Melissa Auf der Maur
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1,702 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Mar 2026
last heard 11 Mar
Melissa Auf der Maur’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Listen, I say it in my book, which was, Hole was my bachelor's in humanity, and The Pumpkins was my master's in music.
And I didn't know that until I was in it.
It was kind of a... I know.
It was the best.
No, 100%.
You knew I did it.
It changed me forever.
That binder of the song, how I had to play that every night and the changing set list and the tunings being different than the thing and like...
Five hour show?
Okay.
And you changed the set list.
almost every night on the tour so every night i'm waiting to hand the guitar text this insane color-coded like me on my own i don't even read music i could not play a show without a whole like remember the changing of the notes is that's what i mean the i want to thank you for my music education it started in 1991 when i heard the music joining your band was the decade bookend to be able to
you made me the bass player that I became for really just making two solo records after that.
But that's how I was able to make records is I joined the Pumpkins for one year and I toured the world and it embedded into my cellular.
I am the bass player and the woman I am as a true road worthy cellular changed person for having played 182 shows in that one year.
Yeah, I counted all the things for the memoir, and it was the greatest physical experience of my life, other than carrying and birthing a child.
Truly, it was.
Oh, so depressing.
Yes.
And the 90s ending, by the way.
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