Smashing Pumpkins: Day in the Life Billy Corgan writing

[urikasebastian]

beauty <3

[ImSmarterThanYuo]

What's with that freakish skin disease?

[SuperMegabar]

@ImSmarterThanYuo I'm not sure what it's called. It's sort of like a birth mark running all the way up his arm. That's why he always wears longsleeve shirts

[urikasebastian]

@SuperMegabar seems like a vitiligo sort of thing to me

[SuperMegabar]

@urikasebastian Might be. All i know is that he's had it from birth. I'm not sure if vitiligo can happen at birth??

[wargofchik]

I like this pure acoustic version so much better than when he performed this with added back up singers, band, etc. This...simplicity is what makes the song magic.

[wargofchik]

What song is this??????????

[82ndSbabba]

@wargofchik The Rose March, from the American Gothic EP. Full studio song here: watch?v=z7gw8H7NX38

You're welcome :)

[sSanctum]

I feel such at peace watching this.

[fatcatbuzz]

To all those people that keep saying "Why is he using tape?", all I have to say is ANALOG RULES!!! All the best musicians or albums that have been recorded were put on analog tape, not digital recorders like Protools.

[xoBabeWithBitexo]

Beautiful!

[voteZDLR]

wow I've never noticed his birth mark for all of these years... what a mindfuck.

who's the dude who looks like he's on drugs looking through the telescope? you can see him sniffle, like he had just snorted some shit

[RazeAndJadith]

@voteZDLR thats jimmy chamberlin the drummer. and an AWESOME drummer i might add.

[voteZDLR]

@RazeAndJadith I actually figured that out after I had posted this... forgot about it, though LOL :P

Jimmy Chamberlain IS an awesome drummer, though. I just wouldn't be surprised if he still did a few drugs here and there, these days. I don't care if he does or not. Everyone's got something. But, I do remember seeing a tweet by some woman who knows Billy saying that he was an "addict" ... didn't say what the addiction was. Then, I see Jimmy here rubbing his nose and looking through a scope. o.O

[voteZDLR]

@RazeAndJadith but to be fair, she could have been saying "addict" in the unorthodox way, maybe saying that Billy is a workaholic (addicted to work) or addicted to money, or music, or whatever. It's impossible to know for sure. The only reason I say that about Jimmy is because he was an addict in the past, and the recovery rate for opiate addicts is about 10%. Meaning, 90% will not successfully be able to quit using opiates altogether in their lives. So kids reading this... DO NOT DO DRUGS.

[RazeAndJadith]

@voteZDLR I would say he looks like he's gotten off it . Judging by how in shape he is unlike most addicts that are frail looking. but yes i agree dont do drugs ! :)

[Loaf001]

bout ye jimmy!!

[AKanyon]

now we have porta studios and pro tools, it even hard to watch all this pain in the ass with all them cassetes. progress is cool

[jbcooljb]

@AKanyon those cassettes sound sooo much better tho. it may be a pain in the ass, but its better than 100 edits per second digital recordings. tape sounds so much better. put tape on vinyl. UHGGGG sounds sooo good. so lets get off our asses, and record with tape! :DD make some real, and better sounding music.

[WyattCrow]

@jbcooljb i don't actually remember any blind tests results, considering whats better or worse...

but hey, you prolly right, i saw Billy discussing this topic with Uli Roth, and he thinks the same

[fatcatbuzz]

@jbcooljb I like digital for some things, but I still have all my analog equipment and prefer it over my computer recordings for many things. I like that warmer sound way better. So, I think tape definitely still has things that can not be captured on digital. What I've seemed to notice is that people that use stuff like Protools tend to over complicate things and don't do anything different that what hundreds of other people are doing with it as well. That's the problem I have with digital.

[fatcatbuzz]

@AKanyon No way, tape all the way.

