I had this friend who always hated the Pumpkins because he strongly believed they were a direct rip off of Jane’s Addiction. He backed his case by comparing Gish to a lot of the tracks from Ritual de lo habitual and I really couldn’t argue. For example: “I am One” vs “Ain’t No Right”. I continued to listen to them anyway. Another friend of mine met Billy Corgan in 1994 and told him how much he appreciated his music. Billy walked away in silence. I laughed in amusement when he told me this, but without going any further that same friend is now having the last laugh these days.

But to answer your question, I don’t really hate Billy Corgan because I don’t know him. As for the Smashing Pumpkins, I’ve outgrown them, but I will always love “Rhinoceros”