Billy Corgan Thinks New Album 'Oceania' Is Their Best In 16 Years
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has stated their new album 'Oceania' is the best they have released since 1995's 'Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness'.
In an interview with Stereogum Corgan said "It's been a long time since I made a record where you play it for fifty people and fifty people say "this is a great record." I haven't had that since Mellon Collie where fifty people go "OK…
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Smashing Pumpkins Determined Not To Become A Nostalgia Act
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is adamant that the band wont become a "nostalgia act".
Speaking with Kerrang! Corgan commented "The Pumpkins won't be a nostalgia act, we refuse to be. That would be the true death of the Smashing Pumpkins. I've said to people in the business - we won't go out and make money by playing 'Siamese Dream' in full. We're not operating with that safety net. …
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Billy Corgan Was Suicidal During Siamese Dream Recording
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has admitted he was in a bad state during the recording of their 1993 album 'Siamese Dream'.
Corgan recently spoke about the album to Zane Lowe for his BBC 1 Radio Show. Corgan commented "Even though it wasn't the one that sold the most, it's the one that seems to have come through the best. As dark a records as 'Siamese Dream' is, there's a lot of fun …
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Billy Corgan From Smashing Pumpkins To Start Pro Wrestling Company
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is setting up his own professional wrestling company.
The company is called 'Resistance Pro' and Corgans role is 'creative director'. The musician has to come up with storylines and will also be the face of the company.
He told Fox New Chicago "I've been involved sort of behind the scenes with pro wrestling for about a decade and made a lot of …
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Billy Corgan Working On 'Spiritual Memoir'
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is writing an autobiography which he has called a "spiritual memoir."
Titled 'God is Everywhere, from Here to There', Corgan explained to Rolling Stone "I've decided to write this on my own, which is complete insanity. I try to spend about an hour a day on the book, which is the time I would usually put towards music writing. So that means I have to find …
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