Billy Corgan announced in May of 2000 that the Pumpkins will be breaking up at or around the end of the year. Some fans believe it is because of the state of popular music, where shallow, uninspired, and image-oriented music is the current mainstream "fad." The Smashing Pumpkins have always been a band exhibits quality song writing, that creates songs with texture and imagination, nearly the complete opposite of what has been displayed as popular near the end of their 12-13 year run. The Smashing Pumpkins are a band that will be thoroughly remembered by their fans, regardless of whether they were popular or not.