Sobriety

Kateryna Gdansk , PL

I had been addicted for a couple of years. One day I understood that it couldn’t be this way anymore, so I started the new chapter of my life. 

The Smashing Pumpkins was the first band I discovered at that moment and Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness was the album which helped me through the hard time. 

Thank you for your music! 🩵💛

One of the legion of Zero kids!

Jon Scorfina Saint Louis, US

The 1996 STL tour stop of the Mellon Collie tour was my 2nd concert! I tried to live as close to the “1979” video as possible. Thanks Billy for helping inspire rock n roll juvenile delinquents all over the world (especially in the mid-west) and getting legions of kids to wear Zero t-shirts!

“Saturn be blessed”

Sam Sykesville MD, US

Drawing I made the day after listening to the album front to back for the first time.

Growing up

Ari Irving , US

I grew up listening to them with my parents. I’m 18 now, and just so happy that they introduced this kind of music into my life. I’m forever grateful. We love you guys and thought you were awesome at the green day concert 🙂 ❤️

my mellon collie tatt

Mikela London, UK, GB

mellon collie is my fav album and im so happy that ive got it immortalised on me forever !

smakhinpushink

Pricilya Anjani bandung, ID

When the smashing concert in Jakarta was our most sacred show because I really like smashing and he tried a lot to accompany me to watch smashing, then he had a birthday and I combined our favorite albums, our magical music into a work.

At Glastonbury 1997 ready for the Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie show there that year

Alex Reynolds England, UK, GB

At Glastonbury 1997 ready for the Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie show there that year. Was great seeing them, the first of many now

Smashing pumpkins concert with my best friend

aaliyah Peoria, US

My BEST FRIEND EVERRR took me to the smashing pumpkins concert for my 17th birthday and it’s was so fun hearing all of my favorite songs live with my best friend.

Album of my life

Luna CA, US

I have so much memories not only of this album but of all the Smashing Pumpkins music. They are literally my life songs. Been listening and a fan since forever!

I had an iPod with just STP songs on it. 

One memory I had was in 2012, they went on a concert in the Philippines but there was a typhoon. I was about 8 months pregnant but at that time, with a delicate pregnancy and could not come. I was devastated because I wished for that day to come. I thought I would not see them play live. 

When I came to the US, my dream to watch them in the flesh came true in 2019! Yay!

I have so much photos with different stories to share, but this is the one that I wanted to share because this is forever etched in me. 

Xoxo

Tonight, We Rock!

Katerina Cavite, PH

I still remember the first time I heard “Tonight, Tonight” from the Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness album back in 1999, I was just a 6th grader! I was instantly hooked, and from then on, I devoured every album and song, playing them nonstop. As I grew older and became a mom, I’m thrilled to have passed on that passion to my child. My little one started grooving to The Smashing Pumpkins at just 5 years old, now 11. When they finally came here, I snagged presale tickets for us to share the experience together – it was more than just a concert, it was a core memory made! I cherish the moment we belted out the lyrics together, and the look on their face said it all. Thank you, The Smashing Pumpkins, for the music that bridges generations and creates unforgettable moments!

Mon adolescence

Pasquali Luc Linguizzetta, Corsica, FR

J’ai 18 ans, j’écoute de tout, du rock ou de la musique électro, nous sommes en 1995 et l’écoute de Tonight Tonight ou 1979 à la radio va bouleverser mon existence, et celle de mon meilleur ami. Les morceaux de l’album rythmeront nos étés, nos hivers, nos mois et nos années… Puis nos vies. Jusqu’à aujourd’hui, et pour longtemps encore. Merci.

A [Skinnier] Rat in a cage

Felipe Serrato Anaheim, Ca, US

I lost around 120 pounds and my favorite band that I’d listen to while working out was the smashing pumpkin specifically melloncollie. “Bodies” is my favorite sp song

Carlos Lima, US

Blowing my mind at 11

Steph Paradise, NL, CA

I remember seeing the video for Bullet and LOVING the song. Then when Tonight, Tonight came on much music my little 12 year old brain exploded! 

I wore a SP shirt basically every day of high school. Everyone knew me as “the pumpkins girl” 😆 

MCIS was my intro to the band, and have been obsessed since! 

In The Arms Of Sleep

Svetlana and Jona Balch Springs Texas , US

This hearth was created in Ukraine, where our memories first came to life. It was a gift from my beloved — a symbol of our friendship and the quiet love that grew between us. “In the Arms of Sleep” has always been our song, a melody that wrapped us in warmth and longing. I once dedicated it to her, and ever since, its notes have carried a piece of my heart back to her.

Art cover of my album ”To Make Home, Be Home” inspired by MCIS cover art !

Ricardo Iwersen Maranhao Curitiba, BR

I was 11 years old when my Dad showed me Mellon Collie and I fell in love with it, it’s been almost 30 years and is one of my all time favorite albums, it’s part of my journey as a person and musician, and I became the songwriter I am today because of SP !

My second album ”To Make Home, Be Home” art cover shows a night sky with purple tones and stars and planets, I wanted to make a Homage to MCIS !

Inspired artwork

Alex Helsinki FIN, FI

My fav SP song is Mayonaise and I have a series of inspired paintings featuring my favourite lyrics. I also planned to get the lyrics tattooed in the near future!

my 19th birthday!

charlee York, England, GB

my 19th birthday present!

Best day ever

Darya Belarus,vitebsk , BY

I was on the concert in Bahrain , this was the best day ever , I’ve met a lot of cool people!!! Thank you all!!

Bored in class

Alex Helsinki FIN, FI

Recent doodle I’m proud of

Keira Nevada City, US

Ceramic Mellon collie!

The Logo that inspires me through everyday

Isaac Quezon City, PH

When SP visited the Philippines back in over a decade, my heart fluttered with excitement and joy. After their wonderful performance, I had to embed how memorable SP was so I tattooed their logo onto my arm which will serve as a lifetime memory of their commitment to music and their work. Keep rocking on for Rock Invasion 2025!!

Veloria

Zainab Ali Leeds, GB

I listened to Mellon Collie and The Infinate Sadness whilst sculpting and painting this piece. The album artwork was very whimsical and surreal which i wanted my sculpture to encapsulate. I was aiming for a porcelain doll with petals blooming out of her head.

Cupid de Locke pop up book

Diana miller VA, US

This is one page of a pop up book I made for my boyfriend, Cupid de Locke is my favorite song,

Rock Is Dead / Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Riccardo Fissore Torino, IT, IT

A tribute to a unique, unrepeatable album that has haunted you for thirty years like a ghost (a good one), always with those who listen to it. Mellon Collie’s rock is “dead” because it belongs to the era in which it was created, but it will remain forever in our memories.

A collection of memories

Danielle Brown Buffalo, New York, US

My dad was who introduced me to the Smashing Pumpkins. When he was younger he would play songs like tonight, tonight or zero on his drum set ( big fan of Jimmy). He gave me lots of his cd, recordings of concerts (he actually got his siamese dream tattoo at one of the concerts) and his zero shirt. U guys really inspire me and my art! I wish my dad could be celebrating the anniversary but he is currently in the hospital due 2 a work injury. (He has been making a speedy recovery) thank u 4 all of the memories and awesome music!