Stereogum reports today that Smashing Pumpkins head honcho Billy Corgan has given fans news on the likelihood of a potential reunion of the band’s classic line-up. In the video below, Corgan speaks to Chicago’s 97.9 The Loop, Corgan confirms that “things look good” in terms of playing with fellow guitarist James Iha again. At a gig last year, Iha joined the Smashing Pumpkins onstage for the first time in 16 years.

Corgan was also optimistic that the rest of his former bandmates would be interested in the reunion, saying “There’s a willingness for us to play, but also the world’s changed a lot since we didn’t play […] So the reunion thing is always a bit weird because people come in with their expectations […] So my whole thing is if we’re gonna do it, I think we do it to make people happy and not go against the tide of what people would want to hear in that type of stuff, but my interest in it is sort of limited. I’m not gonna do it for like 14 years of my life.”

The plans for a reunion seem to have been in Corgan’s mind for quite some time, as was seen in a Facebook vlog last summer, where Corgan told fans “There’s some big stuff happening. We’re making plans. I can’t give that away, but it’s going to be interesting.” Consequence of Sound also reports that an industry source suggested that Corgan is trying to book the reunited Pumpkins for shows and festival dates for summer 2017.

If a tour was to materialise, it would mark the first time the classic line-up has played together since the year 2000. In the years since the break-up, the often fiery Corgan has managed to be insult,and “make peace” with many of his former bandmates.