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Billy Corgan Reflects on Black Sabbath's Final Show: ‘We Have Them in Our Hearts'
Billy Corgan paid tribute to Black Sabbath following the rock band's final concert in Birmingham, England, over the weekend, calling the experience 'a beautiful and bittersweet day.' The all-day show at Villa Park saw Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward reunite for the first time since 2005. Corgan joined the festivities as part of a 'supergroup' alongside Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar, Tool's Adam Jones, and Tom Morello to perform covers of Judas Priest's 'Breaking the Law' and Black Sabbath's 'Snowblind.' More from Rolling Stone Kelly Osbourne and Slipknot's Sid Wilson Get Engaged at Ozzy Osbourne's Final Show Lamb of God Release Studio Version of Black Sabbath's 'Children of the Grave' After Ozzy Farewell Concert Ozzy Osbourne Gives Earth-Shaking Farewell at Black Sabbath's Back to the Beginning 'I first heard Black Sabbath on my uncle's stereo some 50 years ago,' Corgan shared on Instagram. 'So it was surreal to stand on a football pitch with 45,000 strong to witness the end of this grand, institutional group who has touched me personally, professionally, and at times even intimately in stolen moments of work and camaraderie. Thank you Tony, Bill, Geezer, and Ozzy for all you've done for so many.' He continued, 'I owe a debt of gratitude to Sharon [Osbourne] for asking me to take part. It was truly an honor on more levels that I could count. And to witness the passionate performances of so many in rehearsal: those I admire from afar, those I know, too, and see the translation into the near 10-hour affair of music and fellowship was something to behold. Music is of course the soundtrack to our lives, but yesterday in my estimation was something truly special. As a 3-dimensional soundtrack was being crafted in real time. All to celebrate this coming home for the band once known as Earth.' Corgan added that 'every great journey has trials and tribulations, tragedies and surprise.' 'Therein lies the magic, therein lie the tears,' he wrote. 'I both whooped yesterday in sheer exultation to be in the right spot at the right moment, and I wept silently as my heroes fell on their wizardly, mythic sword to bid us farewell. We have the music, and we have them in our hearts. You don't have to be a musician to understand. But it does help, at least if you're trying to decode that which is elusive in the cosmos. Now the band is both here and not here; with us, and yet gone. As it should be.' Osbourne's all-star farewell concert on Saturday, dubbed Back to the Beginning, featured numerous bands besides Black Sabbath, including Metallica and Guns N' Roses, who both paid tribute to the ailing musician. Metallica kicked off their set by covering Black Sabbath's 'Hole in the Sky' from 1975's Sabotage and they also covered 'Johnny Blade' from 1978's Never Say Die!. Guns N' Roses performed four Black Sabbath renditions, including opening with Technical Ecstasy's 'It's Alright' before launching into 'Never Say Die.' 'It's my time to go back to the beginning … time for me to give back to the place where I was born,' Osbourne said of the concert in a statement back in February. 'How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham for ever.' A new documentary, No Escape From Now, will chronicle the monumental health setbacks Osbourne has experienced since 2019 and how he came to the decision to set up the farewell concert in his hometown. The film will premiere on Paramount+ later this year. Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
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Watch My Chemical Romance Cover Smashing Pumpkins' ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings'
My Chemical Romance paid tribute to Smashing Pumpkins during their show at San Francisco's Oracle Park over the weekend. The emo punk band performed a rousing cover of the Pumpkins' 1995 hit 'Bullet With Butterfly Wings' as a surprise addition on their Long Live the Black Parade tour, which kicked off earlier this month. The band offered a relatively traditional cover of the song, off Smashing Pumpkins' seminal album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, with frontman Gerard Way putting his own spin on Billy Corgan's vocals. More from Rolling Stone Billy Corgan Reflects on Black Sabbath's Final Show: 'We Have Them in Our Hearts' Billy Corgan, Melissa Auf der Maur Reunite to Perform Smashing Pumpkins' 'The Everlasting Gaze' Billy Corgan on Why He Formed a New Band to Play Smashing Pumpkins Deep Cuts My Chemical Romance continue their tour on July 26 in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. They are also set to perform several shows in August and September, with an array of special guests opening the shows, including Garbage, Death Cab for Cutie, and Evanescence. The tour celebrates the 20th anniversary of the band's 2006 album, The Black Parade. Last year, MCR revived the iconic album at the When We Were Young music festival in Las Vegas in October where they performed The Black Parade in full. Since its 2006 release, the concept album has been heralded in the emo music scene and beyond. Rolling Stone named it one of 'The Greatest 500 Albums of All Time.' Last month, My Chemical Romance unveiled a deluxe edition reissue of their LP Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge featuring several previously unreleased live recordings. The four bonus tracks on the collection all come from a session My Chemical Romance did for BBC Radio 1's 'The Lock Up' in 2005. Among the previously unreleased recordings are live versions of 'I'm Not OK (I Promise),' 'Helena,' and 'The Ghost of You,' while also included is a performance 'You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison,' which was originally released as a B-side on a limited edition UK CD single of 'I'm Not Okay.' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
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Billy Corgan Reacts to MCR's Cover of Smashing Pumpkins Classic
