Why Billy Corgan is embracing William Patrick Corgan

[@JimMagary]

Muzzle is one of his best pure compositions. The line "great loves must one day have to part" gets me every time.

[@infidelpodcastro4879]

I love listening to Billys interviews. He's so bright.

[@aidansgaming550]

Yes, very intelligent and articulate.

[@aldanamoyano64]

He is shiny and OH SO BRIGHT

[@barbosahMX]

beautiful renaissance spirit

[@danitempest]

Billys so bright, I gotta wear shades.

[@kristopherguilbault5428]

@@danitempest not just because the sheen of his brilliant bald head. ;)

[@Buffalotrafficbootlegs]

What he's saying here about artists creating new works as they get older instead of just rehashing hits is extremely important, and actually has not ever been conveyed in this way in the modern era of rock.

[@doktordm4148]

Very well said mate.

[@Nautilus1972]

It doesn't work generally. Stevie Wonder wrote 5 of the greatest albums of all time 1970-1976. Then ...crap. Elton John post 1984? Disney. Phil Collins. Same.

[@aaronrm2672]

What modern era of rock?

[@LockandLoad79]

@@Nautilus1972 They said "...creating NEW works...", not "...creating GOOD works...". Also, creating BAD works, knowing things that you are Bad at, is part of growing up, part of maturity.

[@jas8012]

What a fantastic treat! Mr. Corgan still has that magic quality of inspiration. It has never faded even as a long time fan of over 23 years. It has now crossed over to my children who listen to his songs every night before bed and are constantly asking me to hear the moon song ( Tonight, tonight). Thank you William for arguably some of the greatest songs of the past 30 years

[@KM-ns1bm]

Jas that's the coolest and sweetest thing, "the moon song". Good parents pass along great music.

[@noahsidel38]

Introducing my kids to SP has been one of my great pleasures as a parent so far.

[@KM-ns1bm]

Noah Sidel it is a pleasure sharing this with our children. The great artists of the 90's are inspired again! New material from Billy, Trent (NIN), Beck, Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Dave Grohl, (Foo Fighters), Jack White. It's a shame Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, Layne Staley, Kurt Cobain and Shannon Hoon left us too soon. At least we have their music..Stay in band kids!

[@greygiraffe01]

hey another Jas

[@wildbill7]

What a fantastic interview. Partially cos I love Billy but as interviewers go, this guy (Tom?) is as adept as I've ever seen. Watching this I learned as much about participating in meaningful conversation with other humans as I did about Billy's perspective on music. Bravo to all involved, bravo. this has been the best use of an hour of my time as I can remember in a long time.

[@MartinguttenMakkaron]

I like you.

[@romeoantonio952]

I'm soooo fortunate to have grown up when I did (Generation X) to experience the kind of music and pop culture that came out. Thoughtful souls who make thoughtful music like Billy Corgan are few and far between nowadays.

[@theetonster]

Yes, most songs have a particular meaning for us because it reminds us of the time and place or a situation we experienced when we originally heard that song. I think its great that Billy recognizes that.

[@rivieratheatre2011]

I've watched many interviews with BC but this one provides new and interesting information

[@takingiteasy17]

rivieratheatre2011 his comment on nostalgia being a much easier thing to control was huge wisdom

[@jasonwhite7452]

I love listening to Billy talk! He makes me feel so......scholastically challenged!

[@rowerss]

woow, he is so smart, and well spoken with anything he is being asked about

[@lindsaymunroe2641]

Fantastic interview. Beautiful blend of politics, the nature of art in culture, the nature of the effects of media on art, nostalgia, etc. Tom Powers is one of CBC's most under promoted Interviewers. Thoroughly enjoying his and the crew's version of Q.

[@MrSpinkle1]

What a great interview. Always love to hear what Mr. Corgan has to say. Big fan. Tom did a wonderful job on this one.

[@jahmark9336]

Hi thanks guys great vid I hope Neil Y gets to hear it such a beautiful version of an old song of his William you actually ARE one of the greats for my gen at least(age52) Peace and love from Bristol, England

[@TheWarOfGhostsmusic]

Jah Mark well said

[@petecarpenter9414]

Same here, from Bristol too!

[@pruston599]

Goodness! The surprise song at the end there brought tears and gave me goosebumps ... WPC - one of the greats. ❤️

[@QwithTomPower]

He really is! Thank you so much for watching!

