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Billy Corgan Slams John Mayer Over Jessica Simpson Comments

‘He’s trying to destroy his career,’ Corgan says of Mayer’s Playboy comments about Simpson. By Jocelyn Vena Billy Corgan Photo: Jason Merritt/ FilmMagic Billy Corgan may have admitted his love for Jessica Simpson to Rolling Stone, but it seems he’s also dishing to the magazine his distaste for John Mayer after Mayer’s controversial remarks about Simpson in Playboy magazine. “He’s trying to destroy his career,” Corgan told Rolling Stone . “Rather than take a year off or change his musical direction … some part of it is irritating his soul to the point where he’s trying to blow it up.” Corgan further said of his fellow musician, “Certainly a talented guy, but empathetically, standing on the sidelines, it’s hard to watch someone literally burn their career to the ground. Speaking as somebody who’s done it.” In the same interview, the Smashing Pumpkins founder revealed that he’s got feelings for Simpson. The two recently collaborated on the theme song for Simpson’s new VH1 reality show, “The Price of Beauty.” “If I go, ‘Oh, we’re just friends,’ then it’s like, ‘Did they go out, did he dump her or she dump him, what happened?’ It has nothing to do with any of that. Sometimes people just like being around each other, and good things come out of that,” he told the magazine about the nature of his relationship with Simpson. “My goal in life is to love whoever I think is worth loving, and I think if people knew her like I knew her, they would love her like I do. It’s really simple.” Simpson seems to be taking this all in stride. She laughed off Mayer’s comments when she appeared on “Late Night With David Letterman on Wednesday night. Related Photos The Evolution Of: John Mayer A Look Back: John Mayer And Jessica Simpson Related Artists Billy Corgan Jessica Simpson John Mayer

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Billy Corgan Discusses His ‘Love’ For Jessica Simpson, Smashing Pumpkins Breakup

‘I think if people knew her like I knew her, they would love her like I do,’ Corgan tells Rolling Stone. By Jocelyn Vena Billy Corgan (file) Photo: MTV News While Billy Corgan was mum about his relationship with pop star Jessica Simpson when he spoke to The Chicago Tribune last month, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman was a bit more forthcoming to Rolling Stone about the nature of his relationship with the singer, who recently appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and ex-boyfriend’s discussed John Mayer’s controversial comments about her in Playboy. “If I go, ‘Oh, we’re just friends,’ then it’s like, ‘Did they go out, did he dump her or she dump him, what happened?’ It has nothing to do with any of that. Sometimes people just like being around each other, and good things come out of that,” he told the magazine. “My goal in life is to love whoever I think is worth loving, and I think if people knew her like I knew her, they would love her like I do. It’s really simple.” He had harsher words for his former bandmates in the Smashing Pumpkins. “Rather than break up the band, what I should have done is chuck James [Iha] out,” Corgan explained. “I should have just said to Jimmy [Chamberlin], ‘You go to rehab, and we’ll continue, and James, get the f— out of here.’ Instead, I fell on my sword for James, for what I thought was a friend.” He also opened up about his career now and his ongoing work on the Pumpkins’ Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, a planned 44-track collection he’s gradually releasing over the course of three years via free download from his Web site. “There’s a lot of days where you feel forgotten,” he said. “Do I belong in the conversation about the best artists in the world? My answer is yes, I do. I’ve been too productive for too long, and despite what anybody wants to strip away from me, I am influential. I am. So all the Pitchforks in the world [referring to the popular indie-rock Web site] can try to strip me of every ounce of dignity, but I belong.” Related Artists Billy Corgan Jessica Simpson The Smashing Pumpkins

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