The Smashing Pumpkins singer, a die-hard wrestling
fan, managed to make the conversation sound like a discussion about
theater (“If a wrestler can embody a character, you’ll go along for the
ride”) and kept the tone serious and analytical.
“Part of my attraction to that world is that I put
the same energy into it that I used to put into my music world,” said
Corgan, 42, who was performing at a benefit for
Integrative Medicine Program. “It’s not political for me. In the
musical world, it got political. I stopped reading all music press and
now just read wrestling press.”
If it sounds as if Corgan is down on the record
industry, that’s because he is. One of the reasons he plans to release
44 new Smashing Pumpkins songs for free online is to avoid having to
deal with record-industry drama. Corgan has so far released two songs
off the “Teargarden By Kaleidyscope” project and said he just completed
a sixth song.
“I think a song at a time over the course of three
to four years makes sense,” Corgan said. “I figured this was the best
way to skip all that drama. All that drama is really boring.”
When asked about his studio collaboration with pop star
“She asked me to help her out on the theme song for
her new TV show,” said Corgan, who has been linked to Simpson in the
tabloids. “(The show) has an interesting concept. She goes around the
world to show how different people perceive beauty.
“I ended up writing part of (the theme song). It has a little bit of an alternative rock edge, but it’s still very pop-y.”
What’s next for Corgan — besides recording 38 more Pumpkins songs?
“I just signed a deal to write my memoir,” Corgan
said. “It’s supposed to come out at the end of next year. It’s a
spiritual memoir about life from a spiritual perspective — not from a
media or celeb perspective.”
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