The Smashing Pumpkins March On to Make New Music

Billy Corgan thought the Smashing Pumpkins would be recording one song, not an entire album, earlier this year. But he promises that this week’s release of Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1/LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. is the beginning of more to come — and sooner rather than later.

“The hope is to get another record out in the same time frame next year,” Corgan tells Billboard. “We’ve sort of set aside a similar window, late winter/early spring, to record. I really don’t want to wait much longer. I’d be happy if at least we could put out something every year. I think that would be good for everyone involved.”

The only cloud among the Pumpkins’ current situation remains the fractured relationship with original bassist D’arcy Wretzky, who has not been part of the reunion despite, Corgan maintains, many offers and discussions. He feels Wretzky’s public comments, which began during February, “a betrayal” of their private discussions before then, and while the band has moved on he still feels some residual drama.

Regarding that subject, Jimmy in particular said, ‘Look, the music will take care of the rest of the equation. Don’t respond. Don’t fight. Don’t get into the mud. Just march forward.’ That was sage advice, and that’s what we’ve done. And here we are; new record, very successful tour, dates being announced for next year. Marching on, in essence.”

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