Billy Corgan
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| Billy Corgan | |
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 Billy Corgan live in Cologne, June 11, 2005.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | William Patrick Corgan, Jr. |
| Born | March 17th, 1967 (age 44) Elk Grove Village, Illinois |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, author |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Guitar Keyboard Piano Mellotron Bass Sitar Harmonica |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Label(s) | Caroline Records Virgin Records Reprise Records Warner Bros. Records |
| Associated acts | The Smashing Pumpkins Zwan Spirits in the Sky The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex Starchildren The Marked |
| Website | Official MySpace |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Fender Stratocaster | |
Billy Corgan is the frontman of The Smashing Pumpkins.
Corgan is thanked in the credits of Mechanical Animals and acted as creative consultant on the album. He also performed the backing vocals on "The Speed of Pain". Corgan and Manson were briefly friends, but Manson stated in an interview with i-D magazine that "Billy and I aren't really friends anymore", though he remained full of plaudits for the Chicago songwriter during the interview, calling him "a great artist" and "one of the most talented musicians I've ever worked with."
