Billy Corgan

pledged to the people eric and courtney wrote for this like kurt's influence was undeniable to everyone including my own band i asked her i asked her uh at the time before the second record came out how much is you and how much is him and she said at the time so i'm going based on what i was told at the time he helped me with one chorus

I asked her at the time before the second record came out, how much is you and how much is him?

And she said at the time, so I'm going based on what I was told at the time, he helped me with one chorus.

Otherwise, he's in the closet writing Heart-Shaped Box.

Otherwise, he's in the closet writing Heart-Shaped Box.

And I heard that at the time.

And I heard that at the time.

That wasn't posthumous reorganization or reaction.

That wasn't posthumous reorganization or reaction.

As we know, Courtney can be very reactive to media narratives.

As we know, Courtney can be very reactive to media narratives.

So at the time, contemporaneous, if that's the right word, to what was happening, I was told his only influence on this record is this one chorus.

So at the time, contemporaneous, if that's the right word, to what was happening, I was told his only influence on this record is this one chorus.

I don't even know.

I don't even know.

And her response was, I have this influence on him in reverse.

And her response was, I have this influence on him in reverse.

My rep as a lyric writer is wholly responsible to her.

My rep as a lyric writer is wholly responsible to her.

So I can speak about it directly because you knew the Gish album so well.