The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan introduced up Metallica whereas discussing whether or not The Smashing Pumpkins have ever carried out their “Tales Of A Scorched Earth” track which initially appeared on the band’s 1995 album “Mellon Collie And The Infinite Disappointment,” stay earlier than.
In a brand new interview with Australia’s “Everblack” podcast, Billy mentioned:
“ Nicely, let me caveat this by saying that I like James Hetfield as an individual. I like Metallica; I noticed them in 1984 and all that nice stuff. And James might be the best riff author outdoors of perhaps [Black Sabbath’s] Tony Iommi. James has written among the best, most wonderful riffs, and he’s nonetheless writing them. However when you hearken to ‘Tales Of A Scorched Earth’ and also you hearken to that Metallica track [‘Fuel’ from 1997’s ‘Reload’ album], ‘Give me gasoline, give me fireplace, give me that which I want.’ See — just a little lightbulb went off in your mind… Now, which track got here first?”
The interviewer famous that “Tales Of A Scorched Earth” was launched two years earlier than “Gas”, Corgan mentioned:
“God bless you… Now, I don’t assume James would rip something off from me, however the first time I heard that track, I used to be, like, ‘That’s awfully shut.’ However I like me some James. And I’d love someone attempting to get a troll headline out that, some clickbait out of that.”
Billy added: “My father used to say, ‘Look, there’s solely 12 notes.’ So, that’s the nice factor. All of us rip one another off, and if it really works, nice. I’ve acquired no downside with that. I imply, I’ve actually ripped Metallica off lots, so…”
