Billy Corgan: 'Smashing Pumpkins may split after next album'

Billy Corgan has suggested that he might call an end to The Smashing Pumpkins after work on upcoming albums is complete.

Corgan and the latest Pumpkins line-up are currently said to be putting the finishing touches on two new records, Monuments For An Elegy and Day For Night - featuring Motley Crue's Tommy Lee on drums and described as a return to the band's rock roots. 

The Smashing Pumpkins, of which Corgan is the only remaining original member, may not be around for much longer though, after the frontman told the Chicago Tribune that he has grown tired of the music industry and how difficult it has become to reach fans. 

"I’m not willing to wait around 15 to 20 years to have somebody go, ‘Hey, that album you made is really good’ and then sell it to the 7000 people that are still paying attention," said Corgan. "When this new album process is over, I’m either going to bail on this ship for good or I’m going to have a new ship to sail on."

He continued: "How do you reach through the fog as an artist? How do you punch your way back through? How do you say, ‘I still matter?’ How do you say, ‘How does one of my contemporaries get treated like a contemporary artist, and how do I get treated like I’m supposed to play 'Siamese Dream' for the rest of my life?’

"At some point, you’ve got to fight this fight or go away."

Monuments For An Elegy is due for release in 2015, with Day For Night to follow later. Meanwhile, The Smashing Pumpkins will also be releasing an expanded version of classic 1998 album Adore, featuring 107 tracks and new footage, on 23 September.