Iha not part of Smashing Pumpkin reunion
It won’t be the same without James Iha! It would have been so amazing to have Billy, Jimmy, and James take the stage together and reconnect the dueling guitars of 90s era Pumpkins. Not going to happen!
He recently told Rolling Stone: "I’m not part of the current Smashing Pumpkins album or tour. I haven’t spoken to Billy in years. I’m writing for a solo record, which I’m going to record this year, and working on my indie label Scratchie Records." Hmm… sounds like a press release.
Might have something to do with this little tidbit written in Billy Corgan’s blog a few years ago:
- "The truth of the matter is that guitarist James Iha broke up the Smashing Pumpkins. Not me, not drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, but James. Did it help that bassist D’arcy Wretzky was fired for being a mean-spirited drug addict, who refused to get help? No, that didn’t help keep the band together, not at all."
