8:19 pm // Friday, June 22, 2012
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“I listen to a lot of classical music lately. I think that as pop music becomes very formula – I say it’s just like a bunch of McDonald’s commercials together – I think the only way that you can write something more beautiful is to engage with more melody. And if you want more melody, well you turn to masters like Beethoven or Mozart because it’s such a high level of melody. So I’m tring to elevate my mind to write a higher level of melody than say, beyond typical pop.” – Billy Corgan, speaking to a Portuguese interviewer in late May
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I figured, Panopticon reminds me invariably of Mozart’s 29th Symphony.
Take a listen: some very good music.
Great actually!
It’s a scandal that traditional Western music (classical music) isn’t more central in our culture today. Someone as talented and dedicated as Billy can learn so much from it, and can add to it, can continue that conversation.
If you are looking for beautiful melodies. Look no further than Streetlight Manifesto. standout tracks: One foot on the gas, one foot in the grave and We are the few
Its cool that Billy likes classical music. My Favorites are Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and Mozart. Classical music rules.
Totally agreed with Grant about classical music’s retreat from our culture. =/
Billy should do some classical or maybe orchestral film scoring… one of these days!