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Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins

Lipps Service (Audio)

Show Notes

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.

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TIMESTAMPS

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.

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