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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, The
Smashing Pumpkins
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
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