It was right before the Y2K. I had just moved to a new country with my belongings in a backpack. Mellon Collie was the first album I bought with my money after I started working. I had a room in an apartment with brown carpet and no furniture in it. I would spend hours in there listening to my album; you see, there were no cell phones or social media back then, so listening to music was my favorite pastime. Eventually I learned all the lyrics, I knew that album like the back of my hand. Those were strange times, between the move and the whole Y2K craze, people storing food supplies and stuff and I had nothing, so I hoped for the best and took refuge in my music. Mellon Collie always felt familiar, like a home; and to this day, when I hear one of the songs I can’t help but sing along 🙂