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During a new podcast appearance, the Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan defended his 30-year friendship with Marilyn Manson despite all of the allegations that have been made against the musician over the last several years.

Billy Corgan, the frontman and creative engine of the 90s alt-rockers the Smashing Pumpkins, sat down with Joe and Jon for a frisky conversation about his personal and professional rebirth — including his passion for the emotional intensity of guitar rock; the passion with which his critics dismiss him; and his passion for rubbing his recent re-ascendance in their faces. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Billy Corgan joins Scott Lipps on SPIN Magazine’s Lipps Service for a deep chronological conversation covering his upbringing in Chicago, discovering guitar, the formation of the Smashing Pumpkins, Gish, Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Lollapalooza, modern rock, Yungblud, SOMBR, and much more. Billy also shares his favorite Smashing Pumpkins songs, reflects on the competitive nature of the grunge era, discusses hearing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” for the first time, and explains the stories behind classics including “1979,” “Tonight, Tonight,” and “Bullet With Butt...

Billy Corgan joins Scott Lipps on SPIN Magazine's Lipps Service for a deep chronological conversation covering his upbringing in Chicago, discovering guitar, the formation of the Smashing Pumpkins, Gish, Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Lollapalooza, modern rock, Yungblud, SOMBR, and much more. Billy also shares his favorite Smashing Pumpkins songs, reflects on the competitive nature of the grunge era, discusses hearing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for the first time, and explains the stories behind classics including "1979," "Tonight, Tonight," and "Bullet With Butterfly Wings." Hosted by Scott Lipps. Subscribe for more interviews with the biggest names in music. #BillyCorgan #SmashingPumpkins #LippsService #SPINMagazine #Nirvana #KurtCobain #CourtneyLove #PearlJam #OzzyOsbourne #BlackSabbath #podcast #alternative 00:53 — Billy Corgan on KISS 03:10 — Why Rush Was So Important 07:14 — Dealing With Critics 09:30 — Critics, Success & The Beach Boys 11:55 — His Podcast, Ratt & Mötley Crüe's Importance 14:29 — Lollapalooza, Hole & The Alternative Explosion 16:12 — Growing Up in Chicago 17:10 — "It Wasn't Uncommon..." (Early Chicago Stories) 18:25 — His Father & Learning Guitar 22:23 — The Marked, Guitar Shredding & Yngwie Malmsteen 24:35 — Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne & Heavy Metal Legacy 30:13 — Why Cheap Trick Matters 35:40 — The First Smashing Pumpkins Gig & Jimmy Chamberlin 40:47 — Gish & Finding His Voice 46:04 — Steve Albini 48:20 — Siamese Dream, Darkness & Creative Pressure 53:36 — The Competitive Nature of Nirvana & Pearl Jam 54:34 — The Story Behind "Today" 56:29 — Hearing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" For The First Time 58:06 — Kurt Cobain 1:03:11 — Mellon Collie and the Grunge Movement 1:05:14 — The Story Behind "1979" 1:07:49 — "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" 1:11:31 — "Tonight, Tonight" 1:12:36 — The Death of Zero 1:16:37 — Melissa Auf der Maur 1:18:09 — Courtney Love, Celebrity Skin & The Press 1:26:12 — SOMBR, Yungblud & Modern Rock 1:32:58 — Billy Corgan's Favorite Smashing Pumpkins Songs 1:35:00 — Top 5 Smashing Pumpkins Songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Billy Corgan joins Scott Lipps on SPIN Magazine’s Lipps Service for a deep chronological conversation covering his upbringing in Chicago, discovering guitar, the formation of the Smashing Pumpkins, Gish, Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Lollapalooza, modern rock, Yungblud, SOMBR, and much more. Billy also shares his favorite Smashing Pumpkins songs, reflects on the competitive nature of the grunge era, discusses hearing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” for the first time, and explains the stories behind classics including “1979,” “Tonight, Tonight,” and “Bullet With Butterfly Wings.” Hosted by Scott Lipps. Subscribe for more interviews with the biggest names in music. #BillyCorgan #SmashingPumpkins #LippsService #SPINMagazine #Nirvana #KurtCobain #CourtneyLove #PearlJam #OzzyOsbourne #BlackSabbath 00:53 — Billy Corgan on KISS 03:10 — Why Rush Was So Important 07:14 — Dealing With Critics 09:30 — Critics, Success & The Beach Boys 11:55 — His Podcast, Ratt & Mötley Crüe’s Importance 14:29 — Lollapalooza, Hole & The Alternative Explosion 16:12 — Growing Up in Chicago 17:10 — “It Wasn’t Uncommon…” (Early Chicago Stories) 18:25 — His Father & Learning Guitar 22:23 — The Marked, Guitar Shredding & Yngwie Malmsteen 24:35 — Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne & Heavy Metal Legacy 30:13 — Why Cheap Trick Matters 35:40 — The First Smashing Pumpkins Gig & Jimmy Chamberlin 40:47 — Gish & Finding His Voice 46:04 — Steve Albini 48:20 — Siamese Dream, Darkness & Creative Pressure 53:36 — The Competitive Nature of Nirvana & Pearl Jam 54:34 — The Story Behind “Today” 56:29 — Hearing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” For The First Time 58:06 — Kurt Cobain 1:03:11 — Mellon Collie and the Grunge Movement 1:05:14 — The Story Behind “1979” 1:07:49 — “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” 1:11:31 — “Tonight, Tonight” 1:12:36 — The Death of Zero 1:16:37 — Melissa Auf der Maur 1:18:09 — Courtney Love, Celebrity Skin & The Press 1:26:12 — SOMBR, Yungblud & Modern Rock 1:32:58 — Billy Corgan’s Favorite Smashing Pumpkins Songs 1:35:00 — Top 5 Smashing Pumpkins Songs Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's guest is the architect of alternative rock who sold 30 million albums and defined the sound of an entire generation — but whose real story begins after the hits stopped mattering to him. From the suburbs of Chicago to the apex of 90s mainstream success, Billy Corgan built an empire. Then he spent the last 20 years quietly dismantling the idea that