Title: Billy Corgan applauds Trump for 'f---ing' up the political class (Smashing Pumpkins) Source:
The Hill URL Source:http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-kno ... r-fking-up-the-political-class Published:Sep 5, 2015 Author:Neetzan Zimmerman Post Date:2015-09-05 20:35:37 by Hondo68 Keywords:running chaos theory, people are engaged, cant control this Views:5652 Comments:1
Legendary Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has joined a growing list of celebrities who are praising Donald Trump for shaking up the establishment with his unorthodox presidential campaign.
"He’s forcing a lot of things out into the open, so they can’t control this, whatever that control is," Corgan continued. "It’s like the music business: Everybody gets controlled, and somebody comes along that f---s it all up.”
The singer-songwriter, who is currently on tour with the latest iteration of his iconic alternative rock group, said that while he may not agree with the Republican real-estate mogul politically, he appreciates his role in the 2016 election cycle.
“I think it’s good that he’s f---ing it up, because whether or not he’s the guy, obviously the political class doesn’t want him there," Corgan said. "It’ll open it up to a bigger dialog."
Actor Owen Wilson made similar comments last month when he praised Trump for “not following the script.”
More recently, actor Robert Redford said he was glad Trump was running because his candidacy “shakes things up, and I think that’s very needed."
“I think what’s cool, and I’m not saying I agree politically, but I think what’s cool is Trump’s running chaos theory. He’s forcing a lot of things out into the open, so they can’t control this, whatever that control is. It’s like the music business, everybody gets controlled, and somebody comes along that fucks it all up. So I think it’s good that he’s fucking it up, because whether or not he’s the guy, obviously the political class doesn’t want him there, it’ll open it up to a bigger dialog. Just like rock and roll, it gets boring and it needs to be – I mean look, whether anybody agrees or not, the rating on that debate was 24 million. It was 8 times higher than the first Republican debate of the last cycle. It was highest non-sports related cable rating of all time. That means people are engaged.”
Corgan added, “I would argue at this point is there any difference between politics and entertainment? Is there any difference at this point between music and entertainment? I don’t think there’s any difference any more.”
