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I think long and hard about what it is I'm actually trying to do, and then I kind of have to narrow my focus into that. If I don't, I'm too all over the place.

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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William Patrick Corgan
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