[@Dmh1983]

How important are all these thoughts? I love how well thought through BC is about his place in the world. I used to wish for particular types of music from him, but now I just want him to be what ever he wants to be and I'll enjoy whatever he does. He's 100% right about Stevie and PT, more people need to be saying that.

[@KM-ns1bm]

David Hampstead well said. Obviously BC has some awesome fans! These posts are inspiring..I too want BC to do what HE wants, not cater to a fan base stuck in the grind, unable or unwilling to evolve naturally as time goes by..

[@wesleymitchell311]

David Hampstead meditated until I found inner.peace

[@TheJimmyikki]

I love William Patrick, he always wrote about what he thought, felt, and still stands for what he believes, that's why he is called crazy, nowdays, people are not used to think about other point of views (If they ever were). I wanna feel, learn, more from this mature William, I'm sure he got many things to say, or sing...

[@iron___]

One of the best interviewees interviewed by one of the best interviewers I've seen. Thanks WPC & Tom!

[@neenerheaddj]

Beautiful. Billy - if you ever read this, know that I am out here and excited to welcome the new as well as what you’re willing to share of the past.

[@unity.life.mystery.school]

This was the best experience I've ever had watching a KZbin video, in my life !!! I felt a divine loving intelligence supporting me fully to understand on my terms (more in relevance to my personal level of process with Corgan's work) the intricate depth of the message, which was totally healing and completely supportive to my personal empowerment. I also felt a divine process in my life educating me in advance was priming me towards a fuller and more powerful level of ability to work with understandings related to this interview. I see that this is an extremely better quality interview than previous q cbc interviews with Corgan. I can tell the group working with him on this have likely had a similar experience of divine healing and wise intelligent spiritual mentoring leading up to the interview, as the interviewer felt like family of Corgan and his beautiful team. I am honoured to witness the healing and evolutionary dynamics involved with this piece, and the other amazing works of art in Corgan's life with a similar tone such as gaia.com I am totally honoured to notice that Neil Young's song has a background story very related to this comment here in the way it was such an appropriate perfect song for Corgan to cover. What a beautiful journey of learning that has led to the fullest appreciation of this great work of art, a "rare" interview with Corgan, looking more like an inner family creation, than a detached corporate engendering to the CBC agenda, which I would normally expect. Thank you

[@maneatingseas]

With Billy, you have the full articulation of the mind to the tee... what people don't often see in the world of Smashing Pumpkins is exactly that operating in all forms of expression, artistically and emotionally. Consistence is where the magic dwells and works. From his mouth to the music and beyond. Straight.

[@musicloverforever8475]

Love you William, thanks so very much for sharing yourself with us all, your brilliance, harmony, A master of your Art, and you keep me happy every single day. God Bless you cheers from Australia

[@GrantValdes]

Impressed to see the Corg reject the term "vulnerable"

[@Jivanmuktaintraining]

What a fantastic interview. I've heard a lot of them with WPC and none delve as deep into subject matter where this interviewer is willing to go. I suppose it helps that he's a musician. Yes, Billy loves politics, culture, conspiracy, etc... and will go on extended rants about it but, when the subject is music, he is most comfortable.

[@KM-ns1bm]

Doc Halliday love this interview as well. I don't mind the "rants", probably because I agree.lol. A genius mind..is always interesting.

[@rumrnr78]

Great video! Keep writing and rocking William!

[@QwithTomPower]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@petecarpenter9414]

Corgan is exceptional in this interview but also huge props to the Interviewer. He is maintaining the pace perfectly. Pushing and pulling just enough to make this a conversation. I really want to see more of his interviews.

[@jessilopez5390]

Billy is such an awesome, wise and intellectual person. He's accomplished a lot so far with his two feet on earth. Like he said he's one person to change today's world but musically he's been able to change the music industry.

[@mikenaughton]

A pinao based album by Billy of songs initially developed on the pinao would be amazing!!!

[@energybengt]

I like Billy Corgan not because i totally understand or agree or get everything he talks about, but because HE knows himself and what he feels and likes and he shares THAT with us. I like people who are themselves without apologizing or being deferential when they are so full of life, you don't want them to dilute themselves for your own digestion, you know? He's cool.

