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I don't have a problem with 'Idol' or 'X Factor,' I have a problem with when those things are not given the proper contextual hue.

Billy Corgan

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Billy Corgan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 17
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Billy Burke
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Johnny Goat
William Patrick Corgan
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What most people do is try to find a comfortable persona that they're in alignment with and the public likes and appreciates them for.
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Well, we have brought certain things upon ourselves. I've certainly brought things upon us with my mouth.
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As a citizen of the great city of Chicago, I find it impossible to root against the White Sox. The White Sox organization has been much more consistent, in my lifetime at least, at putting a winning ballclub on the field.
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We are the most beloved and hated band in the world.
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Rock and Roll is still asking people like me to live up to the old guard's concept of what success is but it doesn't mean anything.
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Don't judge yourself by someone else's standards. You will always lose
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