Peter Katsis, the renowned music manager who worked with Smashing Pumpkins, Morrissey, Backstreet Boys and more has died. As his notoriety grew, he began taking on pop and hip-hop artists as well, including Snoop Dogg and Backstreet Boys, as well as 311, Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair and more. Morrissey took to his own website to share an image of the music manager alongside the simple caption “Peter Katsis, RIP”, and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan shared his own message on Instagram. Been working close with Peter Katsis for close to 20 years as he was Jane’s Addiction’s manager as well as some of their adjacent projects. Peter was always cool to me… pic.twitter.com/7nYhTo6Rhc — Tim Smith 邪悪なヤギハンター (@bitvargen) August 6, 2026Absolutely, shocked that Peter Katsis passed away.