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Well, I'm known as a guitar-rock guy