It seems like former Smashing Pumpkins’ bassist D’arcy Wretzky is getting back to music after not playing for almost 20 years. Although Wretzky won’t take part in the reunion of the band’s classic lineup, she returned to the studio recently and has been jamming with doom metal band Grave Next Door.
In a recent interview with Alternative Nation, members of Grave Next Door confirmed that Wretzky has been playing with them for a while and joined them in the studio several times.
“She’s playing on a few of our studio tracks but also thinking about becoming a full time member,” – said the band.
“She’s thinking about joining, but she’s busy with her farm and the animals so that’s her first priority.” – they added while noting that they are scheduled to enter the studio again in May.
D’arcy Wretzky was one of the founding members of Smashing Pumpkins and played on the band’s first five studio albums. She decided to leave the band in 1999 in order to pursue an acting career but ended up disappearing from the spotlight altogether.
When it was made public that she won’t be part of the Smashing Pumpkins recent reunion, Wretzky said that she was offered a contract from frontman Billy Corgan to rejoin the band, but the offer was quickly withdrawn. Corgan on the other side claimed that she refused to be a part of the reunion.