[morbidious]

..... and wearing his mickey mouse t-shirt...... Billy, and his guitar... gently....methodically..... destroyed the world. .... the end. :)

[zach92zach]

I love how he uses tapes. FUCK DIGITAL RECORDING.

[EasilySuede]

Creeper Jimmy at 1:54! Ha!!!

[EasilySuede]

Before Billy even has breakfast, HE WRITES FUCKIN HITS!!!!

[MarkieB89]

now that that's out the way, can someone please tell me what the hell is going on with his left arm, please?

[weezerite]

@MarkieB89 You mean the birthmark?

[iamafukingtwatful]

@weezerite His birthmark is fucking awesome.

[weezerite]

@iamafukingtwatful I agree!

[MarkieB89]

@weezerite oh... is that what it is?

[weezerite]

@MarkieB89 Yeah, the off color is the birthmark. I think it's cool, like it's just ANOTHER thing that makes him unique. :P

[MarkieB89]

Hell yea! I write regular with my right, but do signatures and play guitar with my left!

[cheddardamrakbass]

beautiful pencil!

arrange one for me? hea

[1000bunnyangel]

billy rules!!

[AddictionlousJunkie]

He plays righty and writes lefty same as me! :D

[noodle92993]

@AddictionlousJunkie me too!

[TeoSawyer]

@AddictionlousJunkie Like me too !

[Wakaboo14]

@AddictionlousJunkie So...does that make you ambidextrous when it comes to masturbation? 

[AddictionlousJunkie]

@Wakaboo14 well... it does take two hands my friend. :D

[Wakaboo14]

@AddictionlousJunkie Awesome. Pure awesome.

[dalecampbl9]

@AddictionlousJunkie that's crazy...i never noticed he was left handed

[TheLydianRocks]

1.58 billy decided he doesn't like a chord and goes back to the original, anybody else prefer the 1 he hit first? ; )

[TheBrian1711]

The 90's called - they want their technology back.

Seriously!? Cassette tapes? Bet it sounds pretty good in your Walkman.

[Enraged10]

@TheBrian1711 Digital and analog recordings have completely different sound atmosphere, the digital just feels so artificial and fake. Billy said it himself in an interview.

[chopin65]

@TheBrian1711 And who is more successful? You are Billy?

[fastvedub1]

@TheBrian1711 Are you old enough to know what a walkman is? Go ask mommy and daddy.

[fatcatbuzz]

@TheBrian1711 If you know what you are doing, you can get excellent recordings with cassette tape. Use a condenser mic and good preamp. Same method you would use with digital to capture a good, clean sound. I heard many recording on cassette that were recorded very well and many digital recording that sound horrible and clipped. Vice versa. It all depends on how it was recorded.

[death5935]

HES USING A CASSETTE TAPE?!?! WTF IS THAT?!! (jk :D)

[jdury]

1:15 Billy goes through all six stings, and as any guitarist would be, is surprised it's still in tune. Awesome!

[PastaForPookey]

lol Micky Mouse shirt...

[Roboami]

Lefty playing right handed guitar?

[DGENERATE07]

@Roboami hes right handed just has a different strumming technique

[Roboami]

@DGENERATE07 I was just saying that because he writes with his left hand :P

[DGENERATE07]

@Roboami oh my bad well i guess that makes sense to my thesis anyway :L

[NotNamedJones]

@DGENERATE07 he's left handed. The hand you write with is almost always indicative of which hand you favor. Alot of people who are left handed (myself included) learn to play guitar right handed for convenience. Its not that hard either, since most lefties are ambidexterous to a degree since we live in a right handed/left brain structured world!

[DGENERATE07]

@NotNamedJones yeah i know the guy who wrote the first comment corrected me so i said my bad, interesting information you have there though : ]

[FoFumFilms]

He needs to put the guitar down and pick up a fuckin' sandwich!

