Billy said his father was a "drug dealing, gun-toting musician [and] mad man". Although William Corgan Sr. negatively impacted his son's childhood, Corgan said he came to have tremendous respect for his father's musicianship. [14] Corgan, who grew much faster than his fellow students, was a strong athlete in elementary school. [15]

Sep 25, 2024 · “We went to Billy Corgan’s place in Chicago. He said, ‘When you think you’ve got a chorus, just write another one’”: Bones UK’s Carmen Vandenberg on going hard to make Soft – and the Jeff Beck pedal that won’t leave her ’board. Vandenberg is making guitar sounds you’ve never heard before.

Feb 26, 2015 · Smashing Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan stopped by Channel 7’s The Morning Show and shared his thoughts on the Kanye West/Beck situation. Apparently, he’d knock Kanye out.

Mar 23, 2024 · Across his career, the Pumpkins leader has clocked up a number of impressive guest spots and team-ups with his musical heroes. Here are ten times the Corgan jumped on a track (or a stage) with his idols. The electronic-pop titans offered refuge for Corgan as he worked out what to do next after the Pumpkins’ original split in 2000.

The Smashing Pumpkins ' Jimmy Chamberlain, Billy Corgan, and James Iha sat down with KROQ host Nicole Alvarez to discuss their recent journey into the past while working on their latest...

Billy Corgan contributed to three songs: the reworking of the 1960s Goffin / King success "Something Good", the hymnal and synth-layered "I'm On Fire", and the reflective acoustic pop of "Wherever I Go", about which Faithfull declared "that's …

Jan 15, 2022 · Listeners can hear celebrity guest DJs – including from Beck, Billy Corgan, Linda Perry, Carlos Alomar, Rosanna Arquette, David Arquette, Patrick Stump and more – spotlighting their favorite Bowie tunes and share memories of the iconic artist.

1 day ago · Marianne Faithfull, singer and pop icon, dies at 78 Her admirers would include Beck, Billy Corgan, Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, although her history would always be closely tied to the Stones and to ...

Although Corgan's father shaped Corgan's musical taste, encouraging him to listen to Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck, he never taught him to play the guitar. Corgan had to teach himself to play the instrument.

Jun 29, 2020 · John Mayer’s been burning up the headlines for his bizarre, sex-obsessed comments in interviews recently, and Billy Corgan thinks it’s a sign that the guitar-slinging smooth rocker is trying to...