Billy Corgan
Billy Corgan
William Patrick "Billy" Corgan Jr. is an American musician, songwriter, producer, television writer, poet, and professional wrestling promoter best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins. Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois, in 1987, the band quickly gained steam with the addition of bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. The band's direction has largely been driven by Corgan through his confessional lyrics, grandiose production values, and virtuosic musical...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth17 March 1967
CityElk Grove Village, IL
CountryUnited States of America
I'm sort of like a lame, single guy in a red sports car.
I think humankind is going to have to evolve into systems that are more transparent. Then people will be able to make more integral choices about the food they eat.
One thing I've learned to appreciate as I've gotten a little older is direct forms of communication.
Injuries are nothing to be ashamed about.
I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan.
Everybody likes to run around on their phones, including me, but we don't always want to hear who's sweating somewhere in some non-air-conditioned factory to create those things so that they can keep the prices down.
I had such a big mouth for so long that it doesn't faze anybody anymore.
You know Americans are obsessed with life and death and rebirth, that's the American Cycle. You know, awakening, tragic, horrible death and then Phoenix rising from the ashes. That's the American story, again and again.
There's nothing wrong with technology. It's when technology is the story and not the artist, that's the problem.
That's at the root of the human interaction: fair trade.
In my case I don't mind playing a character that irritates people or makes people question my sanity.
I don't have a problem with 'Idol' or 'X Factor,' I have a problem with when those things are not given the proper contextual hue.
I've been too productive for too long, and despite what anybody wants to strip away from me, I am influential. I am.
If you don't have some sort of belief system by which to center your life, it's hard sometimes to understand why you would put up with your family.