Billy Corgan Shares How KISS Inspired The Smashing Pumpkins (Exclusive)

Billy Corgan Shares How KISS Inspired The Smashing Pumpkins (Exclusive)

Billy Corgan chats with ET’s Emily Curl at the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala in New York City. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, who is honoring KISS’s Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley at the event, explains how the glam rock band influenced his own music, and shares the ‘uncomfortable’ secret to writing a great rock song.

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