GOD IS EMPTY: The Story of The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Zero”

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   @AndyFenstermaker

   September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

   Next, dig into the heartbreaking story behind "Today" and how it very well could have saved Billy Corgan's life 👉 https://youtu.be/sHrImJFDuYM

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   @graysonbillings6400

   September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

   "Mellon Collie" is great. there is not doubt about it. In my opinion though, "Siamese Dream" is pure perfection. also, an INCREDIBLE track from "Mellon Collie" which seems to get overlooked, is "Where Boys Fear To Tread". POWERFUL song

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   @Brinta3

   September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

   What a load of waffle.

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   @rawkeh

   September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

   Everything else aside, the way both Jimmy and D'arcy look like in this video made me feel funny things.
   But the song itself is great.

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   @rage8kage

   September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

   I listened to the pumpkins for20yrs. Maybe more. I never knew about the birth mark thing. Didn't know it was a thing lol

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   @freedomsarah7944

   September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

   ironically 'God' or 'Conciousness' is emptiness and so are we. We are everything (matter) and nothing (empty).

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   @Kevkin

   September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

   I saw Smashing Pumpkins in Glasgow 1996 and they rocked out for hours. Billy was in the zone for so long, playing encore after encore until the rest of the band were so tired they put their instruments down to get him to finish the set. They left the stage without him in the end. Awesome gig.
   I believe there’s a reference to that night in the b-sides record liner notes with a song called ‘Glasgow 3am’ (5am?).

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   @the_norwegian_nerds

   September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

   What a great video !
   This is such a important song at it's release and STILL relevant today!

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   @RICREYNOLDSMUSIC

   September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

   Everyone who thinks God, the father of all spirit children, is an angry and neglectful person, are lost and angry. The reason for so much pain in this world is the fact that Satan wants nothing less than for everyone to be alone and angry like him. He has caused so much confusion that many people believe the pain comes from God as punishment. He is actually a loving and kind God which is why you can feel this renewed sense of being when you give yourself completely to God.

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    @MaxxRemKing1

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    I jammed out to Zero today. Some days it just hits the spot!

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    @ABYSSWALKER.

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    I thought no one liked smashing pumpkins as much billy “they ripped of my song” corgan

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    @Order.of.abraxas

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    Often overlooked is the influence of Pete Shelley’s ‘Homosapian’ on the vocal cadence of this song

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    @jyarf

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    the structure is very weird in this song in my opinion. I love it though as it just works.

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    @LmaoLasooo

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    mix it up!

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    @DeannaBaileyZero

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    If you’re not in Billy’s Substack you’re crazy!

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    @DeannaBaileyZero

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    I feel like I said sayings like that out of pessimism and loathing of getting up at the crack of dawn for work and school it was cold and dark. Billy got it exactly right as usual! 🧡

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    @natemekis3959

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    Your Collection is awesome

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    @BosworthMcG

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    I don’t know man. I think he was just writing dark nihilistic lyrics and riffs because he knew thats what the fans and record labels wanted. I don’t believe it’s really that deep. The song itself works well and was a huge hit (not one of my favorites personally) but I think he writes lyrics to suit the song and this was gonna be the big angsty hit to shift units of MCATIS. But I do like your interpretation and video essay.

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    @danbuccini5659

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    Excellent work

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    @lovedeathdisco

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    "twisting puritanical proverb into a meditation on spiritual and emotional voids" 6:18 is poetry in and of itself tbh🤘🏼

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    @PeterJames-kf5cp

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    Just discovered your channel. Love the editing style, reminds me of old school classic rock "infomercials" also I grew up on Melancholy & I.S. I can still listen to that wreck.

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    @arturolujan4656

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    self-loathing, I learned that word today and that is the reason i totally LOVE this song, btw I´m mexican , and at the time this was famous we did not care about lyrics

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    @13SuperSuirre

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    The best part of the alternative music boom of the mid 90s was the push from record companies to cash in on the trend and try to manufacture the sound, which led to a lot of cheap knock off bands. Some of the very things the music pushed against became the things that killed it.

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    @traceyfitzgerald9

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    Australian Band called FRENTE from the 90's their song EXPLODE has a line in it I have tattooed on my right inner for arm between SIOUXSIE SIOUX lyric from CANDYMAN "BEWARE THE MASKED PRETENDER" n SUZANNE VEGA lyric from BLOOD MAKES NOISE " BLOOD MAKES NOISE I CAN'T HEAR THROUGH THE THICKENING OF FEAR" FRENTE lyric "THIS IS NO MY SKIN I WAS INVITED IN"

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    @traceyfitzgerald9

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    heya have you heard of band SHAKESPEARS SISTER(SIOBHAN FAHEY) who was in original BANANARAMA n was married to Dave Stewart from EURYTHMICS????? ALL her songs are brilliant… the one called SINGLES PARTY is one of my favourites. there is a line in song i have tattooed on my left forearm "GOD IS TRASH YOU CAN BUY HIM BY THE GRAM" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijkz6_cR1bA&pp=ygUbc2luZ2xlcyBwYXJ0eSBzaW9iaGFuIGZhaGV5

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    @bandit4101

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    Man, I love your way of thinking and defining the ideas. I'm happy that the algorithm suggested your channel.

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    @fuckgoogle8661

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    I knew the guy who made this & the bullets with butterfly wings video. Mostly just made commercials and did drugs, so obviously successful. Not my favorite human. But bullets is favorite & zero is my second favorite pumpkins song.

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    @ArtofZentrification

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    I just stumbled onto your channel this morning, and I dig it. You should check out the album, "Everything I Long For" by Hayden. He's an indie songwriter from Toronto who influenced my playing a lot. Not for a video per se. From what I can tell we share similar musical tastes, so I think you need to hear it if you have not. I bought that CD when I was around 13 and consider it to be one of the best albums ever written by a Canadian.

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    @vt-stv

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    Oh this was great! I hope you're on his substack, it's really good and lots of interesting music tidbits. But also… Are you going to go to the Mellon Collie opera?

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    @flowerchild89

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    They obviously sold their souls 😢

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    @MK-ps2jp

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    Isaiah 41:10

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    @SkinnyEatWorld95

    September 16, 2025 at 1:13 am

    Smashing Pumpkins is one of my all time favorite bands man. Saw them in Arlington last September with Green Day, Rancid, and The Linda Linda's. One of the best shows I've ever seen and I have seen A LOT😂

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