Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan has expressed his admiration and respect for his old friends Green Day, and stated his belief that Billie Joe Armstrong's band have eclipsed the Ramones in terms of their impact.
Corgan's band toured with Green Day in the summer of 2024, and he was full of praise for how he and his bandmates, plus the other supporting acts on the tour, were treated.
"It was awesome," Corgan tells Rolling Stone. "The crowds were great. Green Day was so gracious. We couldn’t have had a better summer. It was one of my favorite tours of all time. I obviously knew the Green Day guys since we did Lollapalooza together back in ’94. They used to laugh at me when I would play basketball against the monks, and snicker like the punks they are.
