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I'm Irish and I was born on St. Patrick's Day. I'm lucky sevens.

Billy Corgan

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Billy Corgan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 17
Guitarist
Musician
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Billy Burke
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William Patrick Corgan
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I've rarely done anything that's overtly self-destructive without consciously knowing what I'm doing. And then of course, the astute journalist jumps forward and says, Why are you being calculated? Calculated seems to assume a sinister intent. My intent is always for artistic effect.
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These days you're not just competing with the tedium, you're competing with the cellphone.
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The desire to hit a big home run is dominating the music business.
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There are people out there who are older who are cool. I want that.
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I dont think we're the type of band people look at and say, 'I want to grow up to be just like that'. We're like a train wreck.
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Most great records really start with the drums.
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I'll come in with a string of riffs and direct the musical ideas. But you still need a band and their input to make the ideas come alive. You can't underestimate band chemistry.
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I think the days of working with producers in the conventional sense are over for me.
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In the music business I am surrounded by people who don't view music as a sacred voice. They view music as something that they can use and exploit, often times lazily. They have no sense of the tradition, they have no sense of honor about those who came before and charted the path.
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If I had spent fourteen months in a small room with Jesus, I'd want to fist fight with him.
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Destruction is a true sign of devotion. As I always tell my girlfriend when she threatens to kill me. 'You should kill me and it would tell me that you love me.
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I believe that if the Tribune company ever tries to close down Wrigley Field that you will have a protest from every corner of the globe.
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I'm not going to die glamorously. I'll probably be eating a Twinkie, take a bite, and fall over.
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Injuries are nothing to be ashamed about.
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I work differently than most people.
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My pat line about the Cubs and payroll is that the amount of merchandise the Cubs would sell off a world series championship would more than cover for a big payroll.
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You've got to be ready to be in a great relationship.
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Rock and Roll is still asking people like me to live up to the old guard's concept of what success is but it doesn't mean anything.
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What has gone on in my childhood, and the personal problems that we've had in the band, have given a lot of people hope. (It shows) if you keep your nose pointed straight you can actually get somewhere -- to a happy place.
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Beware of those angels with their wings glued on.
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