[@robertpegler3443]

I don't know why some people are complaining about the quality of the interview. There were so many diamonds of knowledge and insight that Billy dropped and Tom just kind of guided him through his stream of consciousness. Nothing wrong with that. Great interview. I really enjoyed that. Billy is one of the all time greats of rock. I don't care what any naysayers say. The internets can suck a pumpkin.

[@tommybewick]

Dude you were me back in 1984. I saw Neil Young back then live twice in the Buffalo memorial auditorium, center and second row. He played after the gold rush, and I used to play it on my guitar. Awesome job!!

[@LaurelRJones]

This is very insightful! Loving this interview. Gives me a lot of insight into your Music, Mr. Corgan! I agree with so much here.

[@jamesdobrovnik]

What an amazingly intelligent man beyond the music. Wow!

[@kokomanation]

I really love Billy he helped me shape my musical landscape.

[@Dartheomus]

Muzzle still is one of my favorite pumpkins songs... cool to hear it on piano!

[@yamilrojas4910]

One of my favorites, for sure!

[@KM-ns1bm]

The new music is amazing. Thank you for sharing your soul through this. Great interview - Billy is a true genius, the fact that his son picked song, Aeronaut, BLOWS my mind. Thank you son of Billy! Opinions about politics and culture are spot on. How refreshing. Glad you're inspired and creating in "crazyland". You are the mythical and the real combined, you carved a niche of your own along with the greats. Yes, art is the most important thing in the world. If it's "subverting", I'm guilty. I found music again. You were inspired enough to write.

[@jochananberohart3578]

Great interview(er) with a great guest!

[@Th3DarkCanuck]

Billy is such a hard interview. Did a great job!

[@TheHudson]

Outstanding interview Tom!

[@thepxrtals]

Ya, Tom is a fantastic interviewer/host.

[@EwaldDieser]

That was a fantastic interview!

[@joshuamichael4312]

This is a great interview and the host did a great job!

[@crusnikrage4034]

I totally understand what's his problem with "the business of sentimentality". People are so afraid to go beyond and experience things other than what they already know. Or, they spend too much time trying to relive the magic of that original moment. I too have been guilty. What i wouldn't give to be 16 again to experience my awakening to the true face of the world. I have felt that same aesthetic of uncertainty of which path our collective existence will take in todays society much like back in the 90s. But, i am guilty of isolating myself out of fear of being confronted by the ignorance, lack of self accountability, also the lack of regard for the restraint of violence i've witnessed on this very screen. Not because i might get hurt, but because i do not want to hurt or kill anyone due to their ignorance of treating others the way they would want to be treated. Wow how did i get to this topic? Well, thats what YT gets for giving us an outlet for thought and expression. But yes, the business of sentimentality is evil to exploit genuine moments that belong to an individual to line their pockets. People are wrong to say or believe a certain song in a certain moment belongs to them. The moment belongs to them, the song is just an ingredient that made that moment so magical.

[@Dumbpuppet101]

I wish I could save comments because your thoughts are articulated so well

[@ChrisDoesTV]

Good interview

[@ExxylcrothEagle]

great insights by Corgan. it's definitely weird that there is so much throwback stuff going on, rebooting etc. I think about my favorite 'classical' composers and much of their best stuff came much later in life. Late Beethoven string quartets, Bach "art of the fugue", Shostakovich symph 13, to name a few

[@V4D2]

this was great. Thank you both . I'm with Corgan, on this.. -> he's got great songs..he's written , and they are very meaningful to me. Still.. he's got his best years ahead of him.. so i urge him to lay them down , on us !

[@kickinrocks6055]

Lol love your new album, Moby. Good sense of humor.

[@MarceloKuroi]

What a beautiful mind Mr. William Corgan have.

[@kymberlishea2036]

Billy. You are one of the greats. ❤️❤️🤘🤘

[@juliejohnson3626]

Thank you. Love and light.

[@MichaelMaxwell747]

I am binge watching al things Corgan ever since catching him chatting with Joe Rogan. I was not much of a Smashing Pumpkins fan but I have become one. He is so complex and yet understands simplicity. I first really appreciated his musical ability when watching Spun. It has a slow quiet version of Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast that in my opinion perfectly expresses the feeling of tweaking for several days and being awake early in the morning. I suddenly got a lot of things that flew over my Heavy Metal brain about the music of the nineties.

