and that's the thing with their music in general. As I got more of their albums they all just provided little worlds that I can visit anytime I needed to escape from my own.

Whatever mood I was in, The Smashing Pumpkins were one of the few bands that would always be ready to take me to another place where I could just relax and enjoy their company.

So I guess I'm a fan because, the band are my dearest friends. They stood by me when times got tough. They helped me when I just couldn't find any reason to get up off the bed in the mornings. They gave me hope when there was none to be found and I guess they probably did save my life without me even realising it.

They are really and truly my best friends, my parents, my teachers and my lovers and always will be.

Corny I know But that's how I feel about this band and it's music, solo works included.