Billy Corgan
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Yeah, but the West Coast iteration of jazz, I think, is what you would most... So, Chet Baker.
Well, Chet Baker is the thing that the goths like.
I like Chet Baker.
The goths like Chet Baker for some reason, probably because he was on Smack.
Hello.
Beautiful cat, but obviously troubled.
Yeah.
But that world, that 50s SoCal, because you've got to understand... Swing band.
Okay, but form follows function.
Okay, can you explain that to me?
I'm so dumb right now.
Okay, so imagine you're Charlie Parker.
You are the number one bop guy in the world.
You're a total savant.
You come out and you're playing someplace in Pasadena and everybody's just chill.
The music is more chill.
You can't be Charlie Parker, New York Charlie Parker.
because they're so sensitive.
He goes more to the waves and the vibe.
So he's still doing Charlie.