I’ll never forget getting stuck in Duluth, MN during a blizzard, keeping my dad and I from getting home. I was supposed to be at school the next morning, but after being bullied by the faculty, neither my dad or I were too bothered by me missing a day. My memory comes from the drive home, where I first found my love of the Smashing Pumpkins. We left early at 7 AM, and we blasted Rotten Apples the entire way home. There’s nothing more glorious than hearing Tonight, Tonight while driving through Duluth. Ever since my pumpkins love has only grown, and now I can’t think of a band I love more. After years of struggle, I’ve always related to the lyrics of Muzzle, because it’s true for me. After all I’ve been through, my life has been “blessed and cursed and won.”