Billy Corgan posts nostalgic D’arcy Wretzky photo
Billy Corgan recently sparked fan hopes of D’arcy Wretzky someday returning to The Smashing Pumpkins and reuniting the original lineup after complimenting her role in the band, and even taking accountability for his role in their failed 2018 reunion. Corgan has now posted a vintage photo from the Mellon Collie era in 1995 with D’arcy featuring a nostalgic caption.
While Corgan and D’arcy have not outright given any remarks that would confirm a reunion, fans are happy to see Corgan making positive remarks about his legendary former bassist.
Billy Corgan has remained active this year, touring solo, with The Smashing Pumpkins, and hosting his podcast The Magnificent Others.
Billy Corgan disrespected on BBC
Shortly after Ozzy Osbourne passed away, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan was asked to appear on BBC Radio to pay tribute to the legendary Black Sabbath singer. However, in a recent episode of his podcast “The Magnificent Others,” Corgan revealed that his segment on BBC Radio didn’t quite elicit the reaction he was expecting.
“So that night, the day Ozzy passed, that night I was on BBC Radio, which is obviously a pretty big deal in England,” Corgan said. “And I was in England at the time because I was rehearsing with my band. And they said, ‘Okay, you know, uh, we’re going to play this thing and then we’re going to come to you.’”
Corgan went on to explain that he was disappointed in the way BBC was covering Ozzy’s death as they were focusing more on the sensational aspects of his career.
“And so it was all the dumb stuff with Ozzy, the biting of the head and the thing, even talking about stuff that had gone on between Sharon and Ozzy,” he continued. “And I thought, my God, he’s not even been passed away for 6, 8 hours.
“So they play all that, and then they come to me live. So it felt like I was in the right place because I wanted to say the right things that people like us care about. Ozzy’s influence. Ozzy’s longevity.”
Billy Corgan caught interviewer off guard
Corgan then recalled being asked to “rate” Ozzy’s legacy, noting that his response caught the interviewer off guard.
“I said, ‘Well, you may not understand what I’m saying, but I would put Ozzy up there with Sinatra as a singular voice who for four to five decades touched people through the magic of their voice. And I don’t even think that they as singers even understand the power of that because for them it’s just natural. They open their mouth and that out comes that sound.’”
“And the guy laughed, like ‘I’ve never heard a comparison that before.’ And then they cut me off,” Corgan said.
