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When I've tried to reinvent the wheel, I get bashed for not doing the familiar things.

Billy Corgan

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Billy Corgan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 17
Guitarist
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Billy Burke
Corgan
Johnny Goat
William Patrick Corgan
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