Billy Corgan (2014)

Sometimes I write a song from a particular sense-memory.

And 1979 came from a memory where I was sitting at a traffic light on a rainy day, and that's all I remember.

Just look in the mirror.

That is true.

And I have seen them on occasion. They're wonderful and obviously talented people. And it's a great thing to tell nieces and nephews that I know Spongebob.

Silly question!

Very long story.

But basically, somebody was squatting on my name, and through that, Twitter offered me @Billy.

HAHAHAHAHAhaha.

LOL.

That's my answer.

I did. I stopped, because i don't have time. And I'm an obsessive gamer, so once I get going, I can't stop.

There's no worst with Howard.

He's the best in the business.

A fantastic and incisive interviewer.

And the best thing is he loves music.

I don't assume that that would ever happen.

So speculating on how it would all go down, if it did, seems kind of strange to me.

Yes. There are about 65 unreleased Zwan songs.

And again, have had some discussions with BMG about maybe putting out some sort of boxset at some point.

Ric Flair.

Good question.

Ultimately, most forums descend into negativity.

And it is very hard as a business owner to basically support a culture which is inherently counter-intuitive to the business that you're running.

And because many fans who are informed and obviously intelligent weren't happy about a lot of the music-making in a particular period, it got to the point where I just didn't feel like supporting what could easily be done for free somewhere else.

Nostalgia is a beautiful thing.

Under the right circumstances.

And what I mean by that is we all should celebrate moments that last. My problem is when those moments last and last and last and last and last...to the point of a kind of sickness.

I will admit to drinking Coca Tea in the Andes.

Which I suppose is illegal here in the US. But there is readily available. And helps deal with altitude sickness.

It tasted kind of earthen. You basically get kind of a mild stimulant buzz, cuz it's the Coca leaf you know?

The off pedal.

Hehehe!

I'm sorry I can't explain this to you.

The mystery is the mystery.

I'm very excited.

I have a feeling that these new series of movies (particularly because of the technology that is available now) will finally realize the vision that George Lucas must've had when he began.

There was that moment.

I saw a friend of mine playing a guitar, and knew in that instant that that's what I wanted to do.

I was about 14.

smiles

Was never good at it. And I'd assume I've lost a step in it.

I remember playing with them, thinking (by the way, the show wasn't sold out) that someday people were going to talk about the show.

Thank you.

The process of song selection is a mercurial one. And it's easy to look back and say "This one should've gone on and this one shouldn't."

In the case of Rotten Apples, I'm not sure it would've made MCIS a better album. And the version that you like so much is a home demo that I did in about an hour, which happened to be the same hour that I wrote the song.

Hmmm.

GREAT question!

Goodness.

stares out window

I would be thrilled to work with Ritchie Blackmore.

Vince... was... James' high school buddy who at times served as the band's tour manager and/or guitar tech.

So the "Where's Vince" was when we'd send him out for something, say, for example, a soda pop, and then he would be gone for hours, hence us singing "Where's Vince?"

5 minutes. And 5 months.

Home.

Almost every day.

And it still freaks me out!

I've been praising Phantogram's single "So in Love" - to me, this is the song of the year.

Hehehe!

Um, back in the day, with SP, we felt we never had a song that was good enough to finish the show. So we started this idea of a song called "Silverfuck," but the song would always change, so in essence, we would never know where the song was going, nor would the audience, so over time we developed different themes and feelings to create what is in essence a living song.

Good question.

The song "Fuck you" comes to mind.

Yes, and yes.

Although I have had discussions with the current label BMG about re-issuing the remainder of my catalogue.

I'm partial to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, because it's very much like being in the record business.

Actually, played some Zwan songs at my Ravinia concert this last August.

"Choose" is the wrong word. Tommy was destined to play on this record, and I think the results show that.

As far as the infamous last concert from 2000, there are plans (as always) to release it but context is everything.

Thank you.

Ultimately, success in any field is only going to come if you're original.

Imitation serves no one long term.

So where you have doubt, understand that that's the thing you must overcome to make your OWN music. Your own meaning possessive, as in music only you can make.

I don't view my musical life in those terms. I'm very humbled that my music touches people. And I do not in any way wish to diminish the individual accomplishment of one person reaching another. But that said, I believe my real purpose as an artist is to break the machine. And as the machine grows, so grows the purpose.

After initial conversations, they never called me back.

I love Isaac and Moishe's, which is kosher Mexican.

I'm currently working with Yamaha. And I hope that we might be able to build kind of a signature BC acoustic.

It was from an inside joke, where I used to refer to myself as Jerry.

Mmmm.

Probably 18.