Billy Corgan Rejects Pressure to Play Smashing Pumpkins’ Hits
Billy Corgan refuses to be pressured into playing the Smashing Pumpkins’ classic hits. During a recent conversation with Kerrang, the frontman rejected the idea that his band has to play certain famous songs to appease their fans. “I don’t play any songs I don’t want to play. I don’t care if they’re a classic or not,” Corgan declared. “If I don’t want to play it, I just don’t play it. I don’t put that on the audience like, ‘Well, I’ve got to play this one for you.’ I think that’s kind of cheese.” Though Corgan noted “it’s not a bad thing that [fans] want to hear songs that they love,” he cauti...