What the Hell Happened to Billy Corgan?

Here is what Billy Corgan is doing right now, in 2026, at the age of fifty-nine. He is running a vegan tea house in Highland Park, Illinois, called Madame ZuZu's, where he occasionally plays surprise acoustic sets for whoever happens to be having a scone. He is hosting a podcast called The Magnificent Others - a deeply ironic name since it implies he's not the only magnificent person in the world, something he clearly does not believe in - where he interviews high-achieving figures about their creative journeys. Some of the guests include Courtney Love and Tommy Lee. [snicker] Yeah. He is the president of the National Wrestling Alliance, a professional wrestling company he bought the rights to after a previous wrestling venture ended in lawsuits and what he described, without irony, as "Game of Thrones." He has three children under ten. He has announced a new solo project called "Billy Corgan and the Machines of God," named after his own album, about his own band, and he has asked audiences to call him "William" now. Billy Corgan, who once said he was "fighting the good fight against the Britneys of the world," now runs a vegan tea shop and hosts a podcast. This is the man. Let's talk about how we got here. Instagram:   / vinylsmasher