My Chemical Romance delivered a nostalgic surprise for fans over the weekend, performing a cover of Smashing Pumpkins' 1995 classic 'Bullet With Butterfly Wings' during their Long Live the Black Parade tour stop at San Francisco's Oracle Park. The emo rock icons offered a faithful rendition of the Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness hit, with Gerard Way infusing the track's angst-ridden vocals with his signature theatrical flair. The performance comes as MCR celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Black Parade, their landmark 2006 concept album. More from Billboard Selena Gomez Celebrates 33rd Birthday With Benny Blanco, Taylor Swift & More Mariah Carey 'MC16' Album Details Coming Tomorrow Fans Choose BTS' 'Permission to Dance On Stage' Live Album as This Week's Favorite New Music The current tour, which kicked off earlier this month, marks a major milestone for the band and features a stacked lineup of special guests including Garbage, Death Cab for Cutie, and Evanescence at select dates. Next up, MCR will take the stage at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium on July 26, followed by additional North American dates through September. The Smashing Pumpkins also took notice of the tribute. Billy Corgan and his band shared a series of TikTok memes on Instagram playing up the long-running fan joke about Corgan and Way's uncanny resemblance. 'For any MCR fans who may have come here from the cover of 'Bullet With Butterfly Wings.' Yes Billy is equally proud of his sons :),' they wrote in the caption, adding a wink to the viral discourse. Last year, MCR teased their anniversary plans with a headline set at the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas, where they performed The Black Parade in full for the first time in years. The album — which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in 2006 and remains one of the band's defining works — also spawned the Hot 100 hits 'Welcome to the Black Parade' and 'Famous Last Words.' Alongside the tour, MCR recently released a deluxe reissue of their 2004 album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, including unreleased live tracks from a 2005 BBC Radio 1 session. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart Solve the daily Crossword
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Prominent rock musician opens up about his ‘purple hand'
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has responded to fans who don't believe he has a birthmark on his hand. The guitarist answered the question 'why is your hand purple' in a recent video on the Smashing Pumpkins' TikTok account. 'We literally see people commenting, 'that's not a birthmark,'' Corgan said in the video. 'I obviously was born with a birthmark, there's more up here,' Corgan said while lifting up his sleeve to show more birthmarks on his upper arm. 'I have baby photos of the day I was born and I have this mark. It's the exact same shape, it's just bigger now 'cause I'm bigger.' The 58-year-old explained that birthmarks form when blood vessels don't properly form when you're in the womb — and he's right. The Cleveland Clinic says vascular birthmarks 'are made of blood vessels that didn't form as expected during fetal development.' 'Because they never properly form, you end up with a stain, in this case a Port-wine stain,' Corgan said while motioning to his own birthmark. In the comment section, many fans remarked that they never noticed Corgan's birthmark. 'I've been listening and watching you for over 20 years in person/concert and on TV and I've never noticed it until now,' one user wrote. Another wrote, 'As a teenager, I saw you live in NY. I saw [the birthmark] and it made you more magic to me." 'I think natural occurrences like this are so beautiful,' a third user wrote. 'It makes people so unique. I don't think it's something to be weird about.' Birthmarks are very common and come in many different shapes and sizes, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Some fade with age while others remain. Birthmarks are typically harmless and painless, but some can increase one's risk of developing skin cancer. People should contact their doctor if they notice any changes in their skin. More music content Pop megastar rumored to owe millions jokes he is 'almost out of debt' R&B icon addresses longtime rumor he's not really blind: 'You know the truth' Famed drummer plans to keep playing despite leaving iconic rock band Legendary rock star could spend more than a decade in prison Surgery scheduled for country music icon recovering from onstage stroke Read the original article on MassLive. Solve the daily Crossword
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13-07-2025
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Legendary '90s Rocker Reveals the 'Accident' That Led to His Most Iconic Music Video
Legendary '90s Rocker Reveals the 'Accident' That Led to His Most Iconic Music Video originally appeared on Parade. Some rock fans call "Ava Adore" "one of the greatest music videos of all time," but Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan revealed on July 12, 2025, that one of the most iconic shots of the $800,000 production was actually a filming mistake! "My whole thing was it was going to be a one-taker," Corgan recalled of the 1998 video on his The Magnificent Others podcast while talking to Monkees singer Micky Dolenz. Unfortunately, the production team struggled with some technical difficulties, which delayed the project a lot. "By maybe 5 pm, the clock is running out, and we haven't shot a single take. You could see people getting real nervous," he remembered. When they finally did their first full take, producers "freaked out" after noticing a filming gaffe from the camera operator on the tape. "I can't remember what it was, I think it was an accident, and maybe because they thought it was a test take," said Corgan. "The camera operator swung the camera around, and you saw the entire set, just for one moment." View this post on Instagram A post shared by William Patrick Corgan (@billycorgan) "You saw the entire set, the train tracks and the crew with the coffee," added Corgan, who was immediately enamored with the result. "I said 'No, no leave it!'" When the production team was "arguing with him," insisting he couldn't "break the fourth wall" in his video, he put his foot down. "I said, 'It's my f--king video and I think it's perfect!'" he remembered. "Because it shows the artifice of this entire exercise." He added that in the end, he did get to keep the camera swing, and that it ended up being his "favorite moment of the whole video." Fans seem to agree, and many of them rushed to YouTube to rewatch the 1998 video, which has now been viewed nearly 40 million times. "Came here to watch this again after the Mickey Dolenz interview," said one fan in the comments. "I knew this video was always interesting to me and caught my eye when I was young. Now being older and knowing what 'breaking the fourth wall' and the story behind this is, makes it so much better." "Seriously though, this video is an absolute masterpiece," another wrote, while a third joked, "Came here to make sure that Billy Corgan gets his $800,000 worth." Legendary '90s Rocker Reveals the 'Accident' That Led to His Most Iconic Music Video first appeared on Parade on Jul 12, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
