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''Machina'' served as a [[:Category:Concept albums|concept album]] in which "the band had become such cartoon characters at that point in the way we were portrayed in the media, the idea was that we would sort of go out and pretend we were the cartoon characters."<ref name="borges">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2010/07/qa_billy_corgan_regret_smashing_pumpkins.php |title=Q&A: Billy Corgan Reveals Biggest Regret, Weighs Indie Versus Corporate Rock Ahead of Tonight's Show at Revolution |last=Borges |first=Christine |date=July 20, 2010 |work=[[w:New Times Broward-Palm Beach|browardpalmbeach.com]] |accessdate=October 9, 2012}}</ref> From there, a [[Glass and The Machines of God|story was conceived]] revolving around a rock star named Zero (based on the public persona of [[Billy Corgan]]) hearing the voice of God, renaming himself '''Glass''', and renaming his band The Machines of God. Fans of the band were referred to as the "'''Ghost Children'''".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/cherubs-zeros-glass-children-swans-symbolism-in-lyrics-of-the-smashing-pumpkins/ |title=cherubs, zeros, glass children & swans – symbolism in lyrics of the smashing pumpkins | date=April 24, 2018 |website=3:AM Magazine|accessdate=December 9, 2019}}</ref> | ''Machina'' served as a [[:Category:Concept albums|concept album]] in which "the band had become such cartoon characters at that point in the way we were portrayed in the media, the idea was that we would sort of go out and pretend we were the cartoon characters."<ref name="borges">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2010/07/qa_billy_corgan_regret_smashing_pumpkins.php |title=Q&A: Billy Corgan Reveals Biggest Regret, Weighs Indie Versus Corporate Rock Ahead of Tonight's Show at Revolution |last=Borges |first=Christine |date=July 20, 2010 |work=[[w:New Times Broward-Palm Beach|browardpalmbeach.com]] |accessdate=October 9, 2012}}</ref> From there, a [[Glass and The Machines of God|story was conceived]] revolving around a rock star named Zero (based on the public persona of [[Billy Corgan]]) hearing the voice of God, renaming himself '''Glass''', and renaming his band The Machines of God. Fans of the band were referred to as the "'''Ghost Children'''".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/cherubs-zeros-glass-children-swans-symbolism-in-lyrics-of-the-smashing-pumpkins/ |title=cherubs, zeros, glass children & swans – symbolism in lyrics of the smashing pumpkins | date=April 24, 2018 |website=3:AM Magazine|accessdate=December 9, 2019}}</ref> | ||
== Background == | |||
In the [[Thirty-Three (podcast)|''Thirty-Three'' podcast]], Corgan for the first time touched on the meaning of the song and the larger ''[[Glass and The Machines of God]]'' story. He explained that "Glass and the Ghost Children" tells the story of Glass' female love interest, who was drugged up and crashed her car and nearly died, similar to the music video and story that was created for "[[Try, Try, Try]]." The song describes when Glass went to visit her in the hospital, as she's hallucinating from the drugs. The end section of the song is meant to directly portray her hallucinations.''<ref name="podcast">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-thirty-three-with-william-101982283/episode/where-rain-must-fall-with-adam-104007755/|first=Billy|last=Corgan|title=Where Rain Must Fall (with Adam Lehrer)|access-date=December 8, 2022|website=iHeartPodcasts}}</ref>'' | |||
The final product of the song, in particular the first section, was recorded live off the performance floor with Corgan on bass and the usual [[James Iha]] on guitar and [[Jimmy Chamberlin]] on drums. Vocals were added later.<ref>Billy Corgan. #MachinaMixes updates on Instagram. November 26, 2020</ref> | |||
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