Billy Corgan on his Smashing Pumpkins
So, as I promised, I'm posting a short conversation I had with Billy a few years ago when he was promoting his solo album TheFutureEmbrace in which he shows a lot of irritation toward D'Arcy and James. As we sit here now still wondering how exactly is in this new and reformed Smashing Pumpkins, it may be worth to revisit his words.
Funnily enough, you'll see at the time he told me he wouldn't reform the Pumpkins except "for his own reasons." Of course, about a month later, he took a one-page out in the Chicago Tribune and announced just that -- that he would reform the band. So enjoy this excerpt as we wait with bated breath the revealing of the band's lineup.
Stereo Warning: How's your relationship with Jimmy now? Billy Corgan: Great, we talk all the time, I love him to death.
SW: Do you ever hear from D’Arcy or James? BC: No.
SW: I see James a lot at parties and shows in New York... BC: Parties first, shows second.
SW: Would you ever envision a reunion of the Smashing Pumpkins? BC: I’m not interested in reforming Smashing Pumpkins for anybody else’s reasons. I only want to do it for my own reasons. I'm not telling you which are those. They're not the usual reasons.
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