The one thing I dislike about 21st century SP is the mixing. Play some Siamese Dream songs on your big stereo system and it sounds awesome, then play a great newer song such as The Chimera and it sadly sounds flat. There's no punch when the drums and bass kick in.

I'm so sick of hearing this shit. Billy doesn't have a fucking clue as to what "original" fans have wanted from the band. No one wanted a rehash of Siamese or MCIS, what they hoped for was music that had an equivalent depth, creativity, artiness, instrumental prowess and exploratory nature to it. Moreover, he's literally stated that he doesn't put the same energy etc. into recording that he did during the band's zenith, and he's also stated on multiple occasions that he's after radio play and pop-culture relevance (see Monuments to an Elegy) . Add to that the constant condescending and insulting manner with which he's addressed the band's fanbase over the years, and you have a recipe for backlash or more accurately, apathy. The man hates having his music pigeonholed by those who use broad brush strokes, you'd think he'd be conscious and sensitive about doing that to his own fans.

😍😍😍😍Monkey from The Adicts❤❤❤❤

Incredible interview and questions! I really feel the questions drew him out and he was able to answer and speak from the heart. He’s just really trying to tell everyone he’s human too. Every song every album really has grown up with all us with OUR good times and bad times. I hope when one day my grandkids ask my son, “what was grandpa like?” He’d answer “Listen to every Smashiing Pumpkins album in chronological order “. Because I truly feel like my life was full of happy times and sad times. Billy wrote all our lives in songs. Thank you for the interview and I continue to look forward to Whats in store for us in the future.

Mark is one of the coolest most down to earth people I know. Always such a humble and nice. Great interview man!!!

Fantastic interview. I love this man's body of work. I grew up in the Deep South and arrived at punk in a very similar manner. Also, I'm apparently the 666th view!

I'm in tears, really needed this so much. ❤❤❤

Truly an epic interview! I absolutely enjoyed listening to this, thank you both for sharing!🤘🏻❤️

Lzzy is so special, tks for that to everyone involved.

Love Karina. I am a huge DHC fan. Miss yall. That’s why I listen to you guys. So badass growing up seeing two women front a band. Thank you!!

Lzzy is life!

How does this only have 27 views

This is a great interview and I'm glad I found it. Very interesting. Subscribed, thanks!!

Glad Oceania got some love here, great album. Love Ogilala too.

Oh wow, even from the start I heard the accident flicker between English and American. I adore Karina ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for posting Matt. A great singer in an overlooked band

A great informative interview so thanks Matt. Even when this recording was uploaded, Mike Chapman already had over 50 years experience and not 40 as per above

Screeching weasel is awesome and I appreciate Ben weasels contribution to the music scene, but when it comes to understanding social issues, he just sounds like a talking point machine. Why are there food deserts in the poor impoverished areas? It's not rocket science. Theft has drastically bumped up and businesses leave because of that. They're not going out of business because people just don't want healthy foods. If anything, you have people protesting these businesses Leaving On The Virtue that they want them in their communities for healthy foods. I don't know if it's out of ignorance or just protecting his brand to not say the obvious, but yeah. It sounds pretty insane to suggest that people just don't want to eat healthy foods and so these businesses just leave on virtue of that. Come on

I have different political views than Exene but tons of respect for her artistically. Love her saying she’s happy in life right now. I understand her questioning her singing abilities some but to me her singing is PERFECT!

another cool thing about exene is she dresses amazingly very beautiful image possibly ask about that

I saw cure, pixies, and Deftones in 2019 and you're reminded of how uplifting the sound of the cure is. I think people are confused by Roberts look. They should focus more as listeners.

Who would have thought the bridge between Creed and Sinatra would be so strong

It takes courage to change your life... My respects to both

oh no one likes the pumpkins anymore, they're dumb artistic viewpoints fall flat on deaf brains. eat. it.

Shows in the 90's were so fun. Miss those days 🥰 Dancehall Crashers always put on a good show! Some of my best memories with my friend Sarah ❤ we went to all the shows from the Bay to L.A. shows just aren't the same anymore.

Matt congratulations on your questions, what an amazing interview. I think you managed to get Billy in a really nice safe spot where he managed to open up and make this interview really interesting and unique. A few days ago a friend of mine, knowing that I am a huge SP fan, sent me a video regarding the few last years of Billy and I said it was super heartening to see where he is now. I don't know exactly why but it feels like there is an aura around him and I really hope it lasts. It was funny finding out your interview and the way you started it as it is 100% aligned with the conversation I just had with my friend. What I have found more interesting in this interview is where he speaks about that era where he had to fight against his old "me", funny enough I had that same thought dozens of times when listening to whatever new album he was realeasing or to interviews he gave around that time. If only you somehow win that fight, stop listening to anyone else and trying to meet everyone's expectations and just create whatever you want to create again, be free even if that means that a fan like me, does not identify with your music so much as before, someone else probably will and in the end your work is just touching more ppl. It is happening and I am so happy for him and for the band.

Joe obviously loves what he does. Def Leppard is putting out some of the best music they’ve ever done. Can’t wait to see them tour in 2024!!!

Yes that was awesome!!!!!! Joe is the best 👌

I think the _Teargarden by Kaleidyscope_ era is my favorite post-reunion era… ironically, when Billy was the only original member left 🤷🏻‍♂️

I could listen to Joe all the time!!! Sing, talk or anything!!!!

Good questions

Who’s that then matey?

What a great interview!!! I could listen to Joe talk 24-7 😊😊😊😊😊

I would love to see Patton and Cantrell collab.

I cannot believe I just found this! Cannot wait to listen to this and UltraBomb!!

Brilliant. I love Exene and John. Great music and such.

I love you exene

47... Sure

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Plume is still my benchmark for guitar solos.

Who's Robert? 🤔 Smith? Regards Robert

Exene was the only perso I wrote when I was in the NAVY... well, I wrote Elecktra and they gave the letter unexpectedly to Exene... she wrote me back... I wrote her back and she replied and that was it... I still enjoy X.

There's just too much demand for tremonti to go around. The music industry just can't get enough of him!

Thank you both for this. Good stuff! And congrats on your 85th day! 🎉 I’m a first-time listener, but I pumped my fist in the air and teared up at your overcoming. Praying for you and roaring rooting for you. Keep going! Enjoyed listening. Good questions, well-spoken, economy of words, calm, natural, engaging. Good soundtrack to my morning. Cheers!

I love hearing insights into Dan's thinking. Thank you.

What's the netflix doc they mentioned?

You can reinvent yourself, but the magic is what happened between the four people, the celebrations, frustrations, highs, lows and all the dynamics in the band at that time.

Corgan and Iha completely complement each other and that’s what makes SP so uniquely special…. 🎸🎸

Hell yeah

Yo admiro lo que ase mark con su musica El me inspirava cuando comense a crear musica Yo quería aser música como el la ase Pero luego me di cuenta que estube en un error en andar tratando de componer como el Lo bueno que me di cuenta Y me puse a trabajar duro en componer mi propio estylo Y grasias a dios así fue Aora tengo mi propio estylo