I lost all faith in Corgan

What a loser.

I think you made a mistake, he said he’s going to release the songs individually first, and then as an album I think.

I believe Corgan will be as popular and amazing as he was in the early nineties.

Corgan will succeed. You’ll all see.

i am a huge fan…but im losing faith in him and the music industry…things are getting sadder….lighten up

I like the music, but geez, was the solo album that traumatic an experience that he’ll never brand an album with his name again?

After reading this, I feel just as idiotic as billy corgan. hmmmm Seek Therapy!!

Funny how you all rip on Corgan, but yet you spend your precious time reading about him. So in the end you still lose.

I for one am looking forward to some new prog-rock jams from him. He’s one of the greatest songwriters of the past 20 years, not to mention one kick-ass guitar player. Deal with it.

I, for one, am looking forward to hearing some new material. I think he’s still got a couple masterpieces in him, yet. He needs to just stay true to himself, instead of releasing what he thinks people want to hear.

I was one of the people who defended billy tooth and nail all the way up to the initial breakup. It drove me crazy when people would bash him and/or the band. And all of a sudden, almost out of nowhere, I get it. I’m one of them. From the half hearted solo album (which was decent), the public dissing of Iha, the insulting NYC shows (both!), Hyundai commercials, defenses of Ticketmaster (incredible), to the departure of Jimmy (the guy I never thought would leave), I’m done. I’m free. What was I thinking defending this guy? 12 years of brilliant music and 2 years of shamefullness.

A revolving roster of musicians saves money. He only has to pay them the bare minimum. That way Corgan can keep more profits for himself.
But that’s not how great bands operate.

i think billy lost touch awhile ago, both with his band, his fans, and his career.
to people who say ‘why do you read these articles if you just wanna rip on him,’ understand that most of us have been a fan of his and have watched the developments of his public character over the years (i say public because i hold out hope that his private self is less caustic). so obviously we are still interested in his happenings, regardless of how disappointing they may be. SP plays too big a role for a lot of people through albums like siamese and gish and mellon collie.

i think billy lost touch awhile ago, both with his band, his fans, and his career.
to people who say ‘why do you read these articles if you just wanna rip on him,’ understand that most of us have been a fan of his and have watched the developments of his public character over the years (i say public because i hold out hope that his private self is less caustic). so obviously we are still interested in his happenings, regardless of how disappointing they may be. SP plays too big a role for a lot of people through albums like siamese and gish and mellon collie.

good luck to billy and the smashing pumpkins
they rock

In the 1990’s The Pumpkins were one of the gretaest bands on the planet. Corgan carried the day – we know that. But instead of carrying on like a band he felt it important to make sure everyone knew he was the architect of all the music. And eventually his bandmates left him. The Pumpkins don’t exist anymore.

biggest douche of all time

Billy make poopie.

44 songs! At least he’ll be releasing them a few at a time over the next couple years, so we don’t have to wait 2-3 years to hear them. Seems he’s going back to his psychedelic roots, working with The Electric Prunes bassist, not to mention the tripped-out jams at the anniversary shows. I can’t wait.

Can you say Ego-maniac?

