Billy Corgan Talks Podcast, Pumpkins On ‘Lipps Service’

Billy Corgan is the guest on the latest installment of the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps about his own podcast, The Magnificent Others, and the Smashing Pumpkins’ busy year ahead, which includes a Lollapalooza appearance in August and a fall tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

Corgan also discusses the influence of KISS, Rush, Cheap Trick and Mötley Crüe, growing up in Chicago, the competitive nature of ’90s era alternative bands, hearing Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” on the radio for the first time and working with Courtney Love on Hole’s Celebrity Skin. The conversation winds down with Corgan’s list of his top five favorite Smashing Pumpkins songs.

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On the previous episode of Lipps Service, Dasha dished about the viral success of “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’),” joining the Spotify Billions Club, country music’s increasing move toward a genre-less sound and her upcoming studio album.

Since it began in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has featured many of the biggest voices and personalities in music, including exclusive interviews with Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Hozier, Maynard James Keenan, the Police’s Stewart Copeland, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, Dove Cameron, Perry Farrell, the Kills and many more. Every few weeks, a new episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service is available wherever you listen to podcasts.

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