Watch Billy Corgan’s Speech At The Alternative Press Music Awards

CM Punk and Billy Corgan

Watch Billy Corgan’s Speech At The Alternative Press Music Awards

CM Punk and Billy Corgan

Last night in Cleveland, Alternative Press held its first-ever Alternative Press Music Awards show, and it presented its first-ever Vanguard Award, a lifetime-achievement type of thing, to the Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. At the show, the recently-retired pro wrestler CM Punk (and fellow Chicago contrarian) presented Corgan with the award. And as he accepted the award, Corgan said some very Billy Corgan things: “Over 25 years ago, I made the decision that I was going to push your buttons, or the people that came before you, or the people that came before you. I like to think that I’m receiving this in humility because I’m willing to push your buttons, because I’m willing to tell you to go fuck yourself. I didn’t start a band to be anybody’s bitch, I started a band to kick your fucking head in.” Watch the speech below.

This would probably be a good place to mention that I really miss Punk as a wrestler. He looks good in a suit!

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