Billy Corgan

Member of: The Smashing Pumpkins

Influenced by: Gary Numan, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Freddie Mercury, Marc Bolan, David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Cheap Trick, Thurston Moore

Genre: Rock & Alternative

Biography: As the guitarist/singer/head-songwriter for the Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan was one of alt-rock's leaders and focal ...

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Sep 09 2009 9:30AM by Spinner Staff

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Spinner: That the Beatles mean so much to so many people who make music in so many genres goes without saying. What doesn't go without saying is what John, Paul, George and Ringo mean to these musicians, who share in their own words the important role the Fab ... Read more

 
Jun 09 2009 7:00AM by John D. Luerssen

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Spinner: Assuming there are still folks super psyched about new Smashing Pumpkins material, Billy Corgan has some reassurance: it'll be out by October. Corgan also reveals that he may have found a replacement for the band's recently departed drummer, Jimmy ... Read more

 
Apr 22 2009 15:00PM by Benjy Eisen

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Spinner: Billy Corgan (who, as he would point out, is the Smashing Pumpkins) has reinstated his membership to the "Oh, what will they do next?" club for fledgling rock stars, dead rock stars' ex-wives and the occasional inheritance celebrity. His most recent ... Read more

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