21K views · 317 reactions | Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell and The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan chat about the early 90s, the importance of reinterpreting their songs for the stage, touring together on the Spirits on Fire tour and much more. See the full clip here: https://youtu.be/coUucYFG-l8 | Live Nation Concerts | Facebook

Billy Corgan Was Suicidal When He Wrote This Song “Today” – The Smashing Pumpkins (1993, MTV Live) Most people remember “Today” as one of the catchiest alt-rock songs of the ’90s — bright chords, major key, constant MTV rotation. But underneath it, Billy Corgan was falling apart. He later said he wrote the song during a suicidal episode, using irony to cover what he was really feeling. That opening line? “Today is the greatest day I’ve ever known” — it was the opposite of how he felt. This 1993

908K views · 1.8K reactions | William Patrick Corgan took Howard back to “1979” with an intimate performance of the The Smashing Pumpkins hit during his 2017 appearance on the Stern Show. Stream more of the best of #SiriusXMSoFar on #Howard100 —> siriusxm.us/HowardSternSXM | The Howard Stern Show | Facebook