Billy Corgan shills to hacker w/ FBI, talks to aliens

2023-05-06 by Hugh G. Puddles STAFF | 52 Comments
In an interview on KROQ's Klein/Ally show, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan revealed that he paid a hacker to stop a leak of tracks from the third and final [s]part[/s] [s]instalment[/s] act of the Smashing Pumpkins' concept album-series ATUM.

Corgan claims that the stems of nine 'catchy single-y -type' songs were stolen and ransomed by a hacker during the mixing/mastering of ATUM: Act III 6 months previously. After being alerted by a fan, Corgan was able to trace the hacker with the help of the FBI and ended up paying the random out of his own pocket. He describes the hacking as a 'mercenary operation' that had material from other musicians to an extent that was 'shocking' to him.

The interview also features Corgan's testimony of a first-hand experience of an extraterrestrial encounter and subsequent relations with an alien spirit-mystic, from which it emerges that the factor predicating the alien life's self-revelation unto mankind is the merger of America, Canada and Mexico under one government. Jeff Bezos is namedropped as a prospective overlord.

The dramatisation of the ATUM series is also suggested, to which Corgan responds I can't dream that dream, because it's like saying it's going to happen" before proposing that Ethan Hawke play the lead role (based on Corgan himself).

ATUM: Act III dropped yesterday. It is a sequel to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, an MTV album from the 1990s. Listen it and post below the exact amount of dollars you would pay to stop the leak of your nine favourite songs if you had made them.


Source: www.audacy.com/podcast/kroq-audio-on-demand-37f84/episodes/billy-corgan-of-the-smashing-pumpkins-with-kleinallyshow-da7b7?fbclid=IwAR2tqtcY1C6hGgRkDJSpW36z7gtkUtbuuU8 EBloZiT5IBWTbFVMWWp6A7qA

Tagged: The Smashing Pumpkins

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JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
May 6th 2023
60436 Comments


this is not a drill

PotsyTater
May 6th 2023
10100 Comments


So powerful and important

90m80s
May 6th 2023
1523 Comments


secret destroyers

PotsyTater
May 6th 2023
10100 Comments


Crazy that aliens think North America is as important as North America thinks it is.

DocSportello
May 6th 2023
3376 Comments


LOL

PotsyTater
May 6th 2023
10100 Comments


Kumbaya featuring Jeff Bezos

YoYoMancuso
Staff Reviewer
May 6th 2023
18867 Comments


i can't believe this guy used to make good music

Kompys2000
Emeritus
May 6th 2023
9458 Comments


Anyone else remember when Billy Corgan comissioned a custom bass pedal, never paid the creator, then called her an ugly pig and threatened to beat her up when she called him on it

Anyway

PumpBoffBag
Staff Reviewer
May 6th 2023
1559 Comments


Wha

90m80s
May 6th 2023
1523 Comments


William Patrick Corgan if u nasty

DoofDoof
May 6th 2023
15068 Comments


'Billy I am an extraterrestrial shape shifter and can adopt any form to please you, say nothing, I will read your mind's deepest sexual desire'

'oh wow'

'are you pleased?'

'I'm staring at myself'

someone
Contributing Reviewer
May 6th 2023
6624 Comments


why silence the only person who wanted to hear your new album?

PotsyTater
May 6th 2023
10100 Comments


LOL

KevinKC
May 6th 2023
1268 Comments


"Anyone else remember when Billy Corgan comissioned a custom bass pedal, never paid the creator, then called her an ugly pig and threatened to beat her up when she called him on it" [2]

ChaoticVortex
May 6th 2023
1595 Comments


As if anyone wants to hear that shit.

Bozo

decisions
May 6th 2023
1093 Comments


Tom DeLonge is looking cooler and cooler the more I read about Billy Corgan

botb
May 6th 2023
17867 Comments


Lmaoooooo

Storm In A Teacup
May 6th 2023
45765 Comments


Damn cant argue that lmao

Supercoolguy64
May 6th 2023
11788 Comments


99% chance billy will still lose money from hiring the FBI even if the album charts on release

wildinferno2010
May 6th 2023
1898 Comments


I wonder if Billy's met Tom Delonge?

