Billy Corgan

"When it's all said and done, I want the Pumpkins standing on the top of the heap of our generation," bandleader said.

The FBI even had to get involved.

Alanis Morissette also paid tribute to the late singer, who died earlier this month.

Fiercely faithful or creatively original, these covers caught our ears.

Smashing Pumpkins frontman recalls the eye-opening experience of listening to metal pioneers for the first time.

Billy Corgan and Smash Mouth have different takes on the story.

'This is just an unrealistic thing for somebody who hasn't been onstage for 19 years — to expect to play a three-hour show,' Corgan said.

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman keeps it entertaining, not only shooting down a popular meme rumor but taking a closer look at his own identity.

Many of metal and rock's badasses are just big softies when it comes to puppies and kittens.

'Even to this day, for all the money that metal moves, it’s amazing how disrespected it is,' says Corgan.