@TwitterMusic interviews @Billy Corgan of the @SmashingPumpkin s.
TwitterMusic launched their first artist interview series with guitar hero and legendary songwriter Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins. Fans submitted questions to the hash tag #AskBilly.
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Ps. We're interviewing @Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins... next Tues. Tweet us your questions for him with the hash tag: #AskBillyTwitter Music
@billy Hi BC! Let us know when you're ready. :)Twitter Music
@TwitterMusic ready. steady. go.Billy Corgan
Alright guys, we're starting our interview with @Billy of The Smashing Pumpkins right now! Watch the tweets roll in...Twitter Music
1. @billy, fan @gabydearest would like to know if you have any plans to tour South America in 2012? She says SP gets tons of radio play.Twitter Music
@TwitterMusic @gabydearest very open to returning to South America in 2012/last tour there was fantastic/and the fans were even betterBilly Corgan
That's awesome! Q2. @billy, Ms. @isabella_isza would like to know, "What do you think about SOPA & PIPA?"Twitter Music
@TwitterMusic @isabella_isza simple answer: the internet must be kept FREE/Freedom of expression is more vital than protecting commerceBilly Corgan
Amen!! Q3. @billy, @Lophofo asks "Who's your favorite wrestler of all time?" (For those who don't know, @billy is a HUGE pro wrestling fan!)Twitter Music
@TwitterMusic @Lophofo The Nature Boy Ric Flair.But i'd have to say that @ShawnMichaels is a very, very close second. Amazing storytellersBilly Corgan
Q4. @billy: Fan @marigoldfairy asks, "Will there be any changes to the Oceania track-listing originally given in September 2011?"Twitter Music
(For those following along with our Billy Corgan Q&A currently in action, Oceania is the title of the next Smashing Pumpkins album.)Twitter Music
@TwitterMusic @marigoldfairy i don't think so, BUT i've been known to change my mind last second before. A release date is imminent!Billy Corgan
Awesome news! Q5 @billy: @fatesucks would like to know, "If you could time travel... what period in music history would you return to?"Twitter Music
@TwitterMusic @fatesucks excellent question! the 1930's to see Ray Noble/Duke Ellington/Louis Armstrong/Robert Johnson/Bob Wills/Carter Fam.Billy Corgan
Q6: @billy: Miss @AmandaLakai gets a bit metaphysical and says,
"How much influence do your dreams have over your creative process?"Twitter Music
@TwitterMusic @AmandaLakai the dreams i had as a child opened me to a fantastical world. what influence that had on my thoughts i can't sayBilly Corgan
Q7 @billy, the band @Noiseheads would like to know if you "have any advice for a rock band in today's musical climate?" Any tips?Twitter Music
@TwitterMusic @Noiseheads today's musicians should focus on making their own world: music/style/social media and ignore what's come beforeBilly Corgan
Solid advice. Ok, fun question. Q8. @billy, @soysaucebunny wants to know what she should name her baby (and she doesn't know what it is yet)Twitter Music
@TwitterMusic @soysaucebunny Voltaire or DeidreBilly Corgan
Voltaire! Wow. That kid would be a bad ass. Q9. @billy, @towishdangerous wants to know what would be your dream band to tour with?Twitter Music
@TwitterMusic @Veynis my fave song to ever record was XYU, which we recorded live at the Chicago Recording Company in 1995Billy Corgan
@TwitterMusic @towishdangerous i would love to tour with @janesaddiction or BLACK SABBATH @officialsabbathBilly Corgan
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