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The Cheap Malfunctioning Guitar That Led to the Smashing Pumpkins’ Classic “Mayonaise”
If you listen to “Mayonaise” you can hear a bellowing and piercing whistle embedded between every pause of the song. As deliberate as it ended up being, it did not start that way. Rather, Corgan had ...
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Billy Corgan on 30 years of Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
"The record company thought it was the most suicidal career move that you could make," says the Smashing Pumpkins guitarist ...
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Billy Corgan on how watching Iommi taught him the key to the playing style of Eddie Van Halen
Although his chops are often under-appreciated by music fans (something he’s all too aware of) Billy Corgan is a highly ...
Bill Burr slams Billy Corgan for revealing they may be half-brothers: 'Why did you feel the need to do that?'
Burr then clarified that while he has nothing against Corgan, the speculation brings up negative memories. In an effort to ...
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“Here Is the Dumb Beat, Here Is the Big Rock Chorus”: The Smashing Pumpkins Commercial Smash-Hit That Proved Billy Corgan’s Point
Well, one musician who has been open about his battle with the business is the Smashing Pumpkins frontman, Billy Corgan. Billy Corgan and the Smashing Pumpkins epitomize grunge, punk, and ...
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Bill Burr, Billy Corgan address whether they're half-brothers
When the comedian, 56, was a guest on Tuesday's episode of the "Howie Mandel Does Stuff" podcast, a surprise special guest entered: Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Billy Corgan, 57, who previously ...
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Billy Corgan meets Bill Burr, the comedian who could be his half-brother
When the comedian, 56, was a guest on Tuesday’s episode of the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast, a surprise special guest entered: Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Billy Corgan, 57, who ...