James Iha about Billy Corgan and the Smashing Pumpkins
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Former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist and co-founder James Iha tells that he hasn't spoken to Billy Corgan 'for over a decade'
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James is a stand up guy. He is moving on. Let it be.
It's so sad tho :(
+DF E Why because he doesn't want to talk about? I love Corgan music, but he can be very harsh to deal with.
+Jimi Jones How long before he becomes a full-fledged madonna?
Exactly. Much respect to Mr. James Iha
you sound like an idiot
Just saw him and Billy play last night. The two of them together had great chemistry on stage it was great to see
saw them 3 nights ago and agree 100%
Just saw them in Charlotte agree 100 percent
Yeah I just saw them last week. They played Tonight, Tonight together acoustic. Glad they caught back up with each other, they perform very well together still.
NJ?
Did you tell them I said Hi?
James seems like such a mellow, laid back guy. Maybe he has a hint of bitter feelings toward Billy, but life goes on, and he's still playing music, good for him!
Idk what some people expect. Its like he quit a job and got another and everyone keeps asking why he doesnt want to go back and work for McDonald's. Why arent you friends with everyone at your old job from 20 years ago?
For most musicians it goes.....
You answer a flyer. Join a band. Band gets big because of one song. So now you tour around the world with people you met a year ago.
@@theendistheend123 it’s not the same as just getting a different job.
Music is very personal, McDonald’s is not.
I get why he was tired of being asked but when you were in one of the biggest bands ever it’s going to happen.
I’m just glad he’s back now. I’m sure Billy can be insufferable lot of the time and James seems pretty laid back and down to Earth.
But differences in personality often makes for great music.
If I was him would just be like dude. I'm in a perfect circle now. 2 awesome bands. Billy Corgan can't make 1 band cool by himself
I don't get why everybody is attacking James here. The guy just seems really relaxed and isn't shitting on anybody else. He's just saying that the Smashing Pumpkins isn't a part of his life any more, it'd be pretty unhealthy if he was obsessing over them when he's not in the band. He's doing his own thing now and still everybody's like "Oh fuck him!"
And the only reason the journalist was interested was to get a reaction. Like James said, people come into and out of your life all the time and that's okay. When I was going to SP concerts in the 90's I thought James was helping write the music but now that I know how it went in the studio who cares?
Josh Taylor Couldn't have said it better myself!
The guy put up with being in a band with Billy and his exgirlfriend for many years haha he is strong:)
Samuel Woodson We're pissed because he left in the middle of the final Metro show in 2000 without saying a word to Billy or the other bandmates. It's just straight up disrespectful and it's really immature of him to not even apologize for doing that.
Mellon Collie No way? did he really leave during half show is theis really true doesnt he play throughout the whole gig and then leave wthout aying goodbye after?wich is also fucked up.
I love James Iha. He's right, Smashing Pumpkins died with Machina. Corgan is the man, but seriously, his attempt at reviving the band without any of the original members is severely insufficient. Corgan, Iha, D'arcy and Chamberlin will always be the Pumpkins for me.
Thing is Corgan has always viewed Smashing Pumpkins as his intellectual property. Band members and style irrelevant. If he was present in a band it would be called Smashing Pumpkins, End of story. Kind of an egotistical psycho, but an effective one so I'm ok with it.
And he's lost his damn mind in 10 years!
that's retarded, because most bands don't keep their original members in tact throughout their career
Viktor VonDoom lol
Shmaynoria same when guns n roses ( or just axl rather ) pulled the same stunt
Very intelligent response. Great guy.
I really like James. He always seems like a chill dude. After being with Corgan for 10+ years I think I would get tired of it, as well.
lol what?
Corgan seems like a lot to deal with...
And this is me saying that, being a writer. I believe in confidence and swagger, and artistic vision, but other artists do have great ideas often times. James does. SP isn't the same without Iha.
Corgan would have been incredibly challenging to work with. Brilliant, but difficult. Usually that's how it goes.
So glad he and Billy patched things up. What a great musical writing pair.
they were a great musical writing pair lmao
Hopefully it will last. Peoples core character traits don't really change much.
1:16 "People come in and out of your wife."
Ah, I think I've spotted the root of the issue.
***** You obviously hear what you want to hear.
+Mike Greg It's just a play on words and it really sounded like he said "wife". I'm asian and i wasn't offended and found it funny. Why do you think it's a joke on the asian american accent when the guy doesn't even have one like you pointed out?
hilarious but mean thumbs up or down can't decide lol
Neb Uluos A thumbs up would mean I temporarily win the popularity contest between Mike Greg and me.
