Billy Corgan has revealed that he thinks it’s “the end” for Smashing Pumpkins.
“I don’t want to do Pumpkins without some version of the [original] band,” he tells Music Week. “I just can’t carry that anymore. I think it’s not for me alone anymore. I’ve taken it as far as I can take it on my own.”
“I think it’s kind of the end,” he continues, “but I’ve said that before. I don’t feel declarative about it.
“I just feel like we’ve reached a point where – and I’m saying collectively ‘we’, whoever is still interested, and me on the other side – the generational memory of the band obliterates the reality of the band.
“And only the band can change that. I can’t change that. I’m not powerful enough to change it. I tried, I failed.”
Billy dropped his solo album – released as “William Patrick Corgan” – ‘Ogilala’, last week.