Billy Corgan’s Son Singing Smashing Pumpkins “Tonight, Tonight” Will Melt Your Heart

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Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has shared a new video of his father reacting to the reunion of three members from the band’s original lineup. He also shared a photo of his father with his son Augustus Juppiter, and a video of Augustus singing “Tonight, Tonight.”

“AJC with my father, Billy Dale Corgan. Though my Father and I have had our bumps and downs through the years, and as he pointed out to me yesterday, ‘think of the stories I haven’t told you’, he remains the original inspiration for my life in music.

And it’s a shame that I don’t have any evidence to demonstrate to you what an incredible musician he was in his prime, and how to this day his talent inspires awe and a sense of dignity in my heart; for music being a noble art, his respect for greatness in others made me want to live up to his high standards.

Which might explain my long-standing scrum with the critical intelligentsia, for believe it or not, and their various condemnations aside, my Father’s standards were always much higher than theirs. So it wasn’t they in whom I wanted ultimate validation from, it was his. Which is why Bill Sr’s blessing on the Orpheus-like return of the band means so much to little Bill.”

Watch the video and see the photo below.

A message from Bill Sr. #smashingpumpkins @smashingpumpkins

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AJC with my father, Billy Dale Corgan. Though my Father and I have had our bumps and downs through the years, and as he pointed out to me yesterday, 'think of the stories I haven't told you', he remains the original inspiration for my life in music. And it's a shame that I don't have any evidence to demonstrate to you what an incredible musician he was in his prime, and how to this day his talent inspires awe and a sense of dignity in my heart; for music being a noble art, his respect for greatness in others made me want to live up to his high standards. Which might explain my long-standing scrum with the critical intelligentsia, for believe it or not, and their various condemnations aside, my Father's standards were always much higher than theirs. So it wasn't they in whom I wanted ultimate validation from, it was his. Which is why Bill Sr's blessing on the Orpheus-like return of the band means so much to little Bill.

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