(Do it for the keks.)
Sometimes the quality if the humor outweighs it's potential to offend and posterity must have its way..
Sad as fuck that people who worked together to create something that became important to millions don't even speak to each other any longer.
Important?
@@chrisb3976 yeah, I grew up listening to the pumpkins. that means something.
To some , those songs speak to them. Do they still mean the same thing? But to be around when the flower bloomed is something else
It's a job. Get over it. Next thing you will be chasing the first girl to give you a chubby on FB.
@@RogueBoyScout ok DAN.
It's always super annoying when interviewers and fans can't seem to let go of the past. James is doing his own thing and has been for years, if he doesn't consider Smashing Pumpkins part of his life anymore he shouldn't be constantly asked about it no matter how big of an impact it made on the industry. And he's right tbh. Smashing Pumpkins probably would have been better off ending in 2000.
That's the point of the interview. That's literally like interviewing Obama and him being like "well, I don't want to talk about the presidency or anything like that... that's in the past... I want to talk about my new science fiction book..." WHo gives a shit? He's being interviewed BECAUSE he was a member of the Smashing Pumpkins... that's it.
they( the fans) are the reason why Smashing Pumpkins reach the pinnacle of their fame
@@jeanpaulcarag8056 So what? If the Smashing Pumpkins didn’t work their lives off making great music, there’d be no fans. The demand for great music will always exceed the supply. Thus those who bring greatness to the table have THE final say; not the fans, as it *should* be. Fandom entitlement is on another level.
He plays with the Pumpkins again now though.
Wrong.
I was at SP concert two days ago, I withnessed Billy, James, Jimmy ..and some other awseome people rocking the SHIT OUT OF IT!!!
James just wanted a break from the constant touring. Can't blame him, everyone needs a change no matter how much money you're making. Glad him and Billy made amends
Every interview I have watched with James Iha, he is always honest and thoughtful with his statements.
Sad. Together they made some of the best music of all time. For me, it was the best.
I'm glad they are back together making great music 🎶🎶
Great answer at the time James. You have always been such a class act. I'm just seeing this for the first time 9/1/2020 when the wise old algorithm of RUclips thought I should. This was so interesting to watch with todays perspective knowing the way everything turned out. Coming from a 50 year old fan of 30 years who has seen you play live probably 20 times over the years, you are an incredible musician and you seem like an all around great guy. So glad to be a witness to your continued success.
I can’t think of the Pumpkins without James or Jimmy. James added so much to the tone of the band and brought a lot of balance. He’s a very good songwriter also. His Mellon Collie/Aeroplane Flies High era stuff is great. Maybe James is just a somewhat socially awkward guy and maybe unintentionally passive aggressive whereas Billy is very comfortable in the public eye and never seems nervous, even best friends have fights.
Alot of undeservedhate going on here but James is very respectful, doesn't go into detail and is quite decent about what must have been a pretty tumultuous time. People do come and go and its only since the rise of social media that they resurface in an unnatural way. He's moved on. So should everyone else.
Anthony Langford Well said :)
froggy9191 :)
Exactly. BC is known for sometimes saying too much in interviews, but he's also better with that in the last couple of years. I guess it's a maturity thing and a mental health thing. I know when I was not feeling well, I screwed up a lot of relationships, but it's different now. Anyway, for James that was a closed chapter of his life, but then he and BC talked again after more than ten years, and regardless of James and Jimmy back in the band, it's just so nice to know that people have mended their relationships.
I saw the pumpkins on lollapalooza in 94 and loved hearing Gish and Siamese Dream! Both records are pure HEAVEN! Billy, James, Darcy, and Jimmy doesn’t get better than that! I’m not gonna lie: I REALLY MISS DARCY BEING IN THIS BAND 💔
This was depressing because it's too accurate. When you look back on your life, you will realize you will lose contact with hundreds of people you once hung out with.
💯
Most of the time it’s for the better!
@@travisdozier1357 no way. My gf recently split up with me. 😭
@@TraumaER I’m sorry to hear that. But you will move on to some measure or another. It’s inevitable . Good luck.
@@travisdozier1357 🤗
AMEN
Interviewer: "Must be sad"
James: "Yeah, well, I guess ... but I'm worth 20 million dollars ... so not really."
