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Billy Corgan tells the story behind the name “The Smashing Pumpkins” | The Smashing Pumpkins

Thirty years after “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” helped make The Smashing Pumpkins famous, frontman Billy Corgan is collaborating with a surprising venue, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, to stage a new interpretation of the album with a 60-piece orchestra. Corgan told Vlad why the opera house was the right fit for his music and how music helped him navigate his turbulent childhood: “I can write my way out of this story.” | CBS Mornings