Billy Corgan

Occupation: Musician, singer, songwriter (also produces/mixes), poet
Real Name: William Patrick Corgan
Date of Birth: March 17, 1967
Place of Birth: Chicago, Ill., USA
Height: 6'3"
Weigth: ca. 100 kg (200 lbs)
Sign: Pisces
Relations: Ex-wife: Chris Fabian, Dating: Yelena Yemchuk.
Children: None
Education: Glenbard North High School
Musical influences: Black Sabbath, Bauhaus, Pink Floyd, Queen
Biggest influences on career: Pain, violence, love.
Favorite musicians: My Bloody Valentine, Chainsaw Kittens, Skunk, Mercury Rev, Thin Lizzy, The Frogs
Favorite albums: Beatles' "Rubber Soul", Black Sabbath's "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

Around 1985 he formed his first band, The Marked ('The Marked' after a birth mark on one of Billy's and the drummer's hands). The Marked moved from Chicago to St. Petersburg, Florida. They played for about 9 months, but got nowhere, so Billy finally picked up his things and moved back to Chicago. Back in Chicago he was broke, and stayed with his dad. In Chicago he met James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky and Jimmy Chamberlin and formed The Smashing Pumpkins (in 1988). Billy's first performance with James Iha was in a polish bar named 'Track'. The Smashing Pumpkins' first real gig was as an opening for Jane's Addiction (at the Metro 10-05-1988).

Billy Corgan and Courtney Love (Hole) had a romantic relationship. In 1992 he married Chris Fabian, a museum artist. He later dedicated the songs Soma (on Siamese Dream) and Muzzle (on Mellon Collie...) to her. He described her as "The best friend you could have for the last ten years.", but after she filed for divorce in 1996, he came to speak of her in other terms (like: "She didn't even like my first album, the bitch"). After an interview with the magazine Playboy in 1997, he met the photographer Yelena Yemchuck (she did the photographs for Adore and the Adore singles), who he's still dating (she's said not to believe in marriage).

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