I doubt any of them give a F
This is the first time I've seen him talk. I'm glad they're back.
they're not back. D'arcy completes the band.
*people come in and out of your wife*
GabzitoHD eeeeeww. As long as I don’t see it I’m okay with it
Why'd you have to point this out, I heard it right the first time and now I realize it because you of you fuck.
he was talking about the interviewer's wife, right? right? .... right?
better out than in......
he legit said it...
Now he's back with Billy and the Pumpkins.
Long Life to Smashing Pumpkins!!!
Relationships come to their natural end.
Still, the irony of revenge against a narcissit is a beautiful thing.Corgan is bitter because he thought he was TSP, and the band would be successful as long as he was in it. Time has proven that to be false, and none of the other original members care enough to rub his face it in let alone acknowledge it. They've moved on.
I think they all have tbh, James probably feels it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.
oh I don't know .. I think it's more Billy Corgan just doesn't have the music in him any more. nobody is claiming that the albums kept being great, and that they deserved attention. they aren't that good after mellon collie and especially within a couple years later ..
James always handles these stupid questions with such grace.
I knew he couldn't stay out of Pumpkinland forever. Love James' style... so cool and soft spoken. His music's great too.
He looks like a wise, tired frog.
A young Pepe if you will
Desert Storm ChefNice lmao
Desert Storm ChefNice loll
Lmao!
You mean look like Yoda?
I think there is history there that is between him and Billy that doesn't really get touched upon. Any anger is kept between the two of them, and not shared entirely with the media. In this sense, perhaps there is still a hint of their closeness and respect for each other despite being in different stages of their lives
Yes. There was animosity between them because Billy felt like Iha didn’t pull his weight on the Siamese Dream album.
@@matthewjames1707 Bruh, this comment was 7 years ago. The animosity comes from the fact that the group was composed of Billy and Jimmy and the other two were just along for the ride and had little to no influence on the direction of the band. They were dead weight, and when Jimmy was gone, Billy couldn't drag them to success.
Wow. What a composed, humble and stand up answer.
To me, there's no the smashing pumpkins without James Darcy or chamblin.
Seems like a pretty chill nice guy
I saw them together in concert last night as smashing pumpkins in Dallas. It was great!
I've been an SP fan since the mid 90s and I will always treasure this band. I think James is a good guy. Things got rough and the band split up. It happens. It was disappointing, and the band hasn't really been the same since, but I do still think Billy is making good music. However, I have no ill will toward James for leaving or for pursuing his own career. Watch the Graceful Swans of Never documentary. I think it really explains the history and why things went down the way they did. In the end, I wish nothing but the best for Billy, James, Jimmy and D'arcy, because they all worked together to play some of the best music I've ever known.
well said James. Hard to defeat a down-to-earth person's POV
No James, no D'Arcy, no Jimmy: no Pumpkins.
well now it's just no D'arcy
Billy's newest album is better than anything the Pumpkins ever released.
Such a wonderful and respectful answer to that question.
And he's BACK.
This dude has had one HELL of a life. To be able to be in both Smashing Pumpkins and then A Perfect Circle must be absolutely an amazing time!! I get it, its not all fun, but to be a part of music of that caliber must feel unlike anything most people will ever know.
His lyrical prowess has ebbed and flowed, but he has some damn impressive stuff on his resume. "1979" probably contains his best verses, but there are many others ("Cherub Rock", "Starla", "To Sheila", "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans", "Disarm", etc).
As for his voice, it's really a matter of taste. I love the frailty he manages to evoke in songs like my all-time favorite "Mayonaise".
Drown is my personal favorite.Its like the perfect SP song..
@@joshuamitcham1519 When it comes to the Smashing Pumpkins don't forget ''Muzzle.'' Could be their most underrated song.
@@MegaMkmiller love muzzle
@@joshuamitcham1519 the only good one
@@CrimeSchool138 SP made dozens of really good songs just in 3 records. You can say that you didn't like them, but to say they made one good song is goofy. Soma, Mayonaise, Cherub rock, Geek Usa, Rhinoceros, Siva, Bury me, Tonight Tonight, Jellybelly, Zero, Bullet with Butterfly wings, Muzzle, 1979 and many more. They combined hard rock with soft dreamy psychedlic music and their songs were full of cathcy riffs, emotional solos and amazing drumming.
James , you a true Man and filled with wisdom !. may peace and happiness always be with you . Ray in Pa U.S.A.
