William Patrick Corgan, Jr.
lead guitars, lead vocals
other stuff: writes, composes, arranges, produces, and mixes. borne: 17th March 1967 in Elk Grove, Illinois Chicago guitars used: Gibson ES 335 (for "Bullet"), Gibson Hummingbird, Rigole TTO, '57 Reissue Fender Stratocaster. other instruments: Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Mellotron, Drums, Keyboards other projects: The Marked(Pre Pumpkins), Starchildren quirks: Intelligence, sarcasm, humour, perfectionism, tall, long fingers previous jobs: Poet, Philosopher, Box Maker, Brick Layer, Working in Record Store, Pizza Baking. musical influences: Black Sabbath, Bauhaus, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, John Lennon, William Corgan Sr. biggest influences on career: Pain, violence, love. favourite musicians: My Bloody Valentine, Chainsaw Kittens, Skunk, Mercury Rev, Thin Lizzy, The Frogs favourite albums: Beatles "Rubber Soul", Black Sabbath "Master of Reality" favourite singles: The Sweet "Action", Gene Clark "So You Say You've Lost Your Baby", Santo Johnny "Sleepwalk" favourite songwriters: David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Phil Lynott favourite lyricist: John Lennon favourite films/TV shows: Live With Regis & Kathie Lee, Citizen Kane, 8 1/2. "I don't watch television" marital status: Divorced from Christine Fabian, now dating Yelena Yemchuck