Let's face it: Billy Corgan isn't the songwriter he once was.
Maybe that's why he has lowered his standards sufficiently to refer to Nickelback's Chad Kroeger as 'an incredible songwriter'.
The former Smashing Pumpkins frontman and current NWA wrestling mogul made the comments on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, saying "“He’s an incredible songwriter. I don’t know enough about their world, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong if that’s who you want to be."
He added that good pop music - like Nickelback - is 'like porn', saying: "Pop is predicated on satisfying. I’ve said many times pop is porn. It’s porn, they want to get you off. It’s just how they’re going to get you off. I’m not that concerned with getting you off. I’m just not.”
Watch the podcast below (Nickeback reference around 1:05):
Billy Corgan defending Nickelback is a highlight of 2017.
— Matt (@lolwhyamihere) November 14, 2017
Billy Corgan also defends Donald Trump, soooooooooo
— AJ Snyder 🌹 (@Skeptimom) November 13, 2017
I swear to God, hearing Billy Corgan call Chad Kroeger a great songwriter is like hearing Dr. Dre calling Rae Sremmurd a great rap group. It just makes me want to vomit in my soup.
— 🤘Section79🤘 (@PhillipPoucher) November 14, 2017
— weird (@pwohlviandrift) November 14, 2017
#BillyCorgan has lost his fucking mind.
— Spanky McGillicutty (@Aoxxi23) November 14, 2017