Billy Corgan says Original Smashing Pumpkins lineup will Never Reunite
The Smashing Pumpkins will never have the original lineup according to Billy Corgan himself.
In a lengthy, slightly rambling blog post, Corgan had this to say about the potential of a real Smashing Pumpkins reunion.
"I can now say definitively that they aren't ever coming back. Period. There is no maybe. If the door was once open to at least have the conversation and consider the possibility, it is now closed. For good. We have moved on. We love them, and we wish them well. The Smashing Pumpkins are now whoever is standing on that stage, on any given day, with a willingness to play those songs."
Well, that is great and whiny. I understand Corgan and Chamberlain were the brains behind the band, but there has to be something said for original members. You got to fame and stayed famous with that group of individuals so obviously fans enjoyed them...as well as you, Mr. Corgan. Something obviously happened between James Iha and D'Arcy Wretzky, and we will never really know the whole story.
But that isn't going to stop me from making one up.
Corgan looks into little black book. "I don't think it is truly a Smashing Pumpkins reunion without James and D'Arcy. I will call them up and see if they want to be part of it."
::starts to dial James' number::
Corgan: Hey James, it's me the Bill meister. Corga-ted Box, the Smasher of Pumpkins
James: "How did you get my new number. I thought I had Verizon block you. That good for nothing monopoly."
Corgan: Well BUDDDDIE I wanted to see if you were interested in joining my Smashing Pumpkins reunion.
::Click::
Corgan: How rude! Well I will call D'Arcy because three out of four isn't too bad.
::picks up phone calls D'Arcy::
Corgan: Hey D'Arcy, it's me Billy. Before you hang up, I guess you heard that I have reformed Smashing Pumpkins, re-released Gish without your input, and have lined up a bunch of tour dates without consideration to your schedule. Would you want to be part of the reunion?
D'Arcy: Well actually I might, but I am really busy with my Arabian horses and acupuncture business.
Corgan: That is a NO then.
::Corgan hangs up::
Corgan: Where is my computer, I am going to blog about this experience.
In other Billy Corgan news, Billy also mused about AC/DC which he is dead on point with.
"I've heard literally 25 to 30 commercials for AC/DC; that's the most amount of energy I've heard about an AC/DC record in 20 years! Because the labels weren't gonna do that. They treat a band like AC/DC with a sort of reverent distance. Throw it out there and if it clicks, great. If not, they'd bury it. So great for AC/DC and great for Wal-Mart."
In a lengthy, slightly rambling blog post, Corgan had this to say about the potential of a real Smashing Pumpkins reunion.
"I can now say definitively that they aren't ever coming back. Period. There is no maybe. If the door was once open to at least have the conversation and consider the possibility, it is now closed. For good. We have moved on. We love them, and we wish them well. The Smashing Pumpkins are now whoever is standing on that stage, on any given day, with a willingness to play those songs."
Well, that is great and whiny. I understand Corgan and Chamberlain were the brains behind the band, but there has to be something said for original members. You got to fame and stayed famous with that group of individuals so obviously fans enjoyed them...as well as you, Mr. Corgan. Something obviously happened between James Iha and D'Arcy Wretzky, and we will never really know the whole story.
But that isn't going to stop me from making one up.
Corgan looks into little black book. "I don't think it is truly a Smashing Pumpkins reunion without James and D'Arcy. I will call them up and see if they want to be part of it."
::starts to dial James' number::
Corgan: Hey James, it's me the Bill meister. Corga-ted Box, the Smasher of Pumpkins
James: "How did you get my new number. I thought I had Verizon block you. That good for nothing monopoly."
Corgan: Well BUDDDDIE I wanted to see if you were interested in joining my Smashing Pumpkins reunion.
::Click::
Corgan: How rude! Well I will call D'Arcy because three out of four isn't too bad.
::picks up phone calls D'Arcy::
Corgan: Hey D'Arcy, it's me Billy. Before you hang up, I guess you heard that I have reformed Smashing Pumpkins, re-released Gish without your input, and have lined up a bunch of tour dates without consideration to your schedule. Would you want to be part of the reunion?
D'Arcy: Well actually I might, but I am really busy with my Arabian horses and acupuncture business.
Corgan: That is a NO then.
::Corgan hangs up::
Corgan: Where is my computer, I am going to blog about this experience.
In other Billy Corgan news, Billy also mused about AC/DC which he is dead on point with.
"I've heard literally 25 to 30 commercials for AC/DC; that's the most amount of energy I've heard about an AC/DC record in 20 years! Because the labels weren't gonna do that. They treat a band like AC/DC with a sort of reverent distance. Throw it out there and if it clicks, great. If not, they'd bury it. So great for AC/DC and great for Wal-Mart."
According to Butch Vig, who produced the first few Pumpkins albums, D'Arcy and James didn't play on any of those recordings...they really weren't that integral to the Pumpkins anyway...and if you saw them live, it was obvious that Billy and Jimmy were running the show...