[1Nekit1]

@FoFumFilms ...lol

[jasonlammons]

Until recently Billy Corgan was a hero, a musical genius to me.. Unfortunately I remembered some footage in Chicago on a cop show back a long time ago, a kid had cut his wrists & bled out in front of a studio (Corgan) "Today sings of this", then all the songs about 33 (33rd degree mason), bring the light, doomsday clock, Tear, etc... I find the world shrinking as everyone I turn to trust has given up.. sold out, and have no remorse..:(

[australianforlife]

He Drinks Fiji Water !!!!!!

[fedeusumaki]

whats the name of the song?

[mediamascot]

@fedeusumaki it's been released as "the rose march" on the american gothic ep. there's also a pretty fantastic live version that was performed on the chris isaak show, so i would recommend that you look that up as well =)

[1979jeri]

ethan hawke WISHES!

[jasonlammons]

dad u have to help me

[ColdSixOneFour]

0:33 "what am I sayin fuck"

[Mirkostudio]

Mirko Saltalamacchia - Fotosints Clorophilla

[sbmg09]

lefty! :D

[whatCHOCOLATEMILK]

it actually is a birthmark, when he was a child he was made fun of and outcasted for it, and some of his messed up childhood memories inspired a few songs...

[Mandragon]

i love jimmys approval of the song twards the end. so sick.

[OralAgreement69]

if ethan hawke shaved his head, he would like like Billy

[crewdogg15]

HE IS A FUCKING GOD! You punk ass fucks with your shitty music. YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT REAL MUSIC IS!!

[ColdSixOneFour]

Damn Im a guy and his voice makes me wanna cry and Im straighter than a line and plays football lol...its just uniqe. i would love to meet and chill with band and rock out with them their my favorite and always will be my favorite band<3

[ColdSixOneFour]

he is my favorite pumkin<3

[clodoaldien2000]

It's the first time I notice he is left handed (with pen) and play guitar like right handed. It's my case and I always wondered what it would be be if I started with a left handed guitar. Now it's too late to try, I play with a right handed guitar. Though I can take my drink with any hand !!! Cheers ! By the way it's too bad that there very few "covers" of SP in youtube, I would like to see some other interpretations.

[itsMattydud3]

damn what i'd give to be atleast half as awesome as this man.. billy corgan rocks and so does Smashing Pumpkins

[edbaron95]

I have that exact same pen. I feel special

[0248959]

Shit he still hasn't had any singing lessons

[theamericant]

A port-wine stain or naevus flammeus is a vascular birthmark consisting of superficial and deep dilated capillaries in the skin which produce a reddish to purplish discoloration of the skin. They are so called for their color, resembling that of port wine. It is part of the family of disorders known as vascular malformations, specifically an arteriovenous malformation.

This is what Billy has, as did the drummer from his first band hence their name, 'The Marked'

[SuperPinklover1]

Oh his arm! That's why he always wore sweaters, and long sleves! oooooooooohhhhhh

[NewThing10]

genious!

[sk8rking1234]

just another legend doing his amazing job.

[FireArcade100]

damn awesome

[mattharvey78]

Corgan has a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. :>

[dienoobszomg]

he's a lefty but plays righty! like me!

[Theshark15z]

Is Billy using a DAT recorder??

[miamad]

OK, well that was stupid.

[enviousgrn420]

what is the name of that song?

[ctgal]

@enviousgrn420 It's The Rose March, from the EP American Gothic

[campanitayamamoto]

Love this... is like my dreamlife... love Billy, he is a genious to me

[Lowebrau]

So awesome that he's using tape. Shame about his interior decorator.

[davevan7]

I can totally get how some people dont like his voice, but I LOVE it & I think that he is PLAINLY the MOST talented guitarist & songwriter of the past 20 years...I dont think that there is any ceiling to his level of creativity....there are a lot of REALLY good players out there, but I think Billy can do ANYTHING he wants with music, its his toy & I am SO thankful that he likes to play! :)

[davevan7]

& the best example of this is Pastichio Medley of the Zero EP, cuz we all know they're MANY brilliant songs, but this is just a 23 minute mash up of riffs, that Im sure could just go on FOREVER!

