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Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in the cage.

Billy Corgan

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Billy Corgan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 17
Guitarist
Musician
Poet
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Billy Burke
Corgan
Johnny Goat
William Patrick Corgan
Cages
Rats
Rage
Despite
Stills
Still
Smashing
Cage

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