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| Born | March 17, 1967 |
| Hometown | Chicago, Illinois, United States of America |
| Net worth | $60 million |
| Height | 6'3" (1.91m) |
| Spouse | Chris Fabian (m 1993 - 1997) |
| Partner | Chloe Mendel |
| Parents | William Corgan Sr. , Martha Louise Maes Corgan Lutz |
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Alanis Morissette and Billy Corgan honour Lisa Marie Presley with tribute performances
- Alanis Morissette and Billy Corgan delivered musical tributes to Lisa Marie Presley at her memorial service on Sunday. During the public memorial service at the Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, The Smashing Pumpkins frontman and Ironic singer performed tributes for the late You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet singer. Billy delivered a performance of the 1998 Smashing Pumpkins ballad, To Sheila. While he did not speak at the event, he shared his thoughts on Lisa's death via social media, writing,
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- EntertainmentThe Independent
Billy Corgan to play charity show for July 4 parade victims
Rock singer Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins says he'll perform a charity livestream show to benefit the victims of the the Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago that killed seven people and wounded more than 30
- EntertainmentThe Guardian
Smashing Pumpkins: Cyr review – infinite flatness
Smashing Pumpkins: Cyr review – infinite flatness(Sumerian) Three of the band’s original members drift back to the 80s with a synth-fuelled endurance test of an album
- EntertainmentEvening Standard
Smashing Pumpkins - CYR album review: No Nineties nostalgia here
Casual fans of the band’s anguished alt-rock days may be confused by the buzzy synthesizers
- EntertainmentThe Independent
Album reviews: Steps – What the Future Holds and The Smashing Pumpkins – CYR
On ‘CYR’, The Smashing Pumpkins struggle to offer anything that matches the songs of their heydey, while Steps are as irrepressible as ever on ‘What the Future Holds’
- EntertainmentThe Independent
The 20 best albums of 1995 ranked, from Oasis to Alanis Morissette
On 13 March 1995, Radiohead’s landmark second album was released to widespread acclaim. A quarter of a century later (now there’s a sobering thought), the reputation of The Bends as one of the finest albums of the 1990s – with such beautiful, moving songs as “Fake Plastic Trees”, “High and Dry”, “Black Star” and “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” – endures.Of course, 1995 wasn’t just any old year for music. It was the year that the Britpop movement reached its zenith amid the much-hyped, tabloid-fuelled
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
Smashing Pumpkins, Wembley Arena review: Billy Corgan gives fans the pompous and poignant show they've been waiting for
Mining the childhood trauma and Sabbath-worship of their singer and guitarist Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins were briefly one of the world's biggest bands in the mid-1990s. Fusing metal with psychedelia, they shot for the stars with second album Siamese Dream in 1993 and reached their logical conclusion with double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, a genre-hopping tour de force which was so comprehensive and of its time it may as well have been called Now That's What I Call Angst.
- NewsThe Independent
Billy Corgan: D'Arcy Wretzky has 'burned bridge forever' with The Smashing Pumpkins
Smashing Pumpkins bassist D'Arcy Wretzky has said a "bridge is now burned forever" between her and the band, according to frontman Billy Corgan. The Smashing Pumpkins singer opened up about Wretzky's relationship with the band in an interview with The New York Times. The bad blood between Corgan and Wretzky came up again after last month when the Smashing Pumpkins announced they would tour for the first time in 18 years.
- NewsThe Independent
Siamese Dream: This is what the girls from Smashing Pumpkins album cover look like 25 years later
The Smashing Pumpkins have re-made the album cover for their second studio record Siamese Dream with the original models. In support of their comeback, the Smashing Pumpkins got the two models who were featured on the cover of their 1993 album - Ali Laenger and LySandra Roberts - back together for their tour announcement video. For lead singer Billy Corgan, it was a way for him to honour the duo and their influence in music history.
- NewsThe Independent
The Smashing Pumpkins to tour for first time in 18 years
The Smashing Pumpkins have announced that they will reunite for a tour for the first time since 2000. Original members Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin will reunite for the Shiny And Oh So Bright tour which coincides with the 30th anniversary of the band's inception. The band announced the news with a video featuring the original Siamese Dream cover stars Ali Laenger and LySandra Roberts.
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