> That was my immediate impression of his music. It feels strangely cold and extremely "produced", Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins is an example of someo

> That was my immediate impression of his music. It feels strangely cold and extremely "produced", Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins is an example of someone who has both the talent and the taste for making great music in my opinion. There's a really old video of him shredding like a madman [1] completely off the dome which shows he has very good command of his guitar. He's not in the same sphere as Jacob Collier mind you but here me out. If you compare that video with the music he wrote in the pumpkins, it is very restrained. He knew when to exercise the full range of his skills and when to dial it back. Having learned a lot of pumpkins songs on guitar, it is clear to me that he favoured what sounded better and was more impactful over what appeared skillful. There's another video of him in 2012 [2] where he talks about influential music coming from the internet and people in their desktop studios, not from guys with guitars trying to make it big. Beyond his talent he had a very keen eye for how music was evolving. Having talent is one thing, being able to contextualise your work, and others work accurately in the arena of the world is a quality that very few people possess and in my opinion is required for producing truly influential and impactful work. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hYPo2py77A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hYPo2py77A [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C7NCpfUC90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C7NCpfUC90