(Press) tour picks up again

The Smashing Pumpkins are in Mexico City to resume their world tour tonight at the Auditorio Nacional, and Gustavo Turner of urban publication L.A. Weekly has just published an interview done with Billy Corgan prior to his departure for the D.F. The interview is respectful, substantive, and runs to five web pages, but seems unlikely to make ‘news’ unless Perez Hilton takes exception to Corgan’s sympathetic words for “brilliant and talented” pop singer Christina Aguilera.

Here is an excerpt in which Corgan analyzes the current “moment” for him and his band:

Right now I’m in a very unique position because I’m standing right at this kind of crossroads where I’ve done the impossible. I’ve managed to put a band onstage that people are accepting, when you’re not supposed to be able to do that. People are actually enjoying the shows, even more so than two years ago. I’m having new success when I’m not supposed to be having new success. So, we’re right at this sort of beautiful moment when it’s like, “There’s still energy here, what’s going on, curiosity, media, fans, concerts,” and it’s sort of a beautiful honeymoon moment — that won’t last.

And I’ve already told the band, internally, “This is about a year.” A year from now the difference will be, “Do we stand on our own in this moment with the new music that I’m going to write?” It’s a nice balance right now of honoring the past, honoring the present, and indications of a bright future. But ultimately the clock is ticking on that and I feel we got about a year. Basically, in the next year I need to prove that I have a whole ‘nother — something to say.

UPDATE: An “expanded, uncut version” of this interview is now available.