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I was raised a Christian, but I wouldn't call myself a Christian now. I think when I was younger it was easier to focus on the negative, nihilist vision... this is sort of picking up on the other half of the body, which is God and white light.

Billy Corgan

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Billy Corgan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 17
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