billy corgan is the founder and front man for the smashing pumpkins.y. >> welcome. >> i was expecting like a smoldering volcano when they booked you. i thought this angry man of rock would come in -- >> i'm sure you'll get to it, piers. you're very good at that. >> this undercurrent of menace across the desk. you seem quite affable to me. >> well, i like your show. that has a lot to do with it. you know? i talk to a lot of people and i don't respect them and i walk into the room with that. >> well, that actually means a lot to me. >> you do some great interview. i've been interviewed a lot. there's the right interview and there's the -- you start phoning it in because it's just robot language. >> what is the kind of interview that absolutely sends you demeanted? >> they google. they just google you and go with all the headlines. to me, if you're talking to an artist, it's a rare opportunity to get into the mind of the artist and the greatest interview, people like you and charlie rose, they penetrate into a place where you go okay, now i understand why

smashing pumpkins' billy corgan. why he feels so disappointed by president obama. >>> plus, jimmy fallon, king of late night and the man of a million voices. >> who buys these pants? no guy wants to wear them. >> including rather wearingly, my own. tonight, jimmy fallon goes completely bonkers doing jim morrison. ♪ take a look ♪ it's in a book ♪ a reading rainbow >> there's only one man who can bring together all of these people. that man is, of course, united states' reigning king of comedy, jimmy fallon. his new album. he apparently wants to blow your pants off. jimmy fallon. >> thank you for having me back. yeah, since the last time, i thought you'd never invite me back. really, ever. >> intriguing cover of your album here. >> yeah, i was -- >> it appears to be your naked butt. >> it's a gentleman enjoying a red wine. what's a red wine you love? >> chateau lature. >> yeah, it's a chateau lature. and he's laying on his rug and he's about to listen to blow your pants off and his pants get blown off. >> sort of madme

smashing pumpkins' billy corgan.ointed by president obama. >>> plus, jimmy fallon, king of late night and the man of a million voices. >> who buys these pants? no guy wants to wear them. >> including rather wearingly, my own. tonight, jimmy fallon goes completely bonkers doing jim morrison. ♪ take a look ♪ it's in a book ♪ a reading rainbow >> there's only one man who can bring together all of these people. that man is, of course, united states' reigning king of comedy, jimmy fallon. his new album. he apparently wants to blow your pants off.

smashing pumpkins' billy corgan.s so disappointed by president obama. >>> plus, jimmy fallon, king of late night and the man of a million voices. >> who buys these pants? no guy wants to wear them. >> including rather wearingly, my own. tonight, jimmy fallon goes completely bonkers doing jim morrison. ♪ take a look ♪ it's in a book ♪ a reading rainbow ♪ a reading rainbow >> there's only one man who can bring together all of these people. that man is, of course, united states' reigning king of comedy, jimmy fallon, his new album. he apparently wants to blow your pants off. jimmy fallon.

are farmers bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ >>> a preview now of my interview tomorrow night with billy corganician. i asked him what he thinks of america right now and this is what he replied. >> i'm very disappointed in my country right now. because i think we've kind of lost our moral compass. we've turned into kind of a whining society. i've done plenty of whining in my life, but we have to get out of this paternalistic turn we're in and get back to a level of social responsibility we haven't seen for some time. i'm just an artist, i'm not disappointed. the level of political and cultural rhetoric is so low, it's kind of shocking and everyone seems to be okay with it. but i'm sorry, i'm from the lower middle class, i see the middle class hollowing out, i see people in my family struggling, i know so many people struggling but we're still arguing about stupid things, but guys play along well that's political theater and it's affecting people with real lives and family and it's hard for me to watch. >> are you an obama man? >> no. i'm at the point where i don't trust either political party.