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My mother and I parting company at four years old is a recurring theme although it's not symbolically necessarily present, it's present in all my relationships.

Billy Corgan

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