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Gish was the best representation of where we were at the time.

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Billy Corgan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 17
Guitarist
Musician
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William Patrick Corgan
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I'm attacking the pomposity that says this is more valuable than that. I'm sick of that.
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Being overly identified with [a certain period of time] becomes a noose around your neck, and people don't want you to grow up, they don't want you to change, they don't want you to evolve.
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We're the worst band in America... That makes us the best.
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