Billy Corgan INTERVIEW on CNN's talkasia 1/2
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- Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2013
- A rare 1 on 1 in-depth interview with BILLY CORGAN the legendary Smashing Pumpkins frontman talking about God, loss, music, integrity, loyalty and more. Quite a few shocking statements including that his band's music 'did more harm than good' and that it was 'destructive'. Hmmmm, a very interesting point of view coming from one of its creators.
Broadcast on CNN International in NOV 2013.
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I'm becoming obsessed with Billy Corgan the more I hear him speak. I think he might be a genius, completely ahead of his time.
Yes, a fading pop star in his mid-forties becoming critical of modern music and deciding to sing about God would definitely be unprecedented.
Shhh.
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Billy just rambles and never makes his point clear then calls himself a genius no one can understand lol.
Oh me too...
The interviewer is excellent. Her high intelligence allows her ask very intuitive questions.
Good job.
Can't tell if satire, but at least she listened to the album.
Love him or not, this man is a musical genius then and now.
+Lena Lovee' ONE YEAR AGO?
+Lena Lovee' Unlike Kanye, he never admits it.
Lena Lovee' but I love him. ❤️🤘
Siamese Dream is a fucking masterpiece. Huge man crush on Billy Corgan going on 20 years now.
This interview is so inspirational. Billy Corgan is so divine.
Why the hell is everyone in the comments surprised that he believes in a higher power? Smashing Pumpkins was literally a spiritual lsd fueled vision. The very first line on their first album is "I am one as you are three, Try to find messiah in your trinity". SP has always been a very emotional/spiritual band. Billy in the early days wore all sorts of crosses and charms around his neck. Believing in something more =/= being a blind devoted follower who ignores science and takes fairy tales as facts. It's like you guys haven't listened to a single SP song
+weasel3k thanks
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"Artist's are in a race with their own ability". Love to you Corgan.
i love how deep he is he really dives down deep into what hes talking about and believes in
I also like the way he expresses himself and his ideas
She's a strong interviewer.
"I'm sure you've only had successful relationships" Haha, you gotta love Billy, throwing in some subtle flirtation with a pretty (and very good) interviewer.
He always sounds like he is in a constant battle with himself. Almost like he's trying to connivence himself that "your life can change but you're not stuck in vain". But I don't think he really believes it. He wants to. But can't get there. Child abuse will do this. Such a beautiful soul.
Billy's music speaks for itself. It's genius.
Seems to me Billy "enjoyed" this interview. Prob because the woman was clearly a fan but a very intelligent fan. I really enjoyed this!! Love you forever Billy! ❤️🤘
I like him and he seems to speak very honestly. It's refreshing to hear the truth spoken from another
God is the unexplored territory in rock. Well said Billy.
Well what would you say to Christian rockers? Make better music. Well said again. I agree with both.
When Billy speaks people should listen
very eye opening interview
The real star of this footage is the interviewer. She's really god at this :)
He is seriously well spoken, genuine and seems to know where he is really coming from here. Awesome verbal articulation too. This is very insightful if you can understand what he's trying to say.
very good interviewer- finally someone asked him this question! 11:42
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 💔
'suffering and misery don't make great art that only lasts about 3 albums'...first 3 albums were their best work 😂
False loyalty is a heavy topic. Corgan has a personality that sometimes brings thorns. But he's just himself. It's sad sometimes we gotta take a break from people but we can also remember that we tend to miss our friends eventually. I feel like every goodbye should be thought of as temporary. Not counting abusive situations of course
his comments on artistic integrity are spot on
Love this guy..his genius is his self-awareness.
Billy you have come a long way baby! I love that you have turned to GOD!! I just drive down Hillsboro Mile on the beach today wondering which driveway might be yours... ahhh... You have been my idol for a looooooong time. AND yes, JESUS loves your new prospecive on music! You have so far to go and give... I love your music SO MUCH! you are original, intelligent and so ultimately tallented!!
Pretty sad. Thanks for the music Billy.
Every single album is soaked in the struggle of understanding faith and the push and pull of making something work in the world and staying true to your love of God. Most of these comments are misinformed and mostly trying to be clever in that oh so sarcastic way, but too often come from folks who are stuck in that time where it worked for them the best. Thing is, artists are not meant to be understood completely but just appreciated. Most musicians now are just entertainers; a pretty face with some carbon copy music that they often had little to do with creating. This man has never auto-tuned, never lip-synced, never compromised his vision to accommodate trends, and has stayed honest despite it making him unpopular. Truth drives away the masses... our culture rewards selfishness and superficiality. A little ranty and off topic, but I always feel compelled to defend real artists, even if I don't always agree with what they say.
he is spot on
Billy Corgan is a genius
well said billy
I actually respect him after watching this. I always frowned upon him because of the Courtney connection but he seems to have a lot of insight.
