Billy Corgan

I always say my personal breakthrough, and I want to ask yours, my personal breakthrough was when I allowed myself to write a bad song.

I always say my personal breakthrough, and I want to ask yours, my personal breakthrough was when I allowed myself to write a bad song.

I always say my personal breakthrough, and I want to ask yours, my personal breakthrough was when I allowed myself to write a bad song.

But was there a moment where you felt this breaking open of the doors? Does that make sense? You know, like... There are those periods when we're learning like, oh, Lennon McCartney wrote this kind of cool intro and you kind of learn it and you go, oh, okay, now I understand why they did it that way. There's the mechanical part of learning the chop.

But was there a moment where you felt this breaking open of the doors? Does that make sense? You know, like... There are those periods when we're learning like, oh, Lennon McCartney wrote this kind of cool intro and you kind of learn it and you go, oh, okay, now I understand why they did it that way. There's the mechanical part of learning the chop.

But was there a moment where you felt this breaking open of the doors? Does that make sense? You know, like... There are those periods when we're learning like, oh, Lennon McCartney wrote this kind of cool intro and you kind of learn it and you go, oh, okay, now I understand why they did it that way. There's the mechanical part of learning the chop.

And then there comes a point where it's like you're writing your song.

And then there comes a point where it's like you're writing your song.

And then there comes a point where it's like you're writing your song.

Was there a sort of personal breakthrough where you felt that?

Was there a sort of personal breakthrough where you felt that?

Was there a sort of personal breakthrough where you felt that?

No, I meant like more along the lines of like...

No, I meant like more along the lines of like...

No, I meant like more along the lines of like...

Yes, where you're like, okay, now I'm writing my song. Like, this is what I envisioned. I'm writing it. It exists. And now it is in the world.

Yes, where you're like, okay, now I'm writing my song. Like, this is what I envisioned. I'm writing it. It exists. And now it is in the world.

Yes, where you're like, okay, now I'm writing my song. Like, this is what I envisioned. I'm writing it. It exists. And now it is in the world.

That's kind of what I mean.

That's kind of what I mean.