Related articles In I Made You A Mixtape , we ask our favorite musicians, actors, writers, directors, or whatevers to strut their musical savvy: We pick a theme, they make us a mix. The mixer: Though best known for his guitar work in Smashing Pumpkins , James Iha has had an illustrious career since he left the group in the late '90s. He's taken up with Maynard James Keenan's A Perfect Circle , he owns a record label and a recording studio with Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger -- with whom he's also formed a supergroup featuring members of Hanson and Cheap Trick -- and he's made two solo records, including 2012's Look To The Sky . Still, even with all those projects, Iha has always been a bit of a mystery to the public. He's remained the quiet guitarist in the background of the loud rock 'n' roll band, or the enigma manning the DJ booth. He generally has some big idea going, though, so The A.V. Club asked him to make a list of songs for people with their heads in the clouds -- or more succinctly, for dreamers. Neil Young , "Sugar Mountain" James Iha: "Sugar Mountain" is a song for a dreamer because it is a beatific hippie utopian song, and has a touch of darkness to it as well. It sounds almost like he's talking about a commune, because he's saying, "Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain," and, "You can't be 20 on Sugar Mountain."