Smashing Pumpkins Call American Girls 'Sluts'

Billy Corgan in shock Reading outburst...

August 27, 2007 by Scott Colothan

Smashing Pumpkins Call American Girls 'Sluts'

In a seemingly shocking outburst, Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan labelled all American girls as sluts during the band’s headline Reading performance.

The bald singer made the comments when stage cameras turned their attention on the audience, showing a barely dressed woman in the crowd.

With his tongue in his cheek, Corgan said: “There’s something about a girl willing to take her clothes off so quickly. American girls are sluts too.”

As the NME quotes, he finished: “See isn’t it great to be alternative? You can say all these things.”

The Pumpkins wowed the crowd with a 90 minute set on Sunday evening, which included the classics ‘1979’ and ‘Tonight, Tonight.’

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To be fair, the man’s talking sense
~ by B Spears 8/27/2007 Report
Gawd that was hilarious. I was in the front row, & come on, he’s only joking otherwise he would be offending one of his band members, the crowd loved the joke though :P!
~ by Matt 8/27/2007 Report
this is a total over reaction! have journalists got nothing better to write about? seriously? the girl got her tats out which lead billy to bring up the subject of sluts...hello? asking for it?
~ by Al & Andy 8/27/2007 Report
Christ on a bike!!!
~ by ChristOnABike 8/28/2007 Report
WTF. they changed his words. ”there something about english girls who have to get there tops off. I’m joking, american girls are sluts too.” or something like that, the girls took out her tits for her choice. i was there i should know!
~ by Helen 8/28/2007 Report