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Billy Corgan
Billy Corgan


Background information
Birth name William Patrick Corgan, Jr.
Born March 17, 1967
Born place Elk Grove Village, Illinois, U.S.
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Years active 1985—present
Label(s) Virgin Records
Reprise Records
Caroline Records
Associated acts Hole
Courtney Love
Spirits in the Sky
Smashing Pumpkins
Zwan
The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex
Starchildren
The Marked
Website Website



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Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Slams Major Labels

December 31, 2010
Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Slams Major LabelsSmashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has launched an attack against major record labels, claiming that they have taken the excitement out of music.

The singer said he believed labels needed to take more risks and suggested that they had failed to keep up with record buyers.

"Something about the need for the major label system to corner the market has squeezed the excitement out of music," he told Spinner.

"It's almost like the restaurant where the prices are too high - you can't enjoy your food. You feel like you're getting ripped off, but you don't know why. Fans overall have rebelled."

Corgan, who is currently releasing songs from Smashing Pumpkins’ new album one song at a time, also said that the music industry was full of "middle-of-the-road non-risk-takers".

He added: "It's systemically rewarding the wrong end of the art world."

Smashing Pumpkins’ new 44-track album is entitled ‘Teargarden By Kaleidyscope’.

(by Jason Gregory)



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