VlacDrac
May 7th 2023
2428 Comments


Billy Glowie

nash1311
May 7th 2023
8113 Comments


“Crazy that aliens think North America is as important as North America thinks it is.”

/thread

Azazzel
May 7th 2023
937 Comments


he paid god only knows how much and I can't even be arsed to listen past track 3 let alone 3 LPs
*shrugs* Blink 182 has more relevance these days

90m80s
May 7th 2023
1523 Comments


the ppl who will pirate doesnt matter if before or after the album release date. they still aint buying your stuff. dumb.

ArsMoriendi
May 7th 2023
41044 Comments


Maybe Billy WAS abducted by aliens, some point after Adore, but before Machina

It'd explain a lot

henryChinaski
May 7th 2023
5030 Comments


loving these comments

FigNewtns
May 7th 2023
777 Comments


glad the fbi is doing important work out there

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
May 7th 2023
26178 Comments


“ The dramatisation of the ATUM series is also suggested, to which Corgan responds I can't dream that dream, because it's like saying it's going to happen" before proposing that Ethan Hawke play the lead role (based on Corgan himself).”
This is proper journalism

twlight
May 7th 2023
8777 Comments


Gotta stay relevant somehow

Jasdevi087
May 7th 2023
8131 Comments


money being taken off stupid rich person = net positive

Parallels
May 7th 2023
10146 Comments


next up, minority report 2 but its just billy corgan with an alien and he wants his songs back

DeadGuy
May 7th 2023
1198 Comments


Dude everything leaks early lmao. The hacker is still going to release it. They just got paid in crypto probably. If they're smart enough to do that, then they probably don't know who the person is. Never pay a hacker lol

blazebaileyfinnegan3
May 7th 2023
277 Comments


"alien spirit-mystic"

Prancer
May 7th 2023
1608 Comments


lol all that money spent just to stop leaking an album that's gonna get a 2 average on sputnikmusic.com anyway

DocSportello
May 7th 2023
3376 Comments


That’s showbiz baby!

Nomos2
May 7th 2023
1876 Comments


Billy Corgan x Tom Delonge collab dropping hot 1.5 turd when?

MantisTobogganMD
May 7th 2023
124 Comments


But like, what if he's right?

AeniasGaming
May 7th 2023
325 Comments


was it really worth it billy

GhostShelter
May 7th 2023
946 Comments


Is this a publicity stunt or wtf am I reading?

AeniasGaming
May 7th 2023
325 Comments


anyway to answer the question I'd say about $2.74

momentsofclarity
May 7th 2023
617 Comments


The only best song by them is tonight tonight



TheSonomaDude
May 7th 2023
9077 Comments


please get corgan the mental treatment he needs

ballsohard22
May 7th 2023
377 Comments


no one cares and this band sucks

GhostShelter
May 8th 2023
946 Comments


“ The only best song by them is tonight tonight”

Nah bro. They have a bunch of incredible songs.

90m80s
May 8th 2023
1523 Comments


yea if you count zwan they do u tell em

Deathconscious
May 8th 2023
27355 Comments


ended up paying the random

Voltimand
May 8th 2023
1670 Comments


"anyway to answer the question I'd say about $2.74"

Wrong, the hacker asked for $3.50

Grungil
May 8th 2023
604 Comments


Lock em up Billy, lock em all up...

Pheromone
May 8th 2023
21410 Comments


lmao someone

AeniasGaming
May 8th 2023
325 Comments


"Wrong, the hacker asked for $3.50"

damn, don't have the budget for that. oh well

StrizzMatik
May 9th 2023
4158 Comments


Especially ironic considering ATUM is easily the worst shit SP has ever made and they'll probably lose money on it just from this lol

90m80s
May 9th 2023
1523 Comments


if u were real artists u would know there are more important things than money learn from billy and do better



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