the greatest daaaayyyyyeeya.......
I saw this last night on the CNN bottom line and caught it briefly. Wasn\'t sure if it was true or not, alas, you confirmed it. Not a huge Smashing Pumpkin fans, I enjoy some songs and respect the work they have done.
bring back D\'Arcy and James Iha!!!
\'In full-page advertisements in Chicago newspapers, the bald-headed Corgan said, "I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams." \'
****, he\'s still whining? Come ON guy, sheesh.
Shoulda never screwed w/ SP in the first place.
bring back D\'Arcy and James Iha!!!
screw d\'arcy, bring back jimmy chamberline and james tho
I\'m sure Trey will find some way to be a part of this. :wink:
\'In full-page advertisements in Chicago newspapers, the bald-headed Corgan said, "I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams." \'
****, he\'s still whining? Come ON guy, sheesh.
Shoulda never screwed w/ SP in the first place.
i cant wait to see what happens with this. obviously the new smashing pumpkins is going to include jimmy chamberlin. darcy and james will not be involved. at this point in time they would probably only hold the band back anyway.
here is the entire post from billy that quote was taken from
June 21, 2005
Today is a special day in my life as it marks the release of my very first solo album \'TheFutureEmbrace.\' For over 17 years I have been proud to represent Chicago as an artist through my words and music, and am continually humbled by the undying love that I have been shown from this city as one of its native sons. I\'d like to take this moment to address all that is going on in my musical life, from the new album and the current tour, to the future of The Smashing Pumpkins.
I had the opportunity to record \'TheFutureEmbrace\' CD here in Chicago, and its embers bear witness to this town\'s unique soul. I have done my very best to create something fresh and exciting to listen to, and I hope you get the chance to check it out. Having just returned from a tour of Europe, I am now set to play 18 additional dates in North America, beginning tomorrow in Atlanta. After that we head to Japan, and then Australia and New Zealand for the first time since 1998.
\'TheFutureEmbrace\' is an album of hope, and represents fully my desire to make music to stand and to fight for. Encouraged by the musical progress of the record, I have already begun writing new songs for a subsequent solo album I hope to start by the end of this year. Plans are still in the works to finish my \'ChicagoSongs\' DVD, a group of songs about the city. I\'m also in the process of writing my life story on-line, updated almost daily and not so ironically entitled \'The Confessions of Billy Corgan.\' It truly has been a creative time for me, with many new revelations.
Many have assumed that the decisions that I have made over the last few years have been to try to get away from something. But what I have been really trying to do is find that same kid again, the one who believed he could change the world with a song. There is an old saying that goes "you can\'t go home again,"but I believe that your home is wherever your heart lies.
When I played the final Smashing Pumpkins show on the night of December 2, 2000, I walked off the Metro stage believing that I was forever leaving a piece of my life behind. I naively tried to start a new band, but found that my heart wasn\'t in it. I moved away to pursue a love that I once had but got lost. So I moved back home to heal what was broken in me, and to my surprise I found what I was looking for. I found that my heart is in Chicago, and that my heart is in The Smashing Pumpkins.
For a year now I have walked around with a secret, a secret I chose to keep. But now I want you to be among the first to know that I have made plans to renew and revive The Smashing Pumpkins. I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams. In this desire I feel I have come home again.
\'TheFutureEmbrace\' represents a new beginning, not an ending. It picks up the thread of the as-yet-unfinished work and charter of The Smashing Pumpkins. I know this city gave me the gift of my music, and it is my honor to share this love that I have with you from the bottom of my heart. There is still so much work to do, and as always, so little time!
Rock on and may God bless you!
Billy Corgan
bring back D\'Arcy and James Iha!!!
screw d\'arcy, bring back jimmy chamberline and james tho
:thumbsup:
jimmy c makes my panties wet. ser.
Does this also mark the return of the royal blue I-ROC?
old interview, but... hmm...
http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/20879611AP: Do you ever wish the Smashing Pumpkins could reunite?
Corgan: You can\'t recreate what was.
AP: A lot of bands try, though.
Corgan: That\'s because they try and go back to what was. I showed it already. I didn\'t think the Smashing Pumpkins could stay where they were for two years. So I have no desire to go back to a sentimental position to the band. If I ever did go back to the band, it wouldn\'t be the same thing, it wouldn\'t be for those reasons. It wouldn\'t be a reunion to cash in. I have no interest in that. My goals are always artistic, and they were even in the context of the Smashing Pumpkins. If you ever see Smashing Pumpkins on the marquee, it won\'t be what you think it would be. The Pumpkins was a progressive art concept, it wasn\'t a normal band. It was meant to sort of disrupt, cause problems, and it did. And we were successful in doing that. But we would never go back ... and on top of that, some of the relationships are totally destroyed. It would take some serious divine intervention to see.
