Billy Corgan

Person · Open Library

Works

3

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Film & TV

Acting · Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA

William Patrick Corgan Jr. is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and only permanent member of the rock band The Smashing Pumpkins.

Known for

• Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow — Self2025
• Nevermore: The Raven Effect — Self2025
• Ozzy: No Escape from Now — Self2025
• Beyond The Alps — Billy2024
• Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley — Self2024
• Billy Corgan's Adventures in Carnyland — Self2024
• The Muppets Mayhem — Billy Corgan2023
• NWA Empowerrr — Billy Corgan2021
• NWA 732021
• Algren — Self2021

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Country

United States

Active from

1967

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Listeners

163,420

Total plays

1,778,131

William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, primary songwriter, singer, and only consistent member of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Corgan is recognized for his influence on the popularization of alternative rock. He has also been the owner and promoter of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) since 2017. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/B

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. NIA‐AA Research Framework: Toward a biological definition of Alzheimer's disease

   · 2018 · cited 9,610x

2. Macromolecular structure determination using X-rays, neutrons and electrons: recent developments in <i>Phenix</i>

   · 2019 · cited 7,445x

3. The GTEx Consortium atlas of genetic regulatory effects across human tissues

   · 2020 · cited 5,327x

4. Real-space refinement in <i>PHENIX</i> for cryo-EM and crystallography

   · 2018 · cited 3,723x

5. Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment 1990–2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   · 2017 · cited 2,924x

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Music

Quotes

• “I get more out of life just being myself, by just being a human being. Not by being a rock star, not by being whatever. Sometimes I act like a jerk, but I think people respect me for being myself. That's the ultimate thing about the Smashing Pumpkins.”
• “It's about the girlfriend who left me last year. I tried to put all my anger in those words, even though I'm just as much to blame for the break-up. 'Soma' is based on the idea that a love relationship is almost the same as opium: it slowly puts you to sleep, it soothes you, and gives you the illusion of sureness and security. Very deceivable.”
• “...Instead of taking the 'I'm cool, I hope you adore me' path (with my music), I chose the path of how to connect. I think that's the reason a lot of people feel a deeper connection with our band than other bands, and I also feel that's why people polarize on us. If you don't get it, it seems preposterous; if you do get it, it's really heavy -- it has a weight to it.”
• “There's a really a cold, cold side to my personality that I'm not really comfortable with. I'm constantly dealing with that side of my personality versus my overly sentimental side… There's just a side that's a real motherfucker side; it's nothing I want to admit or even look at. It's where a lot of my strength lies. It's been the part of me that's been able to steel my spine against situations that probably would have broken a lot of people, or caused them to jump off the loop.”
• “About six months ago, I listened to Siamese Dream. That was the first time I'd ever really heard my own album, because I had separated from the experience of making the record. And it really moved me. It made me cry, it's so beautiful.”
• “The Pumpkins love rock-and-roll, we absolutely love it, but we also think it's a flatulent, ego-serving kiddie playground. You can have your cake and eat it too.”

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Key facts

Born

William Patrick Corgan Jr. , ( 1967-03-17 ) March 17, 1967 (age 59) , Chicago, Illinois , U.S.

Occupations

Musician singer songwriter professional wrestling promoter podcaster

Years active

1985–present

Spouses

Chris Fabian ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1997 ) ​ Chloe Mendel ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2023 ) ​

Genres

Alternative rock hard rock alternative metal grunge psychedelic rock

Instruments

Vocals guitar keyboards bass

Labels

Caroline Virgin Reprise Warner Bros. Sumerian BMG

Member of

The Smashing Pumpkins

Formerly of

Deep Blue Dream The Marked Spirits in the Sky Starchildren Zwan

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