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Billy Corgan has suggested that the Smashing Pumpkins may split at the end of this year, following his frustration at fans' expectations.
In an interview with Peru’s Radio Oasis, William Corgan declared that “the future of the Smashing Pumpkins is kinda murky,” adding, “I’ve only committed to the idea of The Smashing Pumpkins through, pretty much, to the end of this year. After that I’m gonna see how it goes.”
Part of the reason seem to be that the Corgan feels fans aren't focused enough on new music, including last year's Monuments to an Elegy (which we hasten to add, was awesome).
“I’m the type of artist that I don’t wanna sort of exist in something that is sort of fading like an iceberg,” he added. “More and more of the audience is fixated on the past,” Corgan explained.
“I know a lot of the audience will say, ‘Well, I like your music better from the ’90s than, say, the music you’re making today.’ But I know they’re not listening to the music of today, as much as they were listening to that music. And they’re also not listening in the same contextual thing.”
Watch our interview with Billy Corgan below
The recent comments echo statements made last year to the Chicago Tribune regarding how difficult it is to reach fans: "I’m not willing to wait around 15 to 20 years to have somebody go, ‘Hey, that album you made is really good’ and then sell it to the 7000 people that are still paying attention," said Corgan.
"When this new album process is over, I’m either going to bail on this ship for good or I’m going to have a new ship to sail on." He continued: "How do you reach through the fog as an artist? How do you punch your way back through? How do you say, ‘I still matter?’ How do you say, ‘How does one of my contemporaries get treated like a contemporary artist, and how do I get treated like I’m supposed to play 'Siamese Dream' for the rest of my life?’ "At some point, you’ve got to fight this fight or go away."
The band are set to play Lollapalooza Brazil on 28 March.
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