The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
Diane Warren | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
05 Mar 2025
Billy Corgan sits down with legendary songwriter Diane Warren for an unfiltered conversation about her relentless work ethic, creative process, and groundbreaking career. Warren opens up about her daily routine, the organized chaos of her longtime writing space ("The Cave"), and her strong preference for working alone. They explore how the music industry has shifted from talent-driven opportunities to data-driven metrics like TikTok trends, why true artistry isn’t about following trends, how resilience, defying doubt, and proving people wrong are ongoing themes in her music and much more. Watch The Magnificent Others on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BillyCorganTMO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Who's singing when you're writing?
Well, sadly, it's me.
I'm always oriented to, I've got to sing my own song. Yeah.
You're lucky you're a great singer.
I mean, you are a song assassin. I love it.
I love that.
Is it 1,500 songs at this point? You're up in Irving Berlin territory of first songs written. I've written a lot of songs. That's what the internet says, 1,500.
Wow. You know, the data that matters is, does it make the hair on your arm stand up? Does it make you feel something?
So... I'm intrigued about the cave. Do you have a name for the cave?
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