Latest about Billy Corgan
Kiki Wong reveals the Smashing Pumpkins song she had the most trouble with
After beating 10,000 other candidates to the gig, the guitarist set about navigating Billy Corgan’s “distinct playing style,” with one song proving more challenging than the rest
Billy Corgan on the difference between rock and “indie” guitar players
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman recently sat down with Richie Sambora to discuss their early musical experiences
Billy Corgan on why he plays off-the-shelf Reverends – and isn’t fussed about playing expensive guitars
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman plays his stock signature guitars for the band's biggest gigs
Billy Corgan announces new solo project featuring Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Kiki Wong
The tour, titled A Return to Zero, promises to be a career celebration – with a setlist that draws from seminal Pumpkins albums – and kicks off this summer
How Ric Ocasek formed an unlikely partnership with an alt-rock icon
For what would become his fifth solo album, Ocasek reached out to Smashing Pumpkins mastermind Billy Corgan, and came away impressed by his arranging talents and technical abilities
Bill Corgan on the time Eddie Van Halen asked him to play guitar – during a Guitar World interview
Turns out EVH was impressed by the Smashing Pumpkins frontman's guitar skills
Billy Corgan names himself and two other ’90s guitar gods as the ‘metal Yardbirds’
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman shared near-identical early experiences with two other players close to his local area, but they all ended up going down different avenues – not unlike the Yardbird legends
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final show will play host to a Tool, Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins supergroup
The July 5 mega-event's lineup is stacked with top-tier names, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira and Alice in Chains
Ace Frehley interrupted the band when he auditioned for Kiss – and Gene Simmons was ready to throw fists
Although the guitarist eventually aced his audition, his relationship with Simmons and the rest of the band got off to a rather rocky start
Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and Primus guitarist Larry ‘Ler’ LaLonde among thousands who have lost homes in L.A. wildfires
Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan and Anthrax’s Scott Ian share their first-hand experience of the devastating impact of one of the biggest natural disasters in Los Angeles’ history