[@rodrigosalad]

Billy wearing that gucci hoddie thoooooo

[@false_binary]

Omg he is brilliant!. Good interviewer too

[@rremmy72]

BC is crazy smart, wow, i never knew

[@hegenikolaisen5594]

He is smart because God exists that's why I love Him.

[@selfscience]

Congratulations and thank you.

[@SussedRage]

'How do you know when you're done?' 'You don't' It's like me trying to finish a painting, right up to the buyer walking up the garden path to collect it!

[@jefflivingston5930]

Coolest words spoken regarding art and culture. That version of After the Goldrush was... Smashing!

[@MCF961]

Thank you for this.

[@lemonsweets8282]

12:00 etc. Great point. I can't help but wonder what Cobain would be upto right now in an alternate universe

[@raoulsghouls]

great interview

[@chrisc7265]

22:00 I imagine a guy with a thick Philly accent like: "HEY! RAT IN THE CAGE! HOW'S THAT CHEESE IN THERE HUH!"

[@Dumbpuppet101]

"HUH" hahaha. I totally imagined it

[@semilivesixstringstrumist5595]

Enlightenment right there.

[@Adnezal]

Did he do this interview the same day as Rogan podcast? Same outfit. Love Billy.

[@oscarman10001]

I don't get how he can go from talking to breaking into a song so fluidly

[@johnnyribcage1]

Good stuff. Really excited to see the band this summer - can't wait! One minor nit - not sure when it started, I think I noticed it starting most with the Teargarden stuff, but he started adding this weird hitch in his voice that was never there before. It's stronger now than ever - It's a little jarring. Oh well - still good stuff regardless.

[@CreepingBrutus]

Like a Goth Liberace. I love him and love listening to him talk.

[@luminous6969]

Piano playing starts at 39:11

[@garyabbot4659]

Count Patrick corgan. He's great

[@lucasmedia1]

Count Corgan XD HAHAHA i gotta use that lol

[@kevinstarofficial]

do someone know more about the ring on his finger? it looks amazing

[@louisdackombe]

ytsucks22, yes, crystals like that were forged in the primordial interplanetary electrical storms of not-so-long ago, contrary to the doctrine of the church of scientism. Accordingly, such crystals may hold energetic powers unknown to said doctrinal institutions 🌎⚡️💥🌕

[@lueymeteora1410]

@@louisdackombe TF¿??! 👀

[@robertgreenwood2258]

this is a great video

[@juliejohnson3626]

I believe You described your self when you were talking about your producer friend.

[@miadenfria]

I love his respect for language ❤️

[@GrantValdes]

36:00 Billy, I agree that your whole corpus has value. So why aren't Zeitgeist, TheFutureEmbrace, Zwan, or Machina II available in online stores?

[@GrantValdes]

Or Teargarden. These are the things I listen to.

[@RavingNoah]

It's really curious, this train of thought Corgan gets on about living artists being constrained by earlier works and the culture's tendency to fixate on the works of their youthful experiences. I once had the chance to see Frank Black with his then band at the Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana in 1998, and of course I had gone there because I was 26 and had missed out on ever seeing him with the Pixies before they broke up in 1993 and thought this might be the only time I ever get that close to this music I adored. It was a very intimate setting, and it appeared like he was trying very hard to promote the enjoyment of the music he had been writing since the split. The way he balanced it out is he played, more or less, one or two of his new songs and then he'd offer up a Pixies song. The reaction he got, even then - long before Gen X had entered their forties with its heightened desperation for nostalgia - was a sort of quiet appreciation of the new stuff mixed with a very thick, palpable expectation that Pixies songs were going to be played...and once they did, that material was reacted to in a manner far, far more energetically...and I never gave it much thought until now.

[@lueymeteora1410]

It happens to every. Single. Artist. Who has a hit and breaks through to the public realm. Jani Lane from Warrant famously bemoaned the fact that he ever wrote "Cherry Pie"! (R.I.P.)

[@jdwhite5892]

BC has been steadfastly original his entire career. I'm not a musician, but I'm thankful for his influence in music and other musicians. I wish there were more musicians like him - and more audiences who would invite this originality from more musicians and the industry.

[@jelcheson]

Damn legend.

[@husq48]

"The best is past you" is generally true. The vast majority of artists have a short window for greatness, that creative spark where their best work is achieved doesn't last for their entire career. Just a quick sample would be Stevie Wonder and Elton John, as great as they were, what have they done in the last thirty years that has been relevant or interesting? The reason many of us are not interested in their current work is it's just not very good, it's not just nostalgia. There's no shame in that, just the way it is.

