Throughout the infinite drama that’s surrounded the Smashing Pumpkins reunion, band leader Billy Corgan has not been shy when it comes to discussing former Pumpkins bassist D’Arcy Wretzky. For weeks now, the two have gone back and forth sharing their own versions of why Wretzky isn’t involved in this new Smashing Pumpkins venture. Wretsky is the latest combatant to fire her shot, when she said recently, “I honestly think he may have a brain tumor. He’s always been insufferable.”
Corgan spoke with friend and Chicago DJ Mancow recently, and when Mancow asked if Corgan had a response to Wretzky’s latest statement, he decided to clam up and not say anything. Alternative Nation transcribed some of their interview, in which Corgan compared the world to professional wrestling:
Mancow asked, “I’ve been around you, we’ve been hanging out as buddies and I know how excited you were to reconnect with an old friend like James [Iha], to reconnect with an old friend like D’arcy. I know you put on a brave face, you’re the leader of the band, and the leader can’t always show emotion, but from a friendship point of view, are you sad about what happened?”
Corgan responded, “Honestly, I don’t really want to talk about it.”
Mancow said he understood, but he had to ask.
Corgan then said, “Yeah, it’s not a problem. I think the difficulty is the world works in a particular way these days, it’s very much like professional wrestling.”
He added, “Listen, there’s a time and a place for everything, and this just isn’t the time.”
Perhaps “this just isn’t the time” anymore because of how close the Smashing Pumpkins reunion is to becoming reality for music fans: The band just announced their reunion tour, and Corgan also recently shared some new song titles.
