Billy Corgan Plans to Revive Smashing Pumpkins

Upon the release of his solo album, TheFutureEmbrace, Billy Corgan has announced plans to “renew and revive the Smashing Pumpkins.”

To reveal this news, Corgan placed full-page ads in the Tribune and Sun-Times in his hometown of Chicago.

“I have found that my heart is in Chicago, and my heart is in the Smashing Pumpkins,” he said today. “I want my band back, and my songs and my dreams. In this desire I feel I have come home again.”

Corgan will begin his solo tour in Atlanta on Wednesday.

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