He seems pretty chill
it's annoying seeing some of these people pretend to hate someone they don't even know
i love his answers. it's very zen. i've had friends ghost me outright. just happens.
and now he is playing w/ pumpkins again
James Iha! Iha, Jimmy, D'arcy, and Billy- the real Smashing Pumpkins. 1979.
I like James' philosophy and attitude towards this.
James is very emotionally intelligent. Saw him last night in philly and I love seeing this video. Solid dude. The interviewer seemed to want to take him to negativity. Would love to jam with him.
How many of you guys keep in contact with people you worked with 15 years ago? Those kind of relationships are rare.
+Musashi-san ____ Not when you were in the biggest rock and roll band of the 90's with millions of fans and millions of sold records and concerts.
+schotanusser Money, and other people don't affect all people the same emotionally.
schotanusser the true biggest rock band of the nineties was lead by a bigger genius writing their songs, and it wasnt a band with Corgan in it.
+schotanusser Music is a business, regardless of how poetic it is, it is still a business. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were business partners, sure they happened to be friends before that, but it took it's toll and they broke off.
The difficulty of a composition is irrelevant to the masses. Cobain had a way with words, attitude, and chord progression that people couldn't ignore despite his lack of technicality. I certainly agree Corgan was a master of songwriting in the 90s, however.
How true and well said. Spoken by a wise man. Obviosly. Some of my best friends are the ones I havent seen in 20 years
1:17 "People come in and out of your wife"
***** it happens....
So thats why darcy left the band.....
can't understand why people say james' contribution to the band was less. just listen to the music. yes it sounds billy contributed most, since he wrote most of them. but their music is not only a product of songwriting. 'who' plays really matters and that makes a musical signature. im saying, even in the songs written by billy, u can feel the harmony of all band members. if u ever have listened to james' music you'll notice, half of the vibe in pumpkins' songs are actually from james. soft and dreamlike-melancholia style is james' i believe. and the dramatic madness-to-sweetness-melancholia plus a hint of heavy metal is billy's style. and sp's music was good mixture of the two style, i think. this also means, maybe billy wasnt that a control freak when making music. considering the lyrics, well yes can't deny billy had a heavy ego, but i think thats because billy has such a adolescent heart - a man who refuses to grow up. this is a former billy's fan speaking btw. james' music isnt that great as the sp's 10 years before, but i still could feel the dreamy and warm vibe which isn't that bad. anyway he still looks cool!
You have reason I agree
Spot on...I dont know james' heritage but always felt there was a subtle japanese note to some of the pumpkin songs such as mayo
Iha: I don't want to talk about it anymore, life goes on...
RUclips commenters: YOU PIECE OF SHIT HOW DARE YOU ARGHHHHH WTF
Seriously do people just actively look for things to be offended by? All James essentially said that he wants to move on, why is this such a big deal with some people?
One of the greatest signature guitarist that ever lived.
One-day’ they will reunite ‘ even if it’s only for one concert this band will always be loved forever. No matter what rift between members life does go on people go their own ways with different projects ‘they will always hold a special place in a lot of people’s hearts.
they have reunited, james rejoined smashing pumpkins and they’ve been touring
They all did reunite minus Darcy years before you wrote this comment lol
Billy and Jimmy reunited, with Jimmy as a touring member from 2015-2018, and James and Jimmy became full time members again in 2018. In 2016, Billy and Jimmy invited James on stage for a couple songs. That paved the way for the full reformation in 2018. Billy, Jimmy, and James are The Pumpkins.
The Iha years were the best years and the best music by far.
His voice, he’s so handsome!
Great interview, would watch again
Deep down I think D'Arcy James and Billy realize that their best work was when they were together....they should reunited for the fans do it for us
In iconic bands the whole is always greater than the sum. Chemistry = magic. For the Pumpkins it leaned towards dark magic.
Very articulate, well thought out good answers. Say very little. Some interviewers just love digging for dirt.
Class All the way! James is very Cool! In this Day of Anti Social Media and Gossip it's so nice to hear an interview that doesn't do any of that silly business ! "Thank you "Thank you ! that you are different James
This comment aged extremely well.
Can’t wait to see him and billy and jimmy in concert!!
I still fucking love them all
James’ words are very mature. Seems like a simple & nice guy :)
0:13 interesting. I think most old school pumpkin fans might agree.
So glad this dude is back with SP
I like how many of the recent comments on here aren't aware that James rejoined The Smashing Pumpkins several years ago haha.
Looking back this is now funny. Glad him and Billy are bros again. Looking forward to the tour and new album.
