| Billy and James Meet Young Kids |
| July 21, 1998, 11:00 pm |
Source: Detroit News PUMPKINS DISCOVER A GENERATION GAP Detroit News. July 22, 1998. Smashing Pumpkins band members may not be as in touch with the young American audience as they thought. Meeting Friday with about 30 young children from The Family Place, a Dallas shelter for victims of domestic violence, three band members were asked to name their favorite musicians. "Puff Daddy. Do you know who that is?" asked guitarist James Iha No reply. "How about the Beatles?" Iha said. Nothing. Then band leader Billy Corgan stepped in. "Do you know who the Spice Girls are?" he asked. "Yes!" the kids hollered. "OK," Corgan said. "We don't listen to the Spice Girls." |