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Yungblud has teamed up with iconic rock band The Smashing Pumpkins for a reimagined version of his Grammy nominated song, \u201cZombie\u201d. It marks the first time in their storied career The Smashing Pumpkins have featured on another artist\u2019s recording.<\/p>\n
Yungblud first crossed paths with the band\u2019s Billy Corgan in July last year, where both artists took part in tributes for the late Ozzy Osbourne. Their connection, however, dates further back \u2013 with Corgan first discovering Yungblud through a life performance video and instantly recognising his raw potential.<\/p>\n
In a 2023 interview with Allison Hagendorf, Corgan spoke openly about Yungblud\u2019s trajectory, noting, \u201cI can tell where he\u2019s going, and if I\u2019m right, we\u2019ll be talking about him for the next 50 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
That belief was echoed more recently on Corgan\u2019s podcast The Magnificent Ones, where he likened Yungblud\u2019s evolution to that of Elton John. This deeply resonated with Yungblud, and helped lead him to create the rock album he had long envisioned.<\/p>\n
\u201cYungblud\u2019s star shines bright, so it\u2019s been great fun to lend our zig-zag voice to his \u2018Zombie\u2019 which he\u2019s said was inspired by one of our own. Hence the encouragement that we make this rendition as personal as possible and I\u2019m proud to say we\u2019ve done that; if only to honour him in return,\u201d Corgan said.<\/p>\n