With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Billy Corgan has announced that he has entered an auction for the chance to wins handwritten lyrics by Courtney Love for the Hole song “Violet”, which was famously written about him.
The Smashing Pumpkins co-founder made the “very special announcement” with a video post on instagram. “I just bought my ticket to the Ellis Park Wildlife Sanctuary auction for the lyrics to 'Violet' written by Courtney Love,” he said.
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“Now, it was reported a lot in the press this week that this auction is going to happen, so I bought my ticket because I would like to win these letters because I think it's about a guy I know a little bit and I would love to put that on my wall. anyway, support this if you want, Ellispark.org and you can also enter the auction, but you have to buy a ticket. I got three tickets for 20 bucks, so I'm here to win them.”
As part of a fundraiser carried out by the Ellis Park Wildlife SanctuaryAll proceeds from the auction will go to the Jakarta Animal Aid Network, which supports the care of rescued animals in Sumatra, Indonesia. Participate in the auction or donate here.
With “Violet” back in the press, Love recently said NME That the song was “not just” about her relationship with Corgan: “It's about sitting on the fire escape of her apartment, drinking cheap wine and popping a Vicodin (oh, to be young!) while the Chicago sun goes down.” , leaving behind a jeweled amethyst sky.”
Corgan addressed his statement in the video, captioning a screenshot of the article with the following: “You forgot to mention that I wrote one of the heartbreaking verses in it. But I will always love this song. I love you Corte.”
“Violet” was the opening song on Hole's second album, Live through this (pick up a vinyl copy here), and was written by Love during the band's tour prior to their 1991 debut album, Nice inside.
In 1995, Love said the song was “about a jerk, I put a spell on him and now he's losing his hair” during an appearance on Later… with Jools Holland.
Smashing Pumpkins is coming off a major stadium tour with Green Day. They have a couple of concerts next month: Q101's Twisted Xmas in Chicago on December 12 and KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas on December 14. Get your tickets here.
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