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 do not trust those who make the vaccines, or the apparatus behind it all to push it on us through fear.
A good artist is willing to die many times over. What's funny is, I've died so many times.
Wrestling is one of the last truly rebellious American things left.
I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan.
I've been too productive for too long, and despite what anybody wants to strip away from me, I am influential. I am.
I met Scott Stapp when the band was first coming up, great guy. I haven't seen him for years, but a great guy.
These days you're not just competing with the tedium, you're competing with the cellphone.
Most people don't know that wrestling came out of the circus.
That was a terrible Super Bowl, I have to say. I mean you got the big Peyton Manning walk off into the sunset win, but what a shnoozo.
Injuries are nothing to be ashamed about.
In a weird kind of way, music has afforded me an idealism and perfectionism that I could never attain as me.
I'm sort of like a lame, single guy in a red sports car.
Being overly identified with [a certain period of time] becomes a noose around your neck, and people don't want you to grow up, they don't want you to change, they don't want you to evolve.
I had such a big mouth for so long that it doesn't faze anybody anymore.