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Billy Corgan considers the Smashing Pumpkins to be “one of the most misunderstood bands in the history of rock ‘n’ roll”. He claimed this during an almost three -hour admission of “The Joe Rogan Experience”. We don’t want to deny Corgan’s opinion, but Joe Rogan’s podcast is also known for spreading misinformation.
What difference he notices from then to today
After two and a half hours he comes up with how out of place he feels in Generation X: “It was not clear to me that the upcoming culture was drawn to people who are ready to sacrifice themselves on the public stage. Most people who are drawn to fame want to run for the brilliant part. I felt drawn to the non-shiny part, which is: ‘Okay, I light myself and let’s see what happens’, or’ I light you and let’s see what happens. “
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Billy Corgan added: “In the 90s it somehow worked when everyone really got going. Then comes ‘Napster’, the music business collapses, a bunch of people dies. And you are 40 years old and should keep up the flag of a generation that no longer even knows who it is. ” But he seems to know who is generation X: people who sacrifice themselves on stage and people who want to watch victims.
Billy Corgan sees himself as a rock’n’roller
“We [Smashing Pumpkins] are probably one of the most misunderstood bands in the history of rock’n’roll. That sounds like a wrestler’s statement, but it applies. ” A comparison that is obvious in the Billy Corgan universe: in 2017 he bought the National Wrestling Alliance and has been its president ever since.
Billy Corgan talks much more
Recently Billy Corgan started his own podcast called “The Magnificent Others”. Among Gene Simmons, Sharon Osbourne, Wolfgang van Halen and Tom Morello were guests. Maybe he also spoke to them about the difference between “shiny victims” and burning men.