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To me, music was about being accepted and escaping from this crummy existence.

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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I didn't find Jesus. He's been there the whole time.
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