Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has dubbed rapper Lil Peep the Kurt Cobain of this generation. According to Consequence of Sound, during a discussion about CYR — the band's newly released double album, Corgan said “This album is the result of us trying to come into the modern world." Corgan added that rather than just use Lil Peep inspired beats — an artist who he believes was 'his generation’s Kurt Cobain', the band wanted the album to feel like their own trip.
Back in 2018, Corgan spoke about Lil Peep in an interview, comparing him to Metallica. He said, “I think Lil Peep, probably, of all the artists that I’ve heard recently tapped into that same angst and it’s so sad he passed away because he was just getting to the bigger part of his work, you know?”
He continued, "He somehow, when I heard Lil Peep I was like ‘That’s exactly that same vibe!’ It’s like I’m at the 7-Eleven and I have all these deep feelings and thoughts and the 7-Eleven is the epicenter of my universe. For a lot of people, that is their life.”
