Billy Corgan

“There’s a lot of people who pretend to play guitar. I certainly have no problem believing I’m better than a lot of them”

Corgan’s son Augustus also narrowly avoided harm in the ensuing crash

He will be backed by The Delta Riggs across six shows

They played the 1995 deep cut while opening for Green Day on the ‘Saviors’ tour

“The minute you heard New Order, you were like, ‘They’re one of me’ or ‘I’m one of them’. It was instant”

“Whoever you are, I hope you find peace with who you are because: I would like to know that person and no one else”

“Before AI destroys everything, please know the Smashing Pumpkins have a new album out”

It follows on from the ‘90s icons dropping a surprise album earlier this month

“We want people to hear the record as one body of work and they can decide the value”

“Her incredible gift of singing had a direct line to her heart. That’s so rare in singers”