
After beating over 10,000 online applicants to the highly coveted role of standing side by side with Billy Corgan in the Smashing Pumpkins, Kiki Wong has had what can only be described as a career-making year. However, she emphasizes that she’s no overnight success, as she has been hustling and trying to make a dent in the cutthroat industry since 2010.
“I’ve failed more times than I’ve succeeded,” she shares frankly with Guitar Player. “I’ve almost become numb to failure. But there’s an upside to it: I’ve learned to look at the benefits of failure.