Billy Corgan: "We need a lot of love right now"

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Billy Corgan: "We need a lot of love right now"

Smashing Pumpkins mainman talks new album, gear and more

Joe Bosso, Mon 26 Oct 2009, 4:00 pm GMT

Billy Corgan: 'We need a lot of love right now'

Corgan has some songs - 44 of 'em - coming your way (© Jared Milgrim/Corbis)

Do you have any kind of practice schedule on the guitar or any other instruments?

"I rarely practice. I want to learn how to play the drums finally, and I've practicing piano more because I'm writing more complex songs and I have to be able to record them."

Have you ever found a guitar that comes close to the early '70s Strat that was stolen? Is your Fender signature model a good approximation?

"I wish whoever stole my original Gish Stratocaster would just give it back. When it was stolen in 1992, I offered a reward but it has never resurfaced. I am still hopeful it will come home one day. I do have one guitar from the same era that is about 90 percent as good, even the same color, but it's not that one!"

"I rarely practice. I want to learn how to play the drums finally, and I've practicing piano"

So I checked out your new website, everythingfromheretothere.com, and was struck by how I lingered over it. I took my time reading the content. Was that part of the idea behind starting the site? Getting people to just slow down a little and think?

"My main focus on starting a spiritual website was to help others where I could. I have no idea who is reading or why they are reading, but I do feel some of what I am saying makes a contribution peer-to-peer.

"Everyone is welcome at the site regardless of their religious affiliation. I would give up a lot to help create a lasting peace for the planet, for we need a lot of LOVE right now."

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User comments (2)

licklik

39 weeks ago.

and what you don't know "nigel" is "letting go" of jimmy isn't the story he was in
it for the dough only and billy didn't want to go that route. i know how fun it can be to bag on people that you have not one single clue as to what is actually going on in their lives, so good luck with your position in life. i'm pretty sure billy or any other musician in this world can really do without the likes of unknowing critics such as yourself.

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nigel_tufnel

39 weeks ago.

screw you billy- you dont deserve the fans you once had. I went to see SP play in notts a couple of years ago, and because the arena was half empty, BC played a half arsed set and whinged at the fans who had turned up. Add to that the crazed pay-per-view blog idea and i for one expect more than 44 ill concieved tracks as compensation. By letting JC go, billy's signed his career death warrant.

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