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Billy Corgan Was a Shred Guitarist?! (Lost 1985 Solo) [Highlight From Episode 369]
What if Billy Corgan had taken a completely different path?
A rare 1985 guitar solo has surfaced—and it reveals a side of Corgan that few fans have ever heard. Before the rise of The Smashing Pumpkins, he was playing with a fast, technical, almost neoclassical style—reminiscent of shred guitarists like Yngwie Malmsteen.
This audio highlight featuring Greg Prato, author of I Am One: The Smashing Pumpkins Story, 1988–1994, explores that surprising moment in Corgan’s early development—and what it tells us about the evolution of his sound.
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