Primary Composer Of Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan Says: Tony Iommi Is His Hero.

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Billy Corgan, the frontman and primary composer of famous rock band Smashing Pumpkins, recently joined a conversation with British weekly magazine Kerrang.

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Where he told how his hero Tony Iommi's riffs used to inspire him.

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Smashing Pumpkins' new album ATUM will be released on November 15.

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Their new album would be a sequel of the 1995 flagship album Collie And The Infinite Sadness and the 2000 album Machina The Machine of God.

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Frontman and primary composer Billy Corgan has been working on this album for a long time.

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He enthralled his fans with the album's thematic features as well as its melody.

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With the album Cyr released in 2020, Billy Corgan not only stepped out of his comfort zone but also create some synth-pop tunes.

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Unlike the previous album, Billy Corgan promoted guitar-oriented music on this album.

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Billy Corgan recently gave his interview to the British Weekly magazine Kerrang.

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In which he told about his Guitar Hero.

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He told how his riffs and the art of playing inspired him a lot.

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The guitarist he named is Tony Iommi, lead guitarist of English rock band Black Sabbath.

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He is also the primary musician and co-founder of Black Sabbath.

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