Billy Corgan says when Kurt Cobain died he 'cried because I had lost my greatest opponent'

Only, however, by earning them fairly.

“If that means I got to write 800 songs to do it, I’ll do it.

I ain’t shy about that.”

Kurt Cobain (left) and Billy Corgan.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Gie Knaeps/Getty

The Pumpkins hit it big in 1993 withSiamese Dream, two years after Nirvana’sNevermindirrevocably altered the culture.

“When Kurt died, I cried because I lost my greatest opponent,” Corgan said.

“I want to beat the best.

“Kurt had so much talent.

It’s like frightening.

Or Prince, right?

But Kurt’s not here, sadly.

might disagree but that was the ’90s, baby.

Too many icons being iconic.