“This band has allowed me to diversify my playing 10-fold. I would consider myself a one-trick pony prior to joining”: Kiki Wong on how playing with Smashing Pumpkins has made her a better guitar player

From left, Kiki Wong, Billy Corgan and Jack Bates of The Smashing Pumpkins perform at Fenway Park.

Kiki Wong has opened up on her journey with Smashing Pumpkins so far, revealing that she's improved as an electric guitar player since joining the legendary rock outfit.

When Wong sat down with Guitar World to chat about joining Billy Corgan and co earlier this year, she said it had been a dream come true. Scoring the gig was certainly no mean feat: the band launched a global open audition to help track down their new guitarist, which saw 10,000 guitarists apply, including GW’s Online Editor-in-Chief.