He was voted one of the greatest guitarists in the world
no way
@@cookie4049 yeah huh
Lol
I think he's alluding to the fact that - despite what fans think - musicians often look at each other like co-workers, not a family. Imagine a job you had 10-15 years ago; you could have made friends, with other people you're glad you don't have to seem them every day anymore.
I wish he could have sang more :/ his voice in take me down was amazing
I know, right?!
listen to his solo stuff very beautiful.
it hurt so much he had to forget. And I'm sure that he never would have imagined being where he is right now.
We, the fans, have the luxury of wanting the band to be together forever. It is completely different when band members have to work together, at times be friends, and then have those friendships and/or working relationships dissolve. Imaging you were married for 20 years, your relationship goes bad, you then divorce. And even when you remarry everyone keeps asking you why you aren't with your first partner. It gets old. I have empathy for James.
He’s back in the pumpkins now tho
@@vincenzoantonelli9772 Glad they've resoled their diffferences.
very elegant and composed, i appreciate his sentiments. they can not only be taken for his personal situation but transposed into so many of ours as well
James you rock!
Dude's got it figured out. Well spoken.
he seems like a chill cool bro
AND NOW HE'S BACK IN THE BAND!!!!
"People come in and out of your wife" -J. Iha
Often true.
Not often but always, this is the default for everyone, then there are exceptions.
“People come in and out of your wife” - James Iha, ‘The Search For The Yeti’
he's a cool cat
Sounds like life to me. Things change and people change. Good or bad, it just is because it is.
don't talk shit about him!! James is great.
I have worked on a freelance basis (not in music) for years. I move on to a new challenge regularly and the fact that I lose touch with colleagues is part of that. It means nothing and if I were to bump into them again (as has sometimes happened) I bet we would have a great chat and catch up. I think sadly us music fans like to think of band members differently, they are supposed to be best buddies for life. I guess it's fair to say life is no more like that for them than it is for the rest of us. Oh and if James and Billy are not friends then I think James spoke with great respect.
Sounds reasonable.
Some bands are a group of friends who formed a band, others are mere co workers.
Actually Billy DIDNT record "all" the music, but he did contribute a TON of layered guitar parts making them VERY "different" live even back in the day (I saw them 3x in the 90s) because without a Chaos pad and multiple loopers you just can't have all of the records layers in a live setting. Iha is far from a "piece of shit" nor was Darcy or Jimmy in their primes. The SPs were a great team. Yes Billy wrote most of their stuff but they were a team and everyone contributed in the studio. Fact.
Not sure how much you think they contributed but it wasn't enough to say they were equals. And for Siamese Dream Billy and Jimmy did do all of the instruments on the record.
ryan martin You're right, I forgot that Billy went in and re-dubed all those parts "Jimmi style" aye. Jimmy Chamberlin figured in heavily but James and Darcy didn't on the albums. I'm wrong...
ryan martin Because Billy wanted it that way. He acted like an arrogant asshole and told D'arcy and James that they either got it right on the first take or he would play their parts. Who would want to put up with his crap?
Billy did do most of the instruments bro....he was a control freak and that's what ultimately ended the band.
But that's what it takes to be great and SP was Billy's ride. If they weren't up to par, which I can believe, then don't use them in the studio or the "art" will suffer. These songs were in Billy's head, it's hard not to be in control to bring them them to fruition.
I asked James how he was doing back in 2000. He said "Tired"
"Friends come in and out of your life like busboys in a restaurant." -Stephen King
I miss the old Smashing Pumpkins, the 1999/2000 lineup: Billy, Jimmy, James and on bass Melissa auf der Maur, who was the bass player Billy wanted for his band all along, but she was busy doing other things.
One cool dude.
James played about 5% of what went on the albums thank you
James Dean Iha vs Billy the Kid Corgan..👊
His work in A Perfect Circle is amazing.
I was hoping he'd talk a bit about why he joined the taliban.
The scarf Lol
me too
lmao
Billy joined, too. Hmm.
Lmfao 😂
It's cool how this played out all these years later. Glad he is back with the Pumpkins
The band just isn't the same without James...
He's apparently back in the studio with Corgan and Chamberlin right now, teasing new music. So I am hyped.
Im glad that James and Billy managed to reconcile. Did I spell that right?
Yes you did lol.
TBF, 'that' isn’t exactly hard to spell. I’d be more worried about 'reconcile'...
he's always been so cool