He gives a lot of perfect examples!

[@basenjiguitar]

Corgan uploaded a video of his new Yamaha singature acoustic guitar, with treatment A.R.E. (Yamaha patent) and I, as a yamaha fan, said, "Good choice Mr. Corgan," and I put an explanatory video explaining that treatment. The next day I saw that he changed his facebook logo to "WPC". I respect him very much and I did not dare to say "billy", our generation is already parent.

[@bibiinspades1953]

Idk I just thought a Andy Dick skit when he tells the interviewer "I could play it but you would have to pay me" lol 😅😆

[@Mrmre]

Lennon bed-in was in montreal

[@sean_shimmer]

Murmure and the rock fest where he did a killer version of give peace a chance was toronto

[@BrianDBoyd-do7iu]

Amsterdam originally

[@Crackmandan]

10:35 - 10:50 Is exactly what I was thinking. I can't for the life of me, hear Porno For Pyros' song Pets and not think of summer and more specifically, theme parks like Great America.

[@ultracure]

Bay area! Represent!

[@mvpvideos2010]

I wish he would run for office. Billy makes great points.

[@vspec17]

We gotta nurture talent. He’s right.

[@paulyplatinum127]

Billy was ahead of the times here

[@katecrippen8866]

I love william The root is will-- And -for a Pisces- he's harnessed so much.... Makes me smile Great writer All around

[@katecrippen8866]

Transcription Piano So full

[@coltonglover6773]

He reminds me of a chiller Bill Burr Love WPC

[@themanwhostolethetone]

Have you ever heard the words I'm singing in these songs?

[@StephenSchaal]

I love you Mr Corgan

[@Goldenmonkeycincinnatus]

He said reminiscent of a fall day...that's about right.

[@dj-qm2or]

Tom from Facebook nailed the intervieww

[@louisdackombe]

“Just put your head down and keep walking...”

[@paulj0557tonehead]

Another great genius, Jesse Crawford, was not allowed to touch instruments at the orphanage except a harmonica, and later a horn. Then at age 11 or 12 (iirc, my niece has my Jesse Crawford biography book...still) Jesse went to a new orphanage with a piano that the priest encouraged him to play. Jesse played piano in silent movie houses, and later a basic pipe organ, Then when he turned about 20 the first Robert Hope Jones THEATRE ORGAN was contract built by WURLITZER. Jesse tamed the beast, single handed he invented the theater organ glissando after hearing one particular woman in the movie theater swoon whenever he would do a simple glissando. He began to perfect what would be the signature of theater organ ballads. And actually theater organ isn't THEATRE ORGAN without Jesse Crawford's influence. Check out pax41 channel for Jesse Crawford. A once household name! 😊

[@vincentrose9114]

Billy Corgan has a kind of Norm McDonald-esque smirk

[@Dumbpuppet101]

21:48 is an awesome quote

[@Paul-dw2cl]

Billy touches on the America that we’re seeing now @ 22:52

[@Grigsy]

This is making me deep dive on Glenn Gould... and I'd love to see WPC debate George Lucas on some of these things.

[@dannyd1224]

ahh this is gold! I had no idea he wrote on piano so much. I really think Billy is two people sometimes. I think he needs to say fuck it and do whatever he wants. Give us 100 layers of shit lol. I def. get where he's coming from and I'd probably be the same way but dude fuck trying to be successful. You already proved you could be. Just give us what you do best! Stop compromising for people that don't care and probably won't ever listen to the albums anyway.

[@KM-ns1bm]

Daniel DeMayo well said! Our great artists from 90's are feeling pressure. True geniuses (Billy, Trent, Chris Cornell and many more) find it difficult to meet or exceed their own expectations even though they are timeless. I'm inspired by their inspiration!

[@lueymeteora1410]

What is that song, about his son, that he was saying his manager picked out of a stack of bangers to flesh out..?

[@GrantValdes]

18:35 That's frustrating to hear about Aeronaut. I heard the song and thought "this would sound better as an up-tempo vaudeville-style piece." It's in the DNA of the melody.

[@thomasramquist645]

The power of ART 27:55

[@DaSillyGoose]

Aeronaut is my favorite song on the album.