Matt Walker
Matt Walker | |
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.JPG) Walker in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Artists | The Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan, James Iha |
| Role | Drums |
| Years active | 1996–1997 |
| Wikipedia | Matt Walker (drummer) |
| @mwbattery | |
Matt Walker is an American drummer known for working with Filter, The Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan, James Iha, and Morrissey, as well as being the regular fill-in to Butch Vig from Garbage on some of their tours.
Filter toured with The Smashing Pumpkins during the European leg of the Infinite Sadness tour. When Jimmy Chamberlin was fired from the Pumpkins for drug abuse, Walker was hired to replace him. He finished the tour, playing with the band from August 1996 until October 1997. He also provided drumming for several Adore songs including "To Sheila", "Ava Adore", "Daphne Descends", "Tear", "The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete", "Annie-Dog" and "Behold! the Night Mare", along with the Grammy-winning song "The End Is the Beginning Is the End". Walker was never appointed as a full-time drummer for The Smashing Pumpkins.
In 2005, Walker provided programming for Billy Corgan's debut solo album, TheFutureEmbrace, and was the drummer for TheFutureEmbrace tour.
Studio appearances[edit | edit source]
- 1996: Ransom (Billy Corgan) – drumming on "Rats", "Worms", "Spiders", "Lizards", "Worms Part 2" and "Squirrels With Tails"
- 1997: Troublizing (Ric Ocasek) – drumming on "Crashland Consequence", "Situation", "Fix On You", "People We Know"
- 1997: Let It Come Down (James Iha) – drumming
- 1997: Batman & Robin (The Smashing Pumpkins) – drumming on "The End Is the Beginning Is the End"
- 1998: Adore (The Smashing Pumpkins) – drumming on "To Sheila", "Ava Adore", "Daphne Descends", "Tear", "The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete", "Annie-Dog" and "Behold! the Night Mare"
- 2001: Rotten Apples (The Smashing Pumpkins) – drumming on "Ava Adore"
- 2002: Kissin Time (Marianne Faithfull) – drumming on "I'm on Fire"
- 2005: TheFutureEmbrace (Billy Corgan) – additional programming
- 2007: MySpace Smashing Pumpkins Tribute (Most Dangerous Race) – drumming on "Signal to Noise", a song Corgan gave to Walker's band
- 2023: ATUM (The Smashing Pumpkins) – additional programming
Touring stats
- Total shows: 156 shows
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1996-05-06 at Accor Arena, Paris, FR
- Last performance: Billy Corgan 2021-10-29 at Trigger, Chicago, IL, US