BILLY CORGAN Auditions NEW SMASHING PUMPKINS DRUMMER 19 yr old MIKE BYRNE for 1st Time

[jonkbaby]

Rewatching this video 2 years later- I can see why Billy went with Mike. Dang man! Also, want to know if 6:23-6:37 is a real song

[ObscuredJellybelly]

@jonkbaby It's a clip of the Pastichio Medley from the Zero EP if I'm not mistaken.

[1991Hatcher]

Oh your from Portland? Yeah your in...

[DarkeningSkies1]

That kid has a huge Chamberlin influence along with the jazz chops (and of course Jimmy himself was a jazz drummer....) I can see why Billy "picked" him.

[roelran]

@DarkeningSkies1 "picked"?

[DarkeningSkies1]

@roelran The quotation marks were attempting to imply that (judging from the auditions in this video anyway), there wasn't much of a choice. Poor attempt at humor on my part.

[jasonlammons]

I wish I could call & talk tho this dick

[jasonlammons]

hay man BC iz looking for submissionsl....lool

[jasonlammons]

hey re organizer, I wanna put my guts inside your sister and we have to do it while driving on the interstae

[jasonlammons]

Bilwie, I would like to knewo the count on poonaniee I think I got yo9u.. I habe 37,9998

[nmr85]

I imagine Billy at 80 years old standing like 1:00 all of the time ... he's always been so hunchy lol

[VictorC53]

dilf TV

[mnichols2011]

Billy Corgan probably thinks the "great killer of art is the voice that comes in and says that's not good enough or that's not interesting enough" because that's probably any voice that hears any of the garbage he has made in the past 14 years.

[TheRestlessMinds]

Nice shuffle rhythm, the kids good.

[drkaeppel]

I always thought Jimmy Chamberlain was irreplaceable, but Mike Byrne is actually a really awesome fit for Smashing Pumpkins. He sounds great!

[DARRINCONNOR1]

Well definitely wont be bying the new S.P. album.Did he get that hat from Gomer Pyle and does Bill have A.I.D.S.

[DARRINCONNOR1]

Nice hat

[metal666metal300]

HAHAHA mike byrne its so nervous

[MrNixon79]

billy corgan calls 5/4 7/4 @ 6:56

[zapwatt]

I would refuse to work with that one guy simply because he has a ridiculous, pretentious haircut.

[thedrummerdude777]

That girl has the ugliest tattoo I've ever seen

[almightyseancore]

@thedrummerdude777 it's clearly unfinished. don't hate on unfinished art, it can be embarrassing to wear.

sometimes, people don't have the time, or can't afford the full work at one time, so they get the outline done and comeback shortly later to get the colors done.

now if she never got this filled in, or if this design was her intention, than i may have to agree with you, but odds are it was just unfinished at the time.

[oBIGxREDo]

@almightyseancore AGREED

[markwhufc82]

@thedrummerdude777 but good chebs!

[aquabat104]

the song at 6:39 is awesome

[alloneword154]

How the hell does he make such good music with that voice, it works so good, WTF

[Baphomet417]

Mike Byrne= Wunderkind

[Baphomet417]

"That's not gonna work, Billy." HAHAHAHA David is such a mensch!

[waiflikemusic]

That drummer is fantastic.

[OMGGGALEXIS]

mike byrne is my friends brother. he used to give me and his sis rides from school

[joperrot]

What an absolute dream come true. I'd give anything just to play one song live with them. That kid is so freakin lucky.

[mguygh]

interview lady is sexy

[Mikelikes2rock]

I competed against this kid in high school marching band and we're friends with several of the same people. Never met him though. Crazy stuff.

[twikie258]

What is the song at the very beginning?

[radiomachina]

@twikie258 "Perfect", from ADORE.

[bigrob03]

Its a shame to see Jimmy leave, but that kid Mike plays through his shit likes its nothing. Best of luck to Mike, he is such a great drummer.