Awww Billy you have plenty of fans:-))) ..you are a true musical genius & a treasure. So many great memories.. You know who is mega popular? Bieber haha
its true christian rock is horrible
Why he say he's album is meaningless.. His music is meaningless..
To me I like he's song it's fun... He is true genuine artist to this day. I got an idea of what guitar should I choose with no regret and that is... Strat...
I can't believe the haters here.. It makes me sick. You are so gifted and intelligent I cant wait to hear more music from you! I love ADORE and play it over an over!!! please give me something like that with your new beliefs as a CHRISTIAN!! There are lots of people like me who bought that shirt with the goat 13 on it and gave it away. I had no idea what it meant back then. mann that was a rough time in both of our lives! I'm happy that we survived! rock me baby rock my soul the way that only YOU can with your music.. I want to hear Tommy Lee on those drums, even thought I miss JC.. damn. ROCK on with your bad self baby!!
Doesn't matter what the artist sings about. You either like the music or don't. If he wants to sing about God then thats what it is and I support him all the way.
He hit the nail on the head when he said that Christian groups need to stop copying U2. Seriously, it seems like almost every Christian rock band has some element of U2 or praise and worship music. It would be nice to see some more original sounding artists come out of the Christian scene. The subject of God could be the next big thing in rock, but the music itself has to be good.
He says success is good with a smile after going on about success means nothing. Circular arguments within himself that explain his struggle and at the same time almost me nothing
Most artists are complex and contradictory, and battling themselves.
"It's a slave system. It's an indentured sort of slave system where they kinda lock you in...". Oh c'mon Billy, saying that it might be offensive doesn't excuse the fact that you equated having limitations from your record company with being a slave. This is the same dude that wants to fight Stephen Malkmus for "Range Life" 20+ years after the fact.
Stone Temple Pilots are pretty good.
If this video proves anything to me, it's that the man who wrote the songs on Gish, Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness, Adore, MACHINA and MACHINA II just doesn't exist anymore.
Thankfully I will always have those albums; they will always mean something to me, the songs will forever connect with me on an emotional and visceral level and their influence will continue to have an impact on the music I write and produce myself.
But whoever Billy Corgan is now, he's not somebody that I understand or whose work I have any interest in.
ComradeRichey people are allowed to grow up and mature in life. can't stay angry forever. eventually life heals
Jars Of Clay was a great Christian rock band.
And that is a perfect example of how bad Christian rock sucks. They have a few good songs and thats it. I am a Christian and I love worship music. And I love rock and blues, new and old. Almost every style of music I like and Christian rock sucks bad. If Jars of Clay are great then the whole genre sucks.
Their first two albums were amazing yes!
agree
Karl Pilkington gives the best interviews.
@12:53 Billy choked up when he was answering that question. He obviously didn't believe that when he was in the band.
disagree. I think the man could have used a drink of water after all that talking.
sense of stability? invested in one particular concept and it's awash... literally stole the wind from my sails
Man he's negative. He beats himself up so badly and his answers to the questions were just sad. On the flip side, the way he deflects questions he'd be a great politician.
he isn't a very positive guy though. he said at the beginning, misery makaes great art. that is basically his music
+Albino Tortoise That's not positive, but it is realistic... his answers were often wise, but also depressing... he doesn't see the positive impact his music has had.
Jonathan Berman Yeah I know, but he is very egotistic at times. He is a very good songwriter and one of the best in my opinion.
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I find it crazy papa roach seether, and falling in reverses newest songs are talking about God
I agree with you Billy I think your right on. God is the future of rock and I am trying off and on to make great Christian rock. I think your criticism on our music is great. People need hope but they don't need more copycats. I think there is still an unexplored sound that someone I hope flushes out. Just as great and amazing as all the years before. I hope I can give some justice to who Christ is musically, I feel like we haven't even scratched the surface.
Great Billy!! Jesus the master is the way to get God. I will buy Lollapalooza's Chile 2015 concert only to see The Pumpkins 1 more time!!
booooooo....save yourself
Billy got too smart for me. Gish is such a masterpiece along with Siamese Dream
Billy Corgan is right. Good Christian music is very hard to find.
Spirit transcends religion and everything else.
Bolivian lol. Love billy.
Bill is the man he's right on here...tool did the whole God thing to though...in a spiritual way
Well said. You still there? Did you like the new tool album?
billy cougar is on drugs right here you guys XD
Until literally the bubbles were coming up?? You speaking figuratively and then you said literally?? Billy you disappointed me a little bit
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man he looks so depressed
Crazy, I thought he looked super enlightened and more put together than he has in the past.
seems quite disingenuous; at the same time awkwardly humble? idk; to say that he or his band haven't gained any success, notoriety, it's like a slap in the face to bands that are really trying, making GOOD music for the right reasons, and still not being heard.
