Billy Corgan

And you talking about evaporating, and I'm going to give my definition of what it means to me when you say that.

The Melissa that I knew, the pre-band Melissa, the arty Melissa, the Botticelli Melissa, had sort of gotten lost in the maze of Courtney Colt,

The Melissa that I knew, the pre-band Melissa, the arty Melissa, the Botticelli Melissa, had sort of gotten lost in the maze of Courtney Colt,

Whole politics, disappointment, waiting around for her to decide she gave a shit.

Whole politics, disappointment, waiting around for her to decide she gave us... Corporate takeover of the music world.

Corporate gloss.

And look, you know us pretty well.

And look, you know us pretty well.

I mean, you know the entire band.

I mean, you know the entire band.

And so you are one of the only people on the planet.

And so you are one of the only people on the planet.

I mean, it's a very small list of people that actually knows how the pumpkins operated internally.

I mean, it's a very small list of people that actually knows how the pumpkins operated internally.

Not the public.

Not the public.

So in my estimation, it wasn't just, hey, here's somebody I can trust.

So in my estimation, it wasn't just, hey, here's somebody I can trust.

Somebody who, you know, to Courtney's phrase, can look the part, be the part and do the gig.

Somebody who, you know, to Courtney's phrase, can look the part, be the part and do the gig.