Billy Corgan 1992 Interview

Recorded 9/12/1992 in London (or the day prior in Nottingham)

[@madzeppelin4359]

Even at the beginning, his insight on life and art was next level. I love you Billy!!!

[@Imsuchaliar]

Totally, he was very mature. Actually, he was made fun of as a child for using long, complicated words already. Billy is one of a kind and his talents are massively overlooked these days. It's amazing. People have forgotten how great, how unique, how HUGE the Pumpkins were in the 90s. Just imagine how he would be celebrated had he been a rock n' roll casualty in, say, 1998, if he had died young (which i'm glad DIDN'T HAPPEN!). He would be celebrated as a genius.

[@cdreyes81]

No kidding. It's ridiculous. Meanwhile Kurt dies with one really good album just overshadows everyone.

[@theinternetkilledmusic2054]

Kurt had a lot more than one really good album. And even "really good" is underselling it.

[@Imsuchaliar]

True, and Billy is the first to acknowledge the importance of "Nevermind". But I think Kurt's death coloured everything. Nirvana was genuinely enjoyed when they were around but nobody was as reverential to Kurt as they've become once he died.It's always that way. And I'm not putting Kurt down, I'm a fan. It's difficult to compare, it's apples and oranges really, but unlike what happened with Billy, we didn't get to see Kurt get old, put out some questionable music etc. Corgan's life story would have been easy to romanticize and have books written about :a difficult childhood, abuse, drugs, depression, lots of drama in his band including the death of a touring member etc. Lots of tragedy there. But hey, thankfully, he's still around. :)

[@cass2303]

He is a genius

[@nclsrfn]

thanks, this is gold.

[@Imsuchaliar]

You're welcome!

[@MusicTeacherGuyNorristown]

I bought this on CD back in, like, '93 or '94.

[@Imsuchaliar]

Came out in 95 but I think it was early in the year.

[@mikenaughton]

Yeah, I still have this CD somewhere. Recently moved house so probably in a box right now 🤔

[@projecticeman365]

I like to eat food

[@garylagstrom3864]

You know one of my college buddies turned me on to Smashing Pumpkins and he said listen to that which was Gish and I was blown away because to me they didn’t sound like anyone else. Billy’s vocals were very unique, his and James guitar 🎸 playing very original and inspirational, Darcy with her own ice Queen vibe, and Jimmy’s very unique approach to playing aggressively and then quietly and then amazing dexterity with ghost notes on the snare and toms with jazz flavoring! So to sum up they didn’t sound like any group at their time not grunge, soft rock, not alternative, not Progressive rock just their own unique sound which was unheard before ala Van Halen or Jimi Hendrix where right of the Shute as a listener you were going what’s this? I don’t know but I like this! Saw the Gish tour and then Siamese Dream tour as part of LOLLAPOLOOZA! Love the guys! I do miss Darcy though! Just sayin 💔

[@Imsuchaliar]

You're very lucky to have caught them early on. The best show I've ever been to was the Smashing Pumpkins in April 96, hands down. Amazing, unique band.

[@ectoplasma5]

Wow,that was insightful...,thank you

[@marcoperale9455]

off to recording siamese dream after this

[@absolving]

looks so damn young in that photo, wow

[@Imsuchaliar]

That's because he was!

[@concernedcitizen629]

What is that on the top of Billy's head?

[@guitaristssuck8979]

Hair

[@aaronartale]

A wig

[@dominator9059]

47:07 it has now been almost exactly 30 years since this interview

[@Imsuchaliar]

Funny, I was just thinking about it relistening to the interview. Who would have thought 30 years would pass seemingly so quickly!

[@MacStiles]

14:54 Man I didn't know Billy got his arm literally ripped off. You can't even tell he's got a prosthetic.

[@lomarsweed6604]

He means literally in the way that Zoomers use literally. He pioneered the misuse of the word.

[@amymuchko7106]

13:39 Therapy can do wonders.

[@swarler]

he looks like my mom in this pic lmao

[@BookClubDisaster]

This sounds more like a first date.

[@Imsuchaliar]

Well 10:04, he doesn't care what she has to say. lol

[@thewedge8823]

how the hell did he go completely bald. look how thick his hair is.

[@Imsuchaliar]

Same thing happened to me man. Lots of hair, very thick and then, gradually... No thanks to genetics I guess.

[@kmasonsos]

The Wedge stress of trying to beat Cobain.

[@adamb256]

@@kmasonsos Cobain was dead 2 years before he shaved it off...

[@kmasonsos]

Adam Bassett cobains music didn’t die tho

[@bbeaup]

Everyone’s time comes, we just dont know when.

[@helixfire1198]

Billy has industry trolls on his obscure interviews.😂 that means he is a way bigger star than they want to admit.🎉

[@joncarling]

47:07

[@Imsuchaliar]

Yes. This future is now.

[@hegenikolaisen5594]

Nå er'n solgt til Djevelen.

[@ValisX]

14:07 + 19:30 = ZERO

[@VanishedPNW]

Billy Corgan lol. Interested only in himself and has made himself this sort of consummate victim-underdog who has preserved despite all these invented adversaries and thugs from the press, the greater media at large, the fans, other bands, producers, labels, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. He's got this odd and annoying habit of constantly referring to himself and his own feelings yet projecting them as the feelings of the whole group. I've figured out that every time he refers to "the band," or "our band," or "the Pumpkins," he's actually referring to his own thoughts, feelings, ideas, etcetera.

[@helixfire1198]

😂So you came to watch a video to complain about someone you dont like? Gtfo loser

[@sjin8896]

tom waits sounds like a screaming emphysema patient with lacklustre melody.

[@Imsuchaliar]

Well, Billy just gave his opinion. I was never a big Tom Waits fan either but can appreciate what is "his own thing" even if it's not fully for me.