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    William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967, Illinois) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, poet, and professional wrestling magnate. He is best known as the lead singer, guitarist, primary songwriter, and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins. Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois, in 1988, the band gained steam with the addition of bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. Strong album sales and large-scale tours propelled the band's increasing fame in the 1990s until their break-up in 2000. Corgan started a new band called Zwan, and after their quick demise, he released a solo album TheFutureEmbrace in 2005 and a collection of poetry (Blinking with Fists) before reforming Smashing Pumpkins and also launching a solo career.

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    MFB NewsApril 30
    Billy Corgan

    via Stereogum: Car Crashes Into Billy Corgan’s Tea Shop For The Second Time In Six Months https://www.stereogum.com/2306191/car-crashes-into-billy-corgans-tea-shop-for-the-second-time-in-six-months/news/

    Car Crashes Into Billy Corgan’s Tea Shop For The Second Time In Six Months
    Car Crashes Into Billy Corgan’s Tea Shop For The Second Time In Six Months

    On the 1998 Smashing Pumpkins song “Ava Adore,” Billy Corgan sings this line: “In you, I crash cars.” People probably shouldn’t take that so literally. Famously, Corgan is the owner of Madame Zuzu’s,

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    MFB NewsApril 7
    Billy Corgan

    via The Guardian: ‘Goths don’t have sex – we just stare into the black sun’: Billy Corgan’s honest playlist https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/07/billy-corgan-playlist-smashing-pumpkins-beatles-metallica-pink-floyd-music

    ‘Goths don’t have sex – we just stare into the black sun’: Billy Corgan’s honest playlist
    ‘Goths don’t have sex – we just stare into the black sun’: Billy Corgan’s honest playlist

    The Smashing Pumpkins songwriter and guitarist on overdoing karaoke, joining Pink Floyd on stage and his secret love of Katy Perry’s RoarThe first single I bought She Loves You by the Beatles, for 25

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    MFB NewsMarch 31
    Billy Corgan

    via Pitchfork: Billy Corgan Announces New Solo Project and North American Tour https://pitchfork.com/news/billy-corgan-announces-new-solo-project-and-north-american-tour

    Billy Corgan Announces New Solo Project and North American Tour
    Billy Corgan Announces New Solo Project and North American Tour

    Billy Corgan and the Machines of God will perform music from the Smashing Pumpkins albums Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Aghori Mhori Mei, and more

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    MFB NewsMarch 31
    Billy Corgan

    via Stereogum: Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan Announces Solo Tour, Machina Box Set, & Mellon Collie Opera https://www.stereogum.com/2302386/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-announces-solo-tour-machina-box-set-mellon-collie-opera/news/

    Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan Announces Solo Tour, Machina Box Set, & Mellon Collie Opera
    Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan Announces Solo Tour, Machina Box Set, & Mellon Collie Opera

    In 1995, Smashing Pumpkins released the momentous, ambitious double album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. Five years after that, they came out with the similarly sweeping Machina/The Machines

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