💥 RATT Deep Cut Goes Full Circle: Billy Corgan Revives “She Wants Money” at Steven Tyler’s Janie’s Fund GRAMMY Event

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💥 RATT Deep Cut Goes Full Circle: Billy Corgan Revives “She Wants Money” at Steven Tyler’s Janie’s Fund GRAMMY Event

Call it a full-circle rock moment nobody had on their 2026 bingo card.

Originally released in 1984 on RATT’s multi-platinum debut Out of the Cellar.

On February 1st, 2026, Billy Corgan personally selected “She Wants Money” to perform at the Janie's Fund GRAMMY viewing party, the high-profile charity event founded by Steven Tyler, taking place at The Hollywood Palladium.

Yes—that She Wants Money.

Yes—that Billy Corgan.

🎸 From Sunset Strip to Alternative Rock Royalty

Billy Corgan punk'd up the 80's rock song, making it his own and spinning it in a way that only the lead Smashing Pumpkin can - delivering a Smack Down performance at the Grammys Charity gala!

Back in the early ’80s, “She Wants Money” lived on the B-side of RATT’s Billboard-charting single “Wanted Man.” No MTV push. No radio campaign. Just raw Sunset Strip attitude—sleazy, sharp, and unapologetically real.

Fast-forward four decades, and that same song is being revived on a charity stage by one of alternative rock’s most influential artist.

Why?

Because Billy Corgan has repeatedly credited RATT as a foundational influence, openly acknowledging that their songwriting, tone, and Sunset Strip grit helped shape his own musical DNA—eventually leading to the massive success of The Smashing Pumpkins.

Corgan has spoken in columns and interviews about how RATT’s early records cracked something open for him creatively—proof that heavy, melodic, and emotionally charged rock could coexist. That influence is now etched into rock history.

🏆 "She Wants Money" - a RATT Fan Favorite

“She Wants Money” never charted on its own—but it didn’t need to...

Its legacy is tied to Out of the Cellar, an album that:

Peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200

Went triple-platinum out the gate - 3 million copies sold. ACTUAL records sold!!! Not the streaming BS of today!

Helped define the Sunset Strip metal explosion which added RATT to the 80's BIG 4!!

🚪Van Halen kicked the door open

📈 Quiet Riot was the 1st Heavy Metal band to Chart #1 on The Billboard Charts!

💣Mötley Crüe blew the hinges off

💥RATT proved the their sound had depth and staying power with a totally unique singer and dueling guitar riffs that had never been seen until RATT brought them into the game.

That’s why Out of the Cellar still ages better than most albums from the era.

And now?

It’s officially part of a multi-generation rock lineage—from Stephen Pearcy’s Sunset Strip grind to Billy Corgan’s arena-level influence, all acknowledged on a stage hosted by Steven Tyler himself.

⚡ What Goes Around Comes Around

When a song written in the clubs of Hollywood gets resurrected decades later by one of alternative rock’s most respected artists—that’s not nostalgia.

That’s impact.

Stephen Pearcy's impact continues to prove itself..... 1st by soaring to 615,000 views on Billy Corgan’s Podcast The Magnificent Others...surpassing Yungblud , Gene Simmons, and Sharon Osbourne podcasts with Corgan.

And in now in the 2nd month of 2026, “She Wants Money” just proved it still hits exactly where it’s supposed to....out of the mouths of Alternative Rock Legends on stages fit for Rock Royalty.