Smashing Pumpkins Front Man Hopes to Set His Sights on Broadway.
Considering Billy Corgan has been behind a wealth of albums as a member of the Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan and solo projects it is a given that the man knows how to pen some well-received songs. So the idea of the legendary rock star trying his hand at penning musical numbers for Broadway is not that big of a stretch and this is the exact topic that has come up in an interview with The New York Post.
Corgan has pointed out that he would like to lend his skills to penning tracks for musicals, though he also indicates that he would have to improve in the area before he followed in the footsteps of other rock stars-turned Broadway writers like Bono and The Edge (who penned the ill-fated Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark). He has also ruled out re-using songs from his extensive back catalogue and would instead insist on putting a lot of effort into creating new work.
As well as Bono and The Edge, there are plenty of other well known names that have decided to tackle musical theatre over the years, whether it is the members of ABBA penning Chess and lending their songs to Mamma Mia!, or Elton John penning songs for Billy Elliot the Musical. It shows that even in the West End there are plenty of shows at the box office that feature the work of established personalities.
Billy Corgan is well known for his work with The Smashing Pumpkins, with whom he has released many albums since 1991’s debut Gish, including Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and the recent Teargarden by Kaleidyscope. During the band’s split between 2000 and 2007 he also released work with the band Zwan and a solo album.
