Billy Corgan says it's probably "the end" for Smashing Pumpkins

Billy Corgan has revealed that he thinks it's "the end" for Smashing Pumpkins.

“I don’t want to do Pumpkins without some version of the [original] band,” he tells Music Week. “I just can’t carry that anymore. I think it’s not for me alone anymore. I’ve taken it as far as I can take it on my own.”

“I think it’s kind of the end,” he continues, “but I’ve said that before. I don’t feel declarative about it.

"I just feel like we’ve reached a point where – and I’m saying collectively ‘we’, whoever is still interested, and me on the other side – the generational memory of the band obliterates the reality of the band.

"And only the band can change that. I can’t change that. I’m not powerful enough to change it. I tried, I failed.”