Corgan and Iha formed The Smashing Pumpkins in 1988. The two met at a used record shop where Corgan worked. D'Arcy joined after meeting Corgan outside a bar and getting into an argument over the band The Dan Reed Network. They began playing as a three-piece with a drum machine until Chamberlin was found through a classified ad.
The band played their first gig opening for Jane's Addiction. Afterwards they were quickly signed to Virgin Records.
Corgan is a notorious perfectionist. He played all of the instruments on Siamese Dream himself, although his band still received full credit.
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