[mylifemyrules101]

he looks very handsome here^.^

[ritalinrush]

i wont billy corgan to cover the song ''what if the guy from smashing pumpkins lost his car keys''

[ApearlfectlyToolJamn]

@ritalinrush  haha isnt that steven lynch>?

[ritalinrush]

@ApearlfectlyToolJamn yes yes it is lol

[bigtymelsu]

'ol Billy's gettin old! Join the club buddy!

[b0w13nspac3]

What song is that he's playing?!

[helio123]

@b0w13nspac3 the rose march, from 'american ghotic' EP

[Pennyroyal91]

anyone know the thing he's recording in like the model?

[mercurymadhatter]

@Pennyroyal91 The Rose March. It was released on the American Gothic EP that's available on iTunes

[Pennyroyal91]

@mercurymadhatter not the song but i mean the recording track he used where he records his song to.

[brantboogs]

best recording studio evah!

[TheMachinna]

a Mickey's t-shirt? ... what a sweet man!

[TheMachinna]

My Hero Billy Corgan

[yukitong88]

marry me when you come to peru!!!

[matyiekot]

he may sounds like a mosquito, but he's a pretty good songwritter, and love most of his work. SP would never be d same without D'archyand james Iha.

[faktORfiktion]

The smartest and most creative people in the world are left-handed. :)

[The666thBowelOfHell]

@faktORfiktion But he's right handed

[faktORfiktion]

@The666thBowelOfHell He was writing with his left hand.

[queerp]

@faktORfiktion that's because he is left handed. the reason he plays guitar the normal way though, is because he didn't really know better when he got his first gutiar, and just eventually learned that way instead.

[queerp]

@faktORfiktion that's because he is left handed. the reason he plays guitar the normal way though, is because he didn't really know better when he got his first gutiar, and just eventually learned that way instead.

[faktORfiktion]

@queerp Thought so. 

[McTiasR]

did he burned he's arm with hot water or something?

[nataliasandaliab]

@McTiasR es un lunar. yo tengo lo mismo en la nariz

[McTiasR]

@nataliasandaliab no mira su brazon en 1:07 parese que se quemo el brazo

[Merowlilkitty]

god he just overwhelms me in such a great way. i could just stare at him for days & never grow old of his wonder. he is my soul mate.

[AroundThePony]

he`s recording on casettes,how awesome is that

[phlizmo]

@AroundThePony why? lots of people still use em.

[TWUGH]

i love moby

[PurpleFyr3]

What is the chord(s) at 2;24-2;27? the very nice low sounding one?

[The666thBowelOfHell]

What happened to billy's arm??

[PurpleFyr3]

@The666thBowelOfHell Hey, It's a port wine stain mark, its completley common.

[The666thBowelOfHell]

@PurpleFyr3 Oh thanks, i knew i've seen it somewhere

[FroylanRuiz1]

@The666thBowelOfHell Birthmark

[PurpleFyr3]

2:22-2:29, What are the cords to that, please tell me!?

[JoyousinJesus]

So in love with this man <3

[holliebadollie]

What's up with his arm/hand? Are they birth marks or burns?

[LMMorbid]

@holliebadollie it's a port wine stain birthmark. One of the first bands he was in was called "The Marked" because he and the other guy in the band both had birthmarks like that.

[holliebadollie]

@LMMorbid Oh I see... Interesting, thanks :)

[mathewgene]

awesome, can't believe he uses casset tapes

[manolovillacritica]

Billy is the best songwritter, Yeah.

[PurpleFyr3]

THANKS BUD! ILOVE THIS

[lightinthedusk]

what happened to his left forearm? the skin looks raw and pink

[thebarstool]

@lightinthedusk It's a birthmark.

[Alliston89]

@lightinthedusk looks like a birthmark.

