Billy Corgan Explains Why He Never Left Smashing Pumpkins to Go Solo
December 28, 2020 8:58AM EST
GLENDALE, AZ – JULY 12: Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins performs during the opening night of their “Shiny And Oh So Bright” world tour at Gila River Arena on July 12, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by John Medina/Getty Images)
A new interview on Sirius XM reveals exactly why Billy Corgan didn’t abandon Smashing Pumpkins.
Corgan said that he always saw bands as “this sort of defacto family,” citing that he didn’t use to be close to the people he grew up with.
Saying that he probably should have gone solo, Corgan claimed that he’s always worked best on his own or with collaborators.
So why didn’t he go solo? Corgan says he relationship with bandmates Jimmy Chamberlain and James Iha have always made the music sound better.
Do you think Billy Corgan would have had a successful solo career? What is your favorite Smashing Pumpkins song?
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