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{{Infobox personnel|name=Jonathan Melvoin|image=Jonathan Melvoin.jpg|caption=Melvoin, as seen in the "[[Zero]]" music video|birth_date=December 6, 1961|birth_place=Los Angeles, California, US|death_date=July 12, 1996|death_place=New York City|years_active=1995–1996|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins|role=Keyboards}}
{{Infobox personnel
|name=Jonathan Melvoin
|image=Jonathan Melvoin.jpg
|caption=Melvoin, as seen in the "[[Zero]]" music video
|birth_date=December 6, 1961
|birth_place=Los Angeles, California, US
|death_date=July 12, 1996
|death_place=New York City
|years_active=1995–1996
|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins
|role=Keyboards
|wikipedia=Jonathan Melvoin
}}


'''Jonathan Melvoin''' (December 6, 1961 – July 12, 1996) was an American musician active in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the touring keyboardist for [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] during the [[Infinite Sadness tour|''Infinite Sadness'' tour]] until he died of a heroin overdose on July 12, 1996. The band was not invited to Melvoin's funeral.<ref>[http://www.starla.org/chrono/1996.html The Smashing Pumpkins Chronology: The Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Era: 1996]</ref> Following his death, drummer [[Jimmy Chamberlin]] was fired and entered rehab.
'''Jonathan Melvoin''' (December 6, 1961 – July 12, 1996) was an American musician active in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the touring keyboardist for [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] during the [[Infinite Sadness tour|''Infinite Sadness'' tour]] until he died of a heroin overdose on July 12, 1996. The band was not invited to Melvoin's funeral.<ref>[http://www.starla.org/chrono/1996.html The Smashing Pumpkins Chronology: The Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Era: 1996]</ref> Following his death, drummer [[Jimmy Chamberlin]] was fired and entered rehab.