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Billy Corgan Biography

Billy Corgan is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on March 17, 1967 in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States. Singer-songwriter and guitarist for the grunge rock group The Smashing Pumpkins, the group that is famous for songs similar to “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” and “Today,” and the another project Zwan.

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William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and only permanent member of the rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. He is currently the owner and promoter of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) promotion.

Not finding the Chicago music scene to his liking, Corgan moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1985 with his first major band, The Marked (so named for the conspicuous birthmarks of both Corgan and drummer Ron Roesing). Not finding success in St. Petersburg, the band dissolved; Corgan moved back to Chicago to live with his father. From 1987 to 1988, he played guitar in Chicago band Deep Blue Dream, which also featured future Static-X frontman Wayne Static. He left the band to focus on The Smashing Pumpkins.

He was married Christine Fabian in June 1993 and separated in 1997. He had his baby boy called Augustus along with Chloe Mendel in 2015.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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The addition of Chamberlin drove the band in a heavier direction almost immediately. On the band’s debut album, Gish (1991), the band integrated psychedelic rock and heavy metal into their sound. Gish fared better than expected, but the follow-up, Siamese Dream, released on Virgin Records in 1993, became a multi-platinum hit. The band became known for internal drama during this period, with Corgan frequently characterized in the music press as a “control freak” due to rumors that Corgan played all the guitar and bass parts on Siamese Dream (a rumor that Corgan later confirmed as true). Despite this, the album was well received by critics, and the songs “Today”, “Cherub Rock”, and “Disarm” became hits.

Billy Corgan Net Worth

Billy Corgan is one of the richest Rock Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Billy Corgan's net worth $60 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He had collected more than 10,000 baseball cards when he was an infant. He started the Smashing Pumpkins in the late 1980s.

After the band broke up in 2000, Smashing Pumpkins back in the year 2000 He regrouped the group in 2005.

William Patrick Corgan, Jr. was born at Columbus Hospital in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago on March 17, 1967, the oldest son of guitarist William Corgan Sr. and his wife Martha Louise Maes Corgan Lutz. He was raised Catholic and is of Irish descent. His parents had one more son, Ricky, before divorcing in 1970. His father was remarried to a flight attendant, and Corgan and his brother went to live with them in Glendale Heights, Illinois. Corgan alleges that his stepmother was abusive to him, both physically and emotionally. He developed a protective bond with his younger paternal half-brother, who had special needs as a child. When Corgan’s father and stepmother separated, all three boys lived alone with their stepmother, and both of his birth parents lived separately within an hour’s drive.

In 1993, Corgan married art conservator and artist Chris Fabian, his longtime on-again, off-again girlfriend. They were married at a small ceremony at his house in Wrigleyville. Corgan and Fabian separated in late 1995, and divorced in 1997. He refused to discuss the subject in interviews, saying, “There is not and will not be any public record on my marriage – that’s one thing I have to draw lines around.” He nevertheless described the circumstances of his marriage in his online Confessions LiveJournal post in 2005. In late 1995, Corgan started dating Ukrainian photographer Yelena Yemchuk, who later contributed to several Smashing Pumpkins videos and album art. He continued to date Yemchuk until around 2004. According to Corgan, his breakup with her contributed to the themes of his 2005 solo release TheFutureEmbrace. In 2008, he blamed his dedication to music for what he called “a bad marriage and seven bad girlfriends in a row”.

When asked in a 1994 Rolling Stone interview about his influences, Corgan replied:

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Billy Corgan height 6 ft 3 in Billy weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Upon his return to Chicago, Corgan had already devised his next project – a band that would be called The Smashing Pumpkins. Corgan met guitarist James Iha while working in a record store, and the two began recording demos, which Corgan describes as “gloomy little goth-pop records.” He met bassist D’arcy Wretzky after a local show, arguing with her about a band that had just played, The Dan Reed Network. Soon after, the Smashing Pumpkins were formed. The trio began to play together at local clubs with a drum machine for percussion. To secure a show at the Metro in Chicago, the band recruited drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, and played for the first time as a quartet on October 5, 1988.

The band’s 1995 follow-up effort, the double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, was more successful, spawning a string of hit singles. According to Jon Pareles from The New York Times, Corgan wanted to “lose himself and find himself …” in this album. The album was nominated for seven Grammy awards that year, and would eventually be certified ten times platinum in the United States. The song “1979” was Corgan’s biggest hit to date, reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s modern rock and mainstream rock charts. Their appearance on Saturday Night Live on November 11, 1995, to promote this material (their second appearance on the show overall) was also the television debut appearance of Corgan’s shaved head, which he has maintained consistently since.

Who is Billy Corgan Dating?

According to our records, Billy Corgan married to Chris Fabian . As of December 1, 2023, Billy Corgan’s is not dating anyone.

Corgan wrote six articles for Guitar World in 1995, and his solos for “Cherub Rock” and “Geek U.S.A.” were included on their list of the top guitar solos of all time. AllMusic said “Starla” “proves that Corgan was one of the finest (and most underrated) rock guitarists of the ’90s”, while Rolling Stone called him and his Smashing Pumpkins bandmates “ruthless virtuosos”. His solo for “Soma” was No. 24 on Rolling Stone’s list of the top guitar solos. He is a fan of Eddie Van Halen and interviewed him in 1996 for Guitar World. Other guitarists Corgan rates highly include Uli Jon Roth, Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore, Leslie West, Dimebag Darrell and Robin Trower.

Facts & Trivia

Billy Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Billy Corgan celebrates birthday on March 17 of every year.

Corgan appeared at the 1996 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies. He inducted one of his biggest musical influences, Pink Floyd. He played acoustic guitar during the ceremony with Pink Floyd, when they performed their song “Wish You Were Here”.

Who abused Billy Corgan?

His father, William Corgan, was a heroin-addicted blues and R&B guitarist; his mother had a breakdown and abandoned him before he was five years old. Later, while his father was on the road, Corgan says, he endured physical abuse from a stepmother.

Did Billy Corgan dated Jessica Simpson?

Despite an E! News source claiming the two were “officially dating,” Corgan shies away from the romance rumors. “The stuff that I’ve seen doesn’t have any bearing to the reality that I’m in,” he told the Tribune. “It’s like being in a cartoon. It has nothing to do with what’s really going on or how I feel.”

Why did Billy Corgan leave Smashing Pumpkins?

Corgan said in 2005, “I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan.” On February 17, 2004, Corgan posted a message on his personal blog calling Wretzky a “mean-spirited drug addict” and blaming Iha for the breakup of the Smashing Pumpkins.

Does Billy Corgan own WWE?

As a result, 2022 finds the 74-year old wrestling promotion Corgan now owns, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), bringing their brand of independent wrestling to Nashville’s Fairgrounds to revive the legendary Crockett Cup Tag Team Wrestling Tournament on March 19-20, 2022.

Who died in the Smashing Pumpkins?

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