[Ksimp9]

haha I suppose my statement did go alittle overboard. I'm just a little mad that yet another original member of Smashing Pumpkins is replaced, and sadly replaced by a 19 year old drummer. It would be really awesome to have the original pumpkins back together before 2012.

[minitrim]

@Ksimp9 im afraid that just isn't going to happen. each member had their reasons for leaving. Besides james and darcy weren't the reason the band was what it was in the early days. just check out hummer at Terminal 5 in new york 2010 if you're still on the fence about mike, the new drummer, really amazing stuff. That said there's no reason to dislike the pumpkins new line-up, because they're is making incredible music, waiting to be discovered by anyone chooses to give it a try.

[jub746]

its crazy the drummer from system of a down wasnt chosen

[Ksimp9]

geez man Id like to see that kid jam out on drums, because just from what Ive seen im probably a better drummer than him. i should be in the smashing pumpkins.

[jub746]

@Ksimp9 your a bit arrogent aren't you hahaha

[mtsn]

@Ksimp9 this is why you're their current drummer, right?

[Premierartist]

Finalmente una bella storia di un ragazzo giovane che si rompe il culo a studiare per anni ( come il sottoscritto e migliaia di altri ragazzi) e ha la sua vittoria nel suonare con un gruppo storico che ha scritto una bella fetta di musica rock. Speriamo che gli smaghing siano di esempio per tante altre band! Grande Mike

[bioshock000]

I went to a SP concert 3 days ago (performing at luna park stadium, buenos aires, Argentina) and i had no idea Jimmy Cchamberlin was not their drummer anymore.

I was shocked once mike started playing. He is damn good at this!!

[DrivenBlack]

is billy talking in the interview about Mike???

[jimmychauv]

"The idea of where ideas come from...it starts with the idea of why we even bother to express an idea..."

[michelvair]

i have to say BC is just great and kind to offer such an opportunity to a young and brillant drummer as MB seems to be. The only thing that stills BORES me about BC after all these years is WHY he doesn't realize the other members can add something artistically about writting new songs ??? Really ?? Michel, France

[d15er]

hes a good drummer

[willmasahiro]

OMG that is such a funny story... eye is a great tune

[sacmusicfan]

this kid is fucking INCREDIBLE

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[ruiolas]

Lol, 4:30 John Dolmayan from SOAD xD

[ruiolas]

2:06 Gay xD

[worldwarmiii]

i bet corgan could dunk over shaq

[20stevieray]

i bet him and tht chick got it on after tht interview lol shes so on to him

[calstevelee]

I love how nervous Mikey is when he's talking to Billy.

[thisxgreatxdecay]

Byrne can actually sound a lot more like Chamberlin than I thought. Surprising, given the Teargarden recordings we've been giving so far.

No one can fill Chamberlin's shoes, but I'm glad we at least have this guy. He's got skill.

[LoomVideos]

@thisxgreatxdecay Certainly - I along with most SP fans at first was a bit like "Wow he is a bit young and inexperienced!" - but with this video and the record day show they did he has really come along.............will be exciting to see how he develops - hope Billy keeps him on.

[Sharpster7]

HAHAH his david lynch impression is SO funny

[TheRestlessMinds]

That's awesome, Eye was intended for Shaq. There is that funny record scratching @ the end. Still, the mood was way to dark for Shaq. The bass line was awesome though. Perfect Drug by Reznor was another good song off that strange movie. I don't think liked Eye @ 1st, but it eventually became 1 of my favorite S.P. songs from the no Chamberlain Adore era.

[AnAddictsEmpathy]

Billy's amazing. I love the way he expresses himself.

[redpaul79]

Shaq and Corgan--both Pisces....

[MOTHEYELINER]

Tear is better ¡¡¡

[diamondsea3]

Thanks this was awesome!!

[mhrhbdlkrm]

soooo cool...thanks for sharing! wish mike all the best! :)

[andrewmanford]

Ha HA...That was awesome.

[jerrylentz]

I LOVED this episode! Just awesome!!!

[CondescendingGod]

@jerrylentz episode of what?