commercial success is the same thing as real value. He carries three things simultaneously that most artists never figure out how to hold at once: the ambition of someone who was never going to settle for the midwest, the technical genius of a classically-trained musician who produces every layer of his own work, and the philosophical rigor of someone willing to completely reimagine what success actually means. This is one of the more unflinching conversations about what staying relevant actually costs — not the version that gets posted on socials, the version that gets lived in the real decisions you make about art, money, independence, and how you want to spend your time. When the gatekeepers are gone and nobody's controlling the narrative anymore, who do you become? And The Writer Is... Billy Corgan! In this episode of And The Writer Is, we go deep on: • The trap of being defined by your greatest hits — and why he refuses it • His father's failed music career, and the moment his dad finally understood • Chicago's inward-facing indie scene and the cost of communities that don't believe in themselves • How the value of artists gets assessed in rooms — and why that's broken • What "influence" actually means vs. commercial success • The gatekeepers are gone — what that really means for independent artists • Owning 100% of your publishing and why that changes everything • Building a new world where direct artist support is how things actually work • Why legacy thinking is changing, and what comes next And much more... Hit subscribe and turn on notifications. Every week, we go deep with the most interesting creatives in music. Follow us on socials: @andthewriteris A special thank you to our sponsors for making these conversations possible. Our lead sponsor, NMPA — the National Music Publishing Association. Your support means the world to us. And @splice — the best sample library on the market. Period. Chapter timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:30 Why Billy doesn't prefer to talk about his hits, and how his legacy has adjusted 5:00 Dad's bitterness: you got lucky 6:30 Dad's realization "You're one of the best songwriters in the world" 8:00 Independent music, 'selling out', and Chicago's music scene 10:30 The touring economics of the 90's 13:15 Rigged charts and the beginning of Pop music 16:00 Representation of Rock music in the charts / award shows 19:30 Ross on the future of music in a digital world 20:30 Numbers mean nothing if no one gives a sh*t. 21:00 Pop vs Rock: The future of music 28:30 Women archetypes in music 38:21 Billy's advice: What you need to survive in the music industry 40:00 World building and songwriting advice 43:31 How to define your value as an artist in a commercial world 44:40 Billy's Batman story 49:00 Breaking 'Landmine' because of Courtney Love 51:50 How he meets Courtney Love 54:08 How he learned to play guitar 57:00 His guitar hero inspiration… 1:01:10 Meeting the band 1:03:20 Finding a world class drummer hiding in plain sight 1:07:05 Fighting for his band when no one believed in them 1:15:29 Keeping your mouth shut when it's not your session 1:16:02 Fight for your copyright. The band struggling with his sole writing credit 1:18:00 AI in music… and Billy's take on it Credits: Hosted by Ross Golan Produced by Joe London & Jad Saad Edited by Jad Saad Post-Production VFX by Pratik Karki Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 30-plus years since Billy Corgan hit it big as the lead singer/songwriter of The Smashing Pumpkins, he’s become many things including the owner of the National Wrestling Alliance, a father and a husband, and an outspoken advocate of free speech through appearances on divisive podcasts hosted by Alex Jones, Joe Rogan, and Bill Maher. Proving to be both eloquent and controversial, Billy is now hosting his own long form interview podcast called "The Magnificent Others" where he interviews music industry heavyweights like Tom Morello, Sharon Osbourne, and Gene Simmons. On today’s episode Leah Rose talks to Billy Corgan about his approach to interviewing, why he rejected the alternative-music ethos in the 90s, and the subset of his fanbase that he calls “Siamese zombies.” You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite songs from Billy Corgan HERE. Get ad-free episodes to Broken Record by subscribing to Pushkin+ on Apple Podcasts or Pushkin.fm. Pushkin+ subscribers can access ad-free episodes, full audiobooks, exclusive binges, and bonus content for all Pushkin shows. ' Subscribe on Apple: apple.co/pushkinSubscribe on Pushkin: pushkin.fm/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billy Corgan is the lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins and host of "The Magnificent Others" podcast. The Smashing Pumpkins' latest album, "Aghori Mhori Me," is available now. www.smashingpumpkins.com This video is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/JRE Don’t miss out on all the action - Download the DraftKings app today! Sign-up using dkng.co/rogan or with my promo code ROGAN. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), or visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD).21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/WY). Void in ONT/OR/NH. Eligibility restrictions apply. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS).1 per new customer. $5+ first-time bet req. Max. $150 issued as non-withdrawable Bonus Bets that expire in 7 days (168 hours). Stake removed from payout. Terms: sportsbook.draftkings.com/promos . Ends 3/16/25 at 11:59 PM ET. Sponsored by DK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Conan sits down with Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins for a conversation about navigating the changing music industry over a 35 year career and the songs that inspired him.   Follow along with the full list of songs here:   Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd) Fade to Black (Metallica) Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division) Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/conan. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.