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Mutiny In Heaven

(550 posts) Fri Jan 11, 2013, 07:51 PM Jan 2013

Erstwhile Musician Billy Corgan Comes Out in Support of Alex Jones

http://grungereport.net/?p=20256

"Alex Jones appeared on Piers Morgan’s show on CNN a couple of days ago to debate gun control. On Jones’ radio show he said that after the interview, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, his friend and a listener of the show, sent a text message that said, ‘Alex you broke people’s hypnosis, you couldn’t have done a better job.’"

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Erstwhile Musician Billy Corgan Comes Out in Support of Alex Jones (Original Post) Mutiny In Heaven Jan 2013 OP

Way to ruin 'Smashing Pumpkins'. liberalmuse Jan 2013 #1

He's been a kooky conspiracy nut for some time now Mutiny In Heaven Jan 2013 #2

"Erstwhile" musician. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #3

I don't know if DU can handle this CreekDog Jan 2013 #4

... LisaLynne Jan 2013 #7

I will no longer listen to the Smashing Pumpkins. n/t ellisonz Jan 2013 #5

I decided that after listening to them in 1995. maxsolomon Jan 2013 #6

Yah Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #13

Does Smashing Pumpkins even get air time anymore? sad-cafe Jan 2013 #8

He's also a Beach Boys fan. Dude's head is all over the place. nyquil_man Jan 2013 #9

To be fair, "Pet Sounds" was pretty fucking Groundbreaking. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #14

You're preaching to the choir. nyquil_man Jan 2013 #15

I'd LOVE to be an "erstwhile" musician whose band has sold over 17,000,000 albums. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #10

They were pretty great. Mutiny In Heaven Jan 2013 #11

Meh. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #12

I loved 2 of their albums. Oh well. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #16

Billy Corgan...? Quantess Jan 2013 #17

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)

1. Way to ruin 'Smashing Pumpkins'.

Reply to Mutiny In Heaven (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 07:54 PM

Jan 2013

How/when/why did Billy Corgan become a batshit crazy gun nut?

Mutiny In Heaven

(550 posts)

2. He's been a kooky conspiracy nut for some time now

Reply to liberalmuse (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 08:01 PM

Jan 2013

Really far out on too many topics to recall. Then there's the hazily fundie religious elements.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

3. "Erstwhile" musician.

Reply to Mutiny In Heaven (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 08:02 PM

Jan 2013

Ex-actly.

CreekDog

(46,192 posts)

4. I don't know if DU can handle this

Reply to Mutiny In Heaven (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 08:04 PM

Jan 2013

All I know is that if Laura Branigan had done this...

LisaLynne

(14,554 posts)

7. ...

Reply to CreekDog (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 08:22 PM

Jan 2013

ellisonz

(27,711 posts)

5. I will no longer listen to the Smashing Pumpkins. n/t

Reply to Mutiny In Heaven (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 08:09 PM

Jan 2013

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)

6. I decided that after listening to them in 1995.

Reply to ellisonz (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 08:12 PM

Jan 2013

Give me Pavement any day.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

13. Yah

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 09:54 PM

Jan 2013

Agree with you, there.

Don't think BC ever forgave Mr. Malkmus for this one, either.

sad-cafe

(1,277 posts)

8. Does Smashing Pumpkins even get air time anymore?

Reply to Mutiny In Heaven (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 08:25 PM

Jan 2013

I can not even think of one song they can call a hit.

nyquil_man

(1,443 posts)

9. He's also a Beach Boys fan. Dude's head is all over the place.

Reply to Mutiny In Heaven (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 08:26 PM

Jan 2013

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

14. To be fair, "Pet Sounds" was pretty fucking Groundbreaking.

Reply to nyquil_man (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 09:55 PM

Jan 2013

Right up there with Sgt. Peppers in the Psychedelia canon.

nyquil_man

(1,443 posts)

15. You're preaching to the choir.

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Reply #14)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 10:03 PM

Jan 2013

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)

10. I'd LOVE to be an "erstwhile" musician whose band has sold over 17,000,000 albums.

Reply to Mutiny In Heaven (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 08:41 PM

Jan 2013

And, I guess he'd have to get some credit for their success seeing as how he's the only member who's been part of the band since its inception.

Erstwhile... LOL!

Mutiny In Heaven

(550 posts)

11. They were pretty great.

Reply to cherokeeprogressive (Reply #10)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 09:05 PM

Jan 2013

Meant an awful lot to me.

Nowadays, he works mainly as a giant asshole (okay, sure, he was always branded a giant asshole by many, many people, but he was primarily a superbly functioning songwriter) & tinfoil milliner, occasionally squeezing out an insipid aural abomination which may or may not have a loose connection to actual music.