William Patrick Corgan, Jr.

Role in band: Lead Vocalist, Guitarist, Song Writer

Birthdate: St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1967

High School: Glenbard North in Carol Stream

Brothers: Ricky, Andrew, Jesse. Jesse has a rare chromosomal disorder & Billy was left alone at home at a young age to take care of Jesse. The song Spaceboy was written about Jesse.

Previous Band: It was called The Marked. This is because Billy & another band member each had birthmarks. The Marked was located in Florida & the band failed because they weren't too good & Billy's singing sucked.

Relationships: He was once romantically involved with Courtney Love, was previously married to Chris Fabian, & is currently dating Yelena Yemchuk.

Residence: Billy lives in Chicago, IL in a purple & gold victorian house.

Kewl Billy Quotes
"I'll die someday and it wont be mythical or magical; I'll just bite into a twinkie and fall over"

"If practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect then why practice?"

"The simplest way I can understand therapy is that we're born a certain way, we're taught to be something different, and we spend our whole lives trying to unravel it."

"I just can't stand to see Sesame Street characters disgraced. I of course was molested by Big Bird himself. When I saw that flying at me it brought back a lot of painful memories. I won't even tell you what he did, but he does have that long beak."

"Stay in school. Lie to your teachers, but stay in school."

"You know how I got the name Mayonaise? I looked in my refrigerator."

"My mother came to a Smashing Pumpkins gig once and I was wearing a dress. She was very upset. She said, 'Everyone's gonna think you're a fag.' I said, 'Well, they already think I'm an asshole.'"

"Music's pretty cool and I'm glad to be a part of it. Sometimes when you reach for the stars, you end up in the f-cking shit. I don't believe in God. I don't believe in America. I don't believe in rock-and-roll. I believe in me"

"My earliest memory is of feeling different. My parents old me that I wasn't like other children"

D'arcy: He says no to all the girls.
Billy: But you should hear what I tell the boys.