Billy Corgan Says Smashing Pumpkins Future Is ‘Kinda Murky’

Billy Corgan is going through a bit of an identity crisis.

Last week, the well-known Smashing Pumpkins frontman declared to an audience in Lima, Peru, “My name is not Billy, my name is William!” And now, speaking to the Radio Oasis program in Peru, Corgan talked about his concerns over the Smashing Pumpkins legacy.

Despite having released Monuments to an Elegy last year, Corgan said that “the future of the Smashing Pumpkins is kinda murky.” He continued, saying “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.”

Why would Corgan disband the beloved Pumpkins? Well, he feels like the name is essentially a nostalgia act, despite working and releasing new music. “I’m the type of artist that I don’t wanna sort of exist in something that is sort of fading like an iceberg,” said Corgan.

He continues: “More and more of the audience is fixated on the past… 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.”

We wish Billy… err… William Corgan the best of luck on his artistic endeavors. Here’s the full interview: