After lashing out at Smashing Pumpkins’ former label, Virgin, earlier this week for threatening his band’s “artistic integrity” by sticking its name on a “Pepsi Stuff” promotion, Billy Corgan is speaking out on the breach-of-contract lawsuit against the record company.
“I’m sure they indicated to Pepsi that they had a right to do this, full well knowing they do not have the right,” the frontman told Billboard.com. Which, if you think about it, makes a lot of sense.
He went on to say that even though the Pumpkins have been at war with the label for years (with whom they are co-owners of their back catalog), this particular incident “crosses the Rubicon. You’re going to see more of this playing fast and loose with the rules, hoping they don’t get caught. At face value, it’s not a huge deal. But in terms of precedent, it is, because there will be much more of this coming.” We’re not sure what a “Rubicon” is, but in “Dungeons & Dragons” terms it sounds pretty serious.
Meanwhile, Corgan said the band, now operating without a label, plans to release pieces of new music over the next two to three years with the hopes of having it all culminate in another record at some point, even though they said they recently said they wouldn’t make any more records. Oh, and did we mention, Pepsi, Pepsi, Pepsi?
deffiantly my favorite bands
so im on their side