I Can’t belive some of the unqualified lame sh.. excuse me, crap that finds it’s ways to the comment box spaces above. I guess people are offended by talent and afraid of a creative force in music that is so powerfull that popular culture fell asllep at the wheel of contemporary recording artists that still play a little thing us old timers call “rock and roll.” B.C. is prince, nirvana, old guns and roses, pearl jam, peter gabriel with phill collins in early genisus, the police, or and all stop the parade here with No Doubt, allthough I can’t reasnable list Pink Floyd, Stones, Dylan, Zepplin and the liked of those Who or Clapton fellows, too many to try Jeff beck and even the new Beck havn’t left my mind. But seriously I didn’t have to single out the like of those ladder highths. To assert that the Rolling, Dylan Zepplin, Floyd Flight needed my endorsing them. From this point in time and forever furthur automatically account for them when archeitectual Elvis type effectual rock and roll history shape shifting cornerstones are brought to thetable or any one ears a discussion of qualifying rock n roll history or credits of fame. Corgan is like Van Gogh here before his death. Ahead of the amount of credit afforded him and shorted by the lack of significance pop culture can translate in streaming concious collectiveness like early days of t.v., radio, and cinema screens. up into the early to mid eighties, the united states collective ” consumer driven, population or “mass population” or pop collective culture icons and nameable leaders, were easier followed and spotable in a whole to slice comparison than the unmanagable scattagories of the various catagories in the conglomerate franchiscing and fracturing of to so many places in so many websites, and so many formats the concept is not even the same. When Jaws came out in theaters or bob dylan released blood on the tracks or James dean crashed his car we all knew the effects of these heavy things. So I dont bore everone and to free myself from having to lieterate mmy expression let me cut it down simple. Go to Bob Dylan ask him to comment earnestly on the ability and craft hidden in cultural landslides, and missing centerfusion and often cluttered and mis guided attetion spans and the subjects they hand. Bob might even ask who is Billy Corgan? If so answer, well thats the thing your answer is needed so we can all know for at leastpop culturally certain, We think he’s a legend at the front of the line in media over saturated computer inter universal exit net scattering on line out of collective agreement on yes this is yes and makeing the ball less easily followed. What i mean man is he a significant voice in the union jacks does he deserve more than whats an average share of this significant size portioning of importance in time. Play believe 3 minuttes 13 seconds later on repeat the track reverses to start only plays the rewind on falls back right on verse to strart it never stops man. Now 193 seconds later does count amoung the crafters is he anything like you? Undoubtedly dylan says yeah man he’s real what you want from me in all this anyways my shoes for a nike commercial im not a damm sprinter in guess who you haven’t noticed im pretty much old man. Yeah but hello what do you know? you what are you an emmisary some sort of carry air flight pigion odd couple leave out whos sister dug you pout tou go seek the legends opinin but cant even think. Koo Kuu Kooo Ku Ka Cheww,, Oh pardon me but I hate your type and I didn’t have to sneaze all over your face, I choose to so go.. now leave, fall in some hole i dug and left unspoke for you fly off cell phone earfucking faceplayer go fuckofff in hyperspace, Naw man it’s cool god had to make you so when you asked me thst he could have a good laugh. Yeah
man hes good he’s relly good ok Hollywood anything else im just busy over her with a little record project im trying to do you mind or should i waste away letting you take more of my spine jellyfish? Then owe up BOB colloborate for the sake of my hand in musical card games deal me in and twiste the snake. Do the obvious co create as craftsmen I know it will work and you guys could dig it and special messenger with whats that a milk and bread list moms sent you with there right ther in you hand..bbAhh Mr. Daaaa Dylan ..yeah i a fucking reclusive freak did you think i was syd barett and they had sent you on the floyd job or r u just dumb. check it out I love giving interviews for reporters. You ever take a lesson a film class watch non fiction films. you get it, im simply deaf from the final tour, im yelling cause i cant hear how loud i should talk you dont ever watch the news. you didn’t know i cant hear many more. Deaf sir. Yeah and so much for my sight to this is uncle earnies summercamp grounds. let me ask you something you like pinball, your probably good at it? . you slow thinker i know my name stutterbug what do along t

go billy go!!!

The Smashing Pumpkins played at the Spike Scream Awards. [[ Marilyn Manson was also there, along with Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance ]] Though it was only Corgan one other member. “Bullet with butterfly wings” was\is a memorable song.

By the way, um…HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE TO SAY, JEFF CHANDLER? WOW! You do know that nobody’s gonna read that all, right?
~~from, your love~~

Jeff Chandler, u silly man youu…I feel dumber now that i sat there to read your rediculous comment. All that, and all u said was u like Billy Corgan. Do us all a favor and take it down a notch. If the pumpkins are so fantastic, how come everyone in the band leaves? There are plenty of bands together and happy making music that rocks. Omar Rodriguez Lopez now there is a modern day Van Gogh. Billy Corgan is just as lame as peter gabriel and phill collins. Skrew you and your MTV bullshit!!!

