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'''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 | '''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. | ||
Melvoin can be seen playing the piano in the "[[Zero]]" music video | Melvoin did not make any contributions to studio recordings by The Smashing Pumpkins, however he can be seen playing the piano in the "[[Zero]]" music video. | ||
{{musician tour stats}} | == Early life == | ||
He was the son of Constance (née Ives) and [[W:Mike Melvoin|Mike Melvoin]], keyboardist for [[W:The Wrecking Crew (music)|The Wrecking Crew]], and brother of twins [[W:Susannah Melvoin|Susannah]] and [[W:Wendy Melvoin|Wendy Melvoin]] of [[W:The Revolution (band)|Prince and The Revolution]]. He first learned to play drums at the age of five.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20141903,00.html|work=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116025443/http://people.com/archive/the-night-the-music-died-vol-46-no-5/|archive-date=2016-11-16|title=The Night the Music Died|author=People Staff|date=July 29, 1996}}</ref> | |||
== Associated acts == | |||
In addition to his work with the Pumpkins, Melvoin performed with many punk bands such as [[W:The Dickies|The Dickies]]. He was also a member of [[W:The Family (band)|The Family]], a Prince side project band which produced the original recording of "[[W:Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]]",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1996-07-13/news/mn-26249_1_pumpkins-tour|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|title=Heroin Linked to Death on Smashing Pumpkins Tour|first1=John J.|last1=Goldman|first2=Steve|last2=Hochman|date=July 13, 1996|name-list-style=amp}}</ref> "Screams of Passion & Mutiny" and made musical contributions to many [[W:Wendy & Lisa|Wendy & Lisa]] projects, as well as to Prince and the Revolution's 1985 album ''[[W:Around the World in a Day|Around the World in a Day]]''. He also played drums on "Do U Lie?" from the 1986 Prince & the Revolution album ''[[W:Parade (Prince album)|Parade]]''. | |||
== Death == | |||
Melvoin died at age 34 as the result of a heroin overdose. 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.{{musician tour stats}} | |||
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