The Smashing Pumpkins don't mind someone wearing a band t-shirt without even knowing one of their songs. They first wrote it in a comment on a video published on TikTok, and then reiterated it in an ad hoc post on Instagram.
Remember when Chiara Ferragni had herself photographed wearing a Nirvana t-shirt? In recent years, rock fans have grown intolerance towards those who use their iconography – especially the t-shirts of the groups which are now present in most department stores – without having a rock culture.
A couple of weeks ago a content creator called Lundon Attisha interviewed a girl wearing a t-shirt on TikTok Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (and what looks like a Radiohead tote bag) by asking her to name three Smashing Pumpkins songs. The girl couldn't say a single thing.
Unexpectedly, came the comment from the group's official account which apparently doesn't suffer much from the fact that the groups' t-shirts are no longer identity symbols: «It's cool that you wear it enough. Maybe one day he will hear a song. Maybe not. Maybe someone who sees her in that t-shirt will encourage her to listen to the Smashing Pumpkins. Maybe not. It's nice to see someone wearing an SP shirt.”
Two days ago, the band took up that scene on its Instagram account, adding that «The Smashing Pumpkins appreciate the fact that people dress how they want. And she chose to wear an SP t-shirt. SPs appreciate it. It doesn't matter if he knows the title of one or all of the songs. No offense to the interviewer either. We appreciate your enthusiasm for SP and creating this content. It's not easy”.