Gish is still Corgan’s apogee. The Gish era Pumpkins’ was greater than the sum of it’s parts. Iha is genuis. Therefore, my money is on Tinted Windows.

The reason no one can work with Billy is because of this quote from the EPIC OPtion magazine around 1990.

“It’s hard to work with someone who has a vison.” – BC

JINX

amen gish#1. i was lucky enough to have caught the gish tours, and saw a decline with each tour with billy’s whining and bitchiness. The Mellon Collie show was one of the worst I had ever seen. I cant imagine how bad they were after the original lineup brokeup. Glad I never saw them after jimmy’s first exit, or darcy’s exit, or the last one which might as well have been zwan if not for greed. Its time to pack it in. Corgan is not Robert Fripp. Corgan does not = Smashing Pumpkins the way that Fripp = King Crimson. Its time to admit that the band is over.

let’s face it, it’s over. it’s BEEN over, almost from the beginning. each album has only a few good tunes, even gish- let’s face it, no one ‘cept rince has this much ego to uber-release every single utterance and act like it’s the second coming. too much time wasted on someone who peaked 14 yrs ago.

billy = axl

Hey Corgan, got some good advice for you . . Take Long Walkj off a Short Pier”, take your friend Eddie Vedder& Dave grohl, with you, because you all SUCK, now get out of my face, and off this Blog, who gives a fuckin shit what your big plans are, nobody buyin your shit.
I AM THE ROCK & ROLL AUTHORITY, so y’all need to listen up when I spak, now fuck off-you’re dismissed!

he is the baldest man alive

he is the baldest man alive

I wish they would have mentioned Billy is dating Tila Tequila. I mean really, that would have put his mental state in question

Corgan’s new direction seems awesome to me, back to his psychedelic roots, and kick-ass jams. But yeah, the whole Tila Tequila think is just…well…messed up.

Its interesting to see that 15 yrs since Kurt Cobains passing that he still comands headline features on rollingstone.com and across the world and Billy Corgan is still delusional about SP’s and his own importance. Whether its endless double album’s, 5 minute long epic’s or his new 44 songs he never understood economy in music or good old fashioned talent. Remember Kurt and forget this guy

ALL YOU HATERS—-SHUT UP!

SP FOREVER!

In the last tour, SP played in Guadalajara, México a great show and he was very kind with the audience, i didn’t even expect it. I don’t care if he’s a dick if he keeps making music. From Beethoven to Picasso some of the greatest artists in history were a**holes and no one complained.

I am a big fan of The Smashing Pumpkins, but I think Billy should have never tried to reunite the band.

I believe that after Zwan failed, he went back to the Pumpkins because it was easier than starting another band.

He has had his chance at music and has been very successful. I think retirement would be a good idea at this point. He does not need the money. I do not know why he is ruining the legacy of this band. Perhaps he just likes working and keeping busy.

If he wants to continue in music, maybe he should become a producer.

I do not agree with the comparisons to Waxl Rose. There is no comparing these two people. Billy never took 15 years to release an album. The only fair comparison is the use of The Smashing Pumpkins name, but that is still not an apples to apples comparison.

Billy was always the songwriter, musician, and leader. Waxl never wrote all the songs, played many guitar parts on the albums, and led the direction of the band. He does not have the same talent level as Billy.

People who make the Billy and Waxl comparison are pretty ignorant.

I will restate that I think it was a mistake to reunite the Pumpkins and to keep them going now. At this point, I still enjoy their old albums, but I would never buy their new material or go to their shows (especially given the way Billy behaved on the last tour).

All good things come to an end, and I want to remember The Smashing Pumpkins when they were a great band.

Hey C, Corgan has more talent in his left pinkie than Kurt did in his whole body. 5 minute epics? 5 minutes is not an epic. Go listen to your 2-minute pop bullsh*t.

