Hes the GOAT. Guitarist/Songwriter ... ok maybe not best singer but hes got such a unique voice and man, back when i was a kid, and id hear Today, Cherub Rock and Disarm on FM radio all the time i thought he was like some butch dyke. The photos in my cousins Siamese Dream booklet didn't help dissuade me of my childish (fair. I WASa child) assumption. 10 years later they're my favorite band ON THE PLANET and im row 7 dead center in front of him at Nassau Coliseum for thw MCIS world tour... which was what 2 ½ years long??? Is that possible - I read somewhere once that Metallica holds the world record for going on tour for the longest amount of time I think it was 3 years.... but if that's true im sure mcis is a close second... Anyway whenever i see him. On stage. Solo. Or with WHOEVER is the smashing pumpkins at the moment- I've had the honor and good fortune of getting to see him play live with that band and is wanting several times and the future and briefs and on the o.g. lotto store in total I've seen him at least two dozen times. Every tour. Every version of the band. Every . Bass. Player. Even Mark. The dead dude. Yeah. darcy is missed. But so is nicole. And ginger. And Melissa... and well... what can i say im a new order and joy division fan too, I've actually seen order alive and hooks the light, so I'd actually seen Jack play base before Jack Bates was even a member of the Smashing Pumpkins and then of course I got to see him play with the Smashing Pumpkins for the first time on that Marilyn Manson tour 2015.... so yeah. Just saying. I'm a fan for life
I've seen interviews where Billy seemed like such a dick! Then you have interviews like this one where he seems so cool, friendly and inviting. But one thing that is always evident is Billy is intelligent! And I like smart people haha I'm 35 now and altho I've always known of the SMashing Pumpkins I've never got into them or gave their music a real chance until very recently and I must say this band fucking rocks!!! A very talented and interesting band. I've gained a whole new perspective on Billy Corgan and he's a very interesting guy! I'm definitely a fan
Imagine just being in a record store and standing alongside someone who has a unique insight into the circumstances that led Kurt Cobain to take his own life?!
YOU WORKED IN A HEAD SHOP RECORD SHOP IN WELLSVILLE OHIO CALLED "THE HEAD SHOP" SOLD RECORDS, HASH, MARIJUANA, PIPES, PAPERS, BONGS, STONES, PARAPHERNALIA, RECORDS TAPES POSTERS BLACKLIGHT PARTY DECORATIONS LIGHTS JEANS TOPS JACKETS IN THE 1970S ON MAIN STREET
I love Smashing Pumpkins and Billy Corgan with a passion, I just wish he wasn't such a fucking douche. <.< He's okay right here though. :3 My love for him blinds the bullshitery. xD
How so? I mean a band before recording in the studio, is nothing but a band of musicians. I think he was suggesting that listening to an album on vinyl is pretty much like hearing a band perform live...there are often no overdubs or 24 tracks...or something crazy. It's just raw and original.
@JoddTamison He meant digital is more inviting. If you re-listen, you'll notice he said when young people hear vinyl for the first time they are surprised... because it's more real. That's what he was saying.
I'm not posting this for a thumbs up, I really wanna know from all the fans out there, old school or new, What is your favorite SP album? Mine = pisces iscariot.
@tetilt Actually if you have an an touched vinyl record the sound is better quality that digital or cds because for cds and digital releases the sounds is compressed but the sound from vinyl comes from the physical properties of the disc so they dont have to worry about compressing the file to make it all fit
he seems annoyed. when you see a musician like billy corgan in public, its cool to say hi and stuff. but god, i can just see in his eyes what hes saying in his head, "yeah im billy corgan, but im a person. not a god." i dont know, people like him dont seem like they like people interviewing them and asking for autographs, photos, yaknow.. all that stuff. that is what you ask them at their gigs. when the fans are supposed to be annoying. not at their favorite record shop. cool you met him tho.
I think this shows that everyone has two sides: True, he's egotistical about his music, but at the same time, at a 'normal' level, he is a personable, nice guy!
