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Billy Corgan refuses to be pressured into playing the Smashing Pumpkins’ classic hits. During a recent conversation with Kerrang, the frontman rejected the idea that his band has to play certain famous songs to appease their fans. “I don’t play any songs I don’t want to play. I don’t care if they’re a classic or not,” Corgan declared. “If I don’t want to play it, I just don’t play it. I don’t put that on the audience like, ‘Well, I’ve got to play this one for you.’ I think that’s kind of cheese.” Though Corgan noted “it’s not a bad thing that [fans] want to hear songs that they love,” he cauti...
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Billy Corgan refuses to be pressured into playing the Smashing Pumpkins’ classic hits. During a recent conversation with Kerrang, the frontman rejected the idea that his band has to play certain famous songs to appease their fans. “I don’t play any songs I don’t want to play. I don’t care if they’re a classic or not,” Corgan declared. “If I don’t want to play it, I just don’t play it. I don’t put that on the audience like, ‘Well, I’ve got to play this one for you.’ I think that’s kind of cheese.” Though Corgan noted “it’s not a bad thing that [fans] want to hear songs that they love,” he cauti...
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The Smashing Pumpkins have officially named Kiki Wong as their new touring guitarist following the departure of longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder in October. Earlier this year, the Pumpkins put out an open call for guitarists to audition for the group, writing, “The application process is open to anyone who might be interested.” Well, they’ve made a decision, and shared the news in a post on social media. “The news you have been waiting for has finally arrived! SP is excited to officially welcome highly-skilled veteran guitarist Kiki Wong,” they wrote. “Kiki joins the band’s touring lineup of ...
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New York (AFP) - Could you be the next member of The Smashing Pumpkins? The influential alt rockers who achieved 1990s fame with hits including "Cherub Rock" and "Tonight, Tonight" are seeking an additional guitarist -- and welcoming resumes. "The application process is open to anyone who might be interested," the band wrote on X Friday, inviting potential candidates to send their CVs and "related material." Jeff Schroeder had played with the band's most recent iteration from 2007 until 2023, when he announced his departure. Originally formed in the late 1980s in Chicago, The Smashing Pumpki...
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Billy Corgan and Chloe Mendel "didn't feel the need" to invite their famous friends to their wedding. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman recently tied the knot with the fashion designer - with whom he has children Augustus, six, and three-year-old Philomena - at their home in Highland Park, Illinois, and though his bandmates James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlain were among the 100 guests, the couple wanted their big day to focus on "family intimacy". Chloe told People magazine: "It was really focused on family intimacy and the people closest to us. "We do shows for a living, we are out in the public eye...
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Smashing Pumpkins’ singer/guitarist Billy Corgan, wearing black makeup and black boots, and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin rocked out at PNC Music Pavilion on Tuesday night in Charlotte, North Carolina. The rock band is currently on a North American tour with stops coming next in Holmdel, N.J., Wantagh, N.Y., Gilford, N.H., and Toronto. “James, I think they like the bleak new wave better than the wrestling,” Corgan said after a Jame Iha solo, a reference to opening talent from the National Wrestling Alliance.
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Billy Corgan found Lisa Marie Presley's death "really hard". The Smashing Pumpkins frontman performed at the funeral of the singer following her shock death at the age of 54 in January and he has paid tribute to his friend as a "really, really cool" person. Appearing on SiriusXM's 'The Howard Stern Show', he said: “She was awesome — that was a tough one. "That was really hard for me because she was a one-of-a-kind person and the world really didn’t know her because they, of course, always knew her as Elvis’ daughter, but she was a really, really cool, unique person.” Billy previously co-wrote ...
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