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From the new Paste Magazine.
When asked why Zwan broke up:
While the alternative all-star line up was reminiscent of certian classic rock predecessors attempts to delay going solo-Clapton & Blind Faith, Crosby & CSN, et al-Corgan insists it wasn't a consious effort to draft musicians with history, describing it as more of a domino process of indie-rock networking. Ultimately, however, it was the underground loyalties of Zwan's component parts that broke up the band, according to a still miffed Corgan-
"They proved me right, which is that the whole indie thing is just a pose. I can't say that about everybody, but our general feeling in the Pumpkins always was that people took the indie route because deep down they knew they didn't have the talent to make it on the mainstream level. And those people proved to me, that deep down, they don't have the talent, or the focus, or the true love of people to want to get out there and try to connect with people. It's really about them. And fundamentally Jimmy and I disagree with them."
"If you're going to play music at a high level, to a large audience, it can't really be about you. You have to make it seem like it's about you, but it has to be about others, about sharing. And their indie cred mentality really is about 'What's this got to do with me?' and 'Can I find people who agree with me, who think like me, who dress like me, smoke pot like me?' They're just assholes. It's simple. I could go on with a thousand stories, but you can put it in big capital letters: THEY'RE JUST ASSHOLES. They didn't really care. They didn't really care about the music, they didn't really care about the fans.. They just want to live like pieces of shit and live their little weird creepy lives. End of story."
Brilliant.
When asked why Zwan broke up:
While the alternative all-star line up was reminiscent of certian classic rock predecessors attempts to delay going solo-Clapton & Blind Faith, Crosby & CSN, et al-Corgan insists it wasn't a consious effort to draft musicians with history, describing it as more of a domino process of indie-rock networking. Ultimately, however, it was the underground loyalties of Zwan's component parts that broke up the band, according to a still miffed Corgan-
"They proved me right, which is that the whole indie thing is just a pose. I can't say that about everybody, but our general feeling in the Pumpkins always was that people took the indie route because deep down they knew they didn't have the talent to make it on the mainstream level. And those people proved to me, that deep down, they don't have the talent, or the focus, or the true love of people to want to get out there and try to connect with people. It's really about them. And fundamentally Jimmy and I disagree with them."
"If you're going to play music at a high level, to a large audience, it can't really be about you. You have to make it seem like it's about you, but it has to be about others, about sharing. And their indie cred mentality really is about 'What's this got to do with me?' and 'Can I find people who agree with me, who think like me, who dress like me, smoke pot like me?' They're just assholes. It's simple. I could go on with a thousand stories, but you can put it in big capital letters: THEY'RE JUST ASSHOLES. They didn't really care. They didn't really care about the music, they didn't really care about the fans.. They just want to live like pieces of shit and live their little weird creepy lives. End of story."
Brilliant.
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