What Stephen Malkmus has said about Smashing Pumpkins
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 27, 2026
Stephen Malkmus, American musician, lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Pavement, has been quoted on Smashing Pumpkins once in 1 episode of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, most recently on June 27, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Malkmus downplayed his 1994 lyric about the Smashing Pumpkins and said the band has some good songs.
“didn't have a pump in its function, but, you know, they do truly have some good songs”
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Reflecting Pools and Construction ZonesWait Wait... Don't Tell Me! · Jun 27, 2026 · 48 min
Peter Sagal and Alzo Slade quiz panelists Emmy Blotnick, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Gianmarco Soresi on the week's news, and Pavement's Stephen Malkmus plays Not My Job.
Stephen Malkmus on other topics
- Pavement (band) · 3 quotes