I'll say this... What happened to this interviewer? CNN should have kept her on the payroll because she's freaking amazing.
Boy is this guy full of contradictions. Who actually knows what he believes. He contradicted himself like 5 times in this interview. Truly full of BS.
+Alexis Keller yes he did, and nope - we all do if we are honest
It's disappointing to me that Billy believes in God and is doing Christian music now. He and the Pumpkins were great. Talented either way
GOD is a word...it can mean anything to anyone...do some research and listen to more interviews....Billy's version of god is FAR from the Christians naive version of an external god in the sky
if you would listen to their new album, monuments to an elegy (which is, in my opinion, less lyrically complex than their other albums) you would see they are FAR from christian music
Thank YOU...as someone who shares similar beliefs of "god" with a gnostic, pagan or native american i agree. Idiots make me insane too...and i was born a catholic lol but i jumped off that ship the moment i had a choice...Thank nature for gr 8 confirmation and FREE WILL !!
We can see and touch nature and it is constantly creating just like we are capable of. It seems more plausible to believe "god" is part of us and part of everything than to externalize the source, but we know why that is....people are easier to control and manipulate that way ...not to mention the systematic raping of the earth in the name of "civilization"
GOD is a man made concept, just like time...humans killed their own sacred connection with the real god(nature) and instead began worshipping a fictional god made up to control others. Man has become obsessed with controlling everything and seems hell bent on destruction for more power.
"This has all happened before and will happen again"
Third Ferguson" In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1 Bible, He is a Word. Point is He believes in Jesus and accepts Him as his Savior.
Oh poor you, actually not at all. Dude you suck #gobillycorganheisawesome
Very disappointing
Christian rockers!!!! Ha ha ha
No disrespect Billy but you don't know jack about Christian music. I mean yeah as with secular music there are bands that need practice this is no surprise but there are bands that believe in Jesus that are definitely worthy of your respect my friend. I'm not going to get too upset with you over these comments because I do believe you didn't intend any harm and that you thought you knew what you were talking about but unfortunately your perspective looked like it was coming from preconceived bias based on ignorance of the Christian music scene, I mean I'm sure you've heard a few Christian bands and that's fine but you really need to listen to some more of it much more of it before giving a real opinion on the matter or at least state that your understanding of the subject is limited at best before giving your opinion.. I'm just saying.. All that being sad, love you and hope the Lord decides to include you on our team some day. I really do..
How do you know what his experience is? You are an arrogant dude. Technically he is a Christian who is a rock artist. I think maybe you need to realize that Christian rock sucks for a number of reasons. It is very unimaginative. It is very straight forward. It leaves little to the imagination. People want to be taken away to new places. Christian rock fails to do this over and over again.
Michael Pavlik Agreed. It's next to impossible to make Christian Rock creative and unique, because there's only a limited number of ways you can sing "God is good all the time". That's why most successful bands avoid god all together or if they do use God, it's generally in a negative or questioning light. They don't praise God for what he's done, but instead question his decision. Rock is meant to tell a story, and unfortunately, a person is going to listen to a song that depicts the HUMAN experience over an entity, because that makes it relatable.
SuperSparrow45
it always amazes me how people with little understanding of a subject wanna speak on it like there experts. i used to listen exclusively to secular rock b4 Jesus adopted me into His family at which point i
started to listen to christian music so ive listened to both genres extensively and the fact is there are very talented musicians on both sides. after saying all that i know your going to not understand because your blind. ill leave it at that because i really dont want to overlly offend you even though its probably needed..
Joseph Williams you can't even name a Christian band worth a fuck. What is your frame of reference? I am a seasoned musician. 14 years drumming. I have experience. You won't offend me because this is the internet. Lmfao
You can't see because your blind.. If you could see you would at least have some understanding of what I'm saying because it makes sense. Maybe not perfect sense but my reasoning is logical and anybody with any sense could see that. Why would I argue with a blind person about the color's in the sky, it would be pointless and every time you reply it's even more clear. Your replies show your ignorance and lack of understanding..
He's kind of a pseudo-intellectual blowhard. I don't think I've ever heard someone try so hard to sound "deep", about everything. And who the hell considers U2 the first Christian rock band?
+Jack Frost He isn't saying U2 were the first christian rock band you mug. He was saying they copy their sound regardless of their message. He sounds 'deep' when talks because he thinks and has had time to think about the things he is saying. As an artist you really reflect on your life and what you believe. Try it some time...
+Joseph Lee-Doktor well, said