The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan introduced up Metallica whereas discussing whether or not The Smashing Pumpkins have ever carried out their “Tales Of A Scorched Earth” music which initially appeared on the band’s 1995 album “Mellon Collie And The Infinite Disappointment,” dwell earlier than.
In a brand new interview with Australia’s “Everblack” podcast, Billy mentioned:
“ Nicely, let me caveat this by saying that I like James Hetfield as an individual. I like Metallica; I noticed them in 1984 and all that nice stuff. And James might be the best riff author outdoors of perhaps [Black Sabbath’s] Tony Iommi. James has written a number of the biggest, most superb riffs, and he’s nonetheless writing them. However when you take heed to ‘Tales Of A Scorched Earth’ and also you take heed to that Metallica music [‘Fuel’ from 1997’s ‘Reload’ album], ‘Give me gasoline, give me hearth, give me that which I need.’ See — a little bit lightbulb went off in your mind… Now, which music got here first?”
The interviewer famous that “Tales Of A Scorched Earth” was launched two years earlier than “Gas”, Corgan mentioned:
“God bless you… Now, I don’t suppose James would rip something off from me, however the first time I heard that music, I used to be, like, ‘That’s awfully shut.’ However I like me some James. And I’d love anyone making an attempt to get a troll headline out that, some clickbait out of that.”
Billy added: “My father used to say, ‘Look, there’s solely 12 notes.’ So, that’s the nice factor. All of us rip one another off, and if it really works, nice. I’ve acquired no drawback with that. I imply, I’ve actually ripped Metallica off lots, so…”