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I mean my point as an artist is I'm on my own little weird journey across the sky here and whether or not anybody's listening, or listening to the degree I would like them to, at the end of the day has to be an inconsequential thing because I can't chase this culture.

Billy Corgan

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