[truckermad2k9]

@Alliston89 nahhh i wouldent say birth mark i think it a tatto becouse iv seen smashing pumpkins live many time never saw the mark :)

[ritter89]

@truckermad2k9 They're birth marks. He talked openly about them during interviews and they're one of the reasons why he almost always wears long sleeved shirts. As far as I know, he's never had a tattoo

[otishaywater]

@lightinthedusk birth marks



[superninja255]

@lightinthedusk i believe it's due to OCD. I have the same thing.

[0248959]

@lightinthedusk An allergic reaction to pumpkins?

[themidnightwill]

@lightinthedusk It's most likely psoriasis, though it could be rosacea (rosacea is typically more spotty).

[McKennaSays]

@lightinthedusk He was born with it. It's kind of like a birthmark.

[PumkinXOXO]

@lightinthedusk

He was born that way. They're birthmarks :)

[tanmig82]

@lightinthedusk its a birth mark dumb ass!

[lightinthedusk]

@tanmig82 I already know that, if you read the comments below you'll see people have already told me, dumbass! oh and they also didn't act like an asshole like you did when they told me!

[forsho6906]

@lightinthedusk Looks like he was burned. A friend of mine who was burned had similar marks.

[ScribblesOfOwls]

@lightinthedusk  heroin

[WhatYouWantInSpadez]

I looked it up... its called a port wine stain. (Birthmark)

[skisunshine]

@lightinthedusk its a birthmark i think

[supak108]

@lightinthedusk he has this skin blotch problem there on his hands to i think

[Travinyle1]

@lightinthedusk birthmark, his first band was called "The Marked"

[senses71]

@lightinthedusk just a birthmark. I know of a few people with ones just like that.

[johannpisistrato]

@lightinthedusk i think its a pigmentation problem

i watched a video of him giving a speech in 1996 in the rock and roll hall of fame induction of pink floyd and he already had it

[jasonlammons]

@lightinthedusk birthmark, had a band named "the marked" in Florida because of it

[geebeby]

cute :D:D

[nolthria]

God, he never looks older, he is as hott as he was in the 90s. Yeah, yeah, I know they formed in 1988, give me a break though I couldn't have started listening to them when I was 1, but, I did in the 90s =D

[PurpleFyr3]

What's that song he is playing!? And can i have the tab for it?

[warrush]

@PurpleFyr3 The Rose March, look it up on ultimate-guitar.

[egs45]

Nice place you got here

[GSDMCISAMZghostchild]

@AllAlbumReview Billy is a lefty but play guitar that way because he thought it was dumb to make his weak hand do all the complicated fret work

[AllAlbumreview]

he plays righty guitar but he writes with his left hand

[tornmask]

Billy & Jimmy are serious Musicians when it comes to their work! =o|

[SoraM55]

What's wrong with his hand?

[YngwiesDaughter13]

It's interesting to see how someone else writes. *nods*

[DevilSivaI]

I love you, Smashing Pumpkins...you are in my heart & soul

[tobiaspunk]

i'm left handed but play guitar right handed. and also BILLY CORGAN IS FUCKING AMAZING!!!

[q0rkie]

haha i love his shirt...mickey mouse IS TOTALLY ROCK

[bloodyrockvampire]

awesome, i love him ♥ is a great man!

[bassist448]

Whoa, he writes left handed but plays right handed. Just like me.

[Dedhighway]

@bassist448 wrong

[bassist448]

@Dedhighway What?

[Dedhighway]

@bassist448 He plays the same way he writes

[bassist448]

@Dedhighway No he plays guitar right handed but writes left handed

[Dedhighway]

@bassist448 Sorry. I mistook your usage of the term for "write". I see now that you meant "with a pen". I thought you meant "writing the song on the guitar". My apologies ;)

[CondescendingGod]

@Dedhighway wait why is that wrong?

[fatcatbuzz]

@bassist448 About half the lefties I know play guitar right handed.