In full-page advertisements in Chicago newspapers, singer Billy Corgan said, "I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams." He did not say which if any of the band's former members would be involved in the revived group, which broke through with albums such as Gish and Siamese Dream. He is currently promoting his solo album, which "represents a new beginning, not an ending. It picks up the thread of the as-yet-unfinished work and charter of The Smashing Pumpkins."