Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1967-03-17
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Billy Corgan Quotes
- Ogilala
- Blinking with Fists
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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.
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- 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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- 163,420
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- 1,778,131
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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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5 total works indexed
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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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Key dates
- Born
- 17 March 1967
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Patrick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Elk Grove Village
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- synth-pop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Virgin Records
- Official website
- www.billy-corgan.com
Article
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 constant member of alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. Corgan is credited with helping popularize the alternative rock genre. Considered as one of the finest and most underrated rock guitarists of the 1990s, Rolling Stone called him and his Smashing Pumpkins bandmates "ruthless virtuosos". He has also been the owner and promoter of the National Wrestling Alliance since 2017.
Corgan formed the Smashing Pumpkins in Chicago in 1988 alongside guitarist James Iha, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin joining soon after. Strong album sales and large-scale tours propelled the band to commercial success and critical acclaim throughout the 1990s. After their break-up in 2000, Corgan and Chamberlin started a new band called Zwan; after the band's demise, he released the collection of poetry Blinking with Fists (2004) and the solo album TheFutureEmbrace (2005) before reforming Smashing Pumpkins in 2007. The new version of the band, consisting of Corgan and a revolving lineup, has released new albums and toured extensively. In October 2017, Corgan released Ogilala, his first solo album in over a decade. His latest solo album, Cotillions, was released in 2019.
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