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The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has said that their upcoming two albums could be the ones that decide the future of the band.

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has said that their upcoming two albums could be the ones that decide the future of the band.

In an interview with The Chicago TribuneCorgan says that "When this [new album] process is over, I’m either going to bail on this ship for good, like ‘I’m done,’ or I’m going to have a new ship to sail on." Commenting on the nature of the music industry today, Corgan said “I’m not willing to wait around 15 to 20 years to have somebody go, ‘Hey, that album that you made is really good.’ And then sell it to the 7,000 people that are still paying attention.”

The Smashing Pumpkins two upcoming albums, Monuments For An Elegy and Day For Night are due for release early 2015 and late 2015 respectively.