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William
Patrick Corgan
VOCALS, LEAD
GUITAR
Also:writes,
composes, arranges, produces, and mixes.
Born: 17th
March 1967 in Elk Grove, Illinois Chicago
Attended:Glenbard
North High School
Guitars used:Gibson
ES 335 (for "Bullet"), Gibson Hummingbird, Rigole TTO, Fender
Stratocaster.
Other
instruments:Rhythm
Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Mellotron
Other Bands: The
Marked, ZWAN
Other projects:Starchildren,
Movie Soundtracks (Ransom)
Hairstyle:Shaved
head
Quirks:
Intelligence, sarcasm, perfectionism, tall, long fingers.
Previous
Careers:Poet,
Philosopher, Box Maker, Brick Layer, Working in Record Store, Pizza
Baking.
Musical
influences:Black
Sabbath, Bauhaus, Pink Floyd
Biggest
Influences
on Career: Pain, violence, love.
Favorite
musicians:My
Bloody Valentine, Chainsaw Kittens, Skunk, Mercury
Rev (visit their Web Site), Thin Lizzy,
The
Fogs
Favorite
albums:Beatles
"Rubber Soul", Black Sabbath "Master of Reality"
Favorite
singles: The Sweet "Action", Gene
Clark "So
You Say
You've Lost Your Baby", Santo & Johnny "Sleepwalk"
Favorite
songwriters:David
Bowie, Marc Bolan, Phil Lynott
Favorite
films/TV
shows: Citizen Kane, 8 1/2. "I don't
watch
television"
Marital status:Was
Married to Chris Fabian - Now Divorced
Billy
Corgan Releases
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