I loved the sp in the 90’s “the world is a vampire” he had such a comanding voice they were in a class all their own.I wish billy corgin the best lets see what he puts out who knows it could be genuis
love ya bonoxoxoxo:)

I’m a fan of the band, got to see them live once and I have to say that Chamberlin is going to be tough to replace. That guy is a phenomenal drummer and actually stood out during the live show. Almost as much as Corgan’s terrible voice. I was disappointed in the show overall (really bizarre set list and they played almost nothing of Siamese) and the Foo Fighters, who played immediately before them, blew them off the stage. And I was not a big FF fan until I saw that show.

I rally liked the last record, but mostly because it had that signature interplay between Billy and Jimmy. They were the core of the group and i just can’t imagine the band without him. “Adore” was the SP’s worst record, and that’s probably because Jimmy wasn’t with the band then.

Let’s understand something here . . .Corgan is a “has been”, & let’s stop with the Kobain comparisons, neither one of them is a gifted Artist, back then, or now. While I’m at it, add Dave Grohl to the list as well as Eddie Vedder. True geniuses are hard to come by, these guys are no Jim Morrisons or Freedie Mecuries, do you understand that, you thick headed morons. If you don’t know about Music, then stay the hell off the Blog
Dr.K

Let’s understand something here . . .Corgan is a “has been”, & let’s stop with the Kobain comparisons, neither one of them is a gifted Artist, back then, or now. While I’m at it, add Dave Grohl to the list as well as Eddie Vedder. True geniuses are hard to come by, these guys are no Jim Morrisons or Freddie Mercuries, do you understand that, you thick headed morons. If you don’t know about Music, then stay the hell off the Blog
Dr.K

Dr. K, why are you then so interested in stories about “has beens”?
How about you take your pompous ass off the blog?!?!

Corgan is Sp as Reznor is NIN.

As long as he makes music, SP will always matter.
But, when I read he’s with Tila Tequila I thought “ok, thats it”. All respect was lost. But then I thought about it, she probably swallows. That would be worth the date.

seriously billy corgan is an awesome songwriter.Unlike kobain he didnt even have to shoot himself to make himself known. Know what I mean. So lets stop the comparisons bc there isn’t any. It’s like with anna nicole smith nobody really cared about her until she married the old guy or she died. As far as Im concerned kobain was a whiny hack who is SEVERELY overrated, but will be famous bc he “tragically” took his own life. As for billy, it is getting kinda sad. Enough is enough. It’s not the pumkins anymore its billy corgan. I wouldn’t have a problem, except just admit your a solo act now. The pumpkins were great for they’re time but that time has sadly passed. That is my humble opinion. One other thing Tila Tequila really.

I love the guy damnt and realize how talented he is but the fact is that if he brought back iha,wretzky and chamberlin somehow it would elevate him back to where he was in the midst of Melon Collie. If he cared about his fans he would find a way to make it work and in turn would be one of the most anticipated albums in a while.

The Smashing Pumpkins cease to exist without Chamberlin. Case in point: Adore. Corgan’s songwriting ability just can’t make up for not having as versitile drummer as Jimmy. I’ve been a fan since Gish but even their last album just didn’t cut it, despite having Jimmy. It sounds like an album written for Guitar Hero.

RIP one of the best bands of the 90s.

the only reason why anyone compliments or rips billy corgan is for the simple fact that we love him and the smashing pumpkins like they were blood.those who rip him only do so because they feel that the perfectly woven visions and comfortabley warm blanket that they once had has been stolen from them and their lives and they aren’t man enough to admit that and the fact that this isn’t the 90’s anymore…so dont bash the corgan machine just because your still dwelling on the past…why dont you find a way to reconnect with a lost generation and create your own rift in time-none the less the pumpkins will never wake up from you…just go back to sleep

at the end of the day anyone can play the parts the old band members played, there are thousands upon thousands of drummers, bass players and guitar players out the all just as talented if not better than the former band members, as long as billy still exists.. SP still exist

“has been” sorry billy, you are like ziggy and got sucked into your mind.

i dont understand how people find a recipe for success and throw it away? ego?