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Originally Posted by bradster57
I don't remember the Pumpkins trying to be punk rock?
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It was kind of hard for people to figure out where to put them. I recall when they were a fairly new band, they were being covered in metal magazines. Then when "grunge/alternative" gained popularity, they were sort thrown into that category by people who care about that sort of thing. Kim Gordon's view on what is punk goes back to days when it was a lifestyle more than being just music.
I always tend to think of them as a metal band with a bit of goth edge. I definitely think they were unique compared to other bands at the time and I actually like their older stuff better now than I did when it was new. I know that is probably a minority view these days.
Honestly, a lot of rock stars are narcissistic jerks. As a Nirvana fan, I read practically everything I could about Kurt Cobain and he also strikes me as being similar to Billy Corgan in a lot of ways. He was very judgmental of others and critical of other musicians that he saw as rivals. He maybe didn't have the inflated ego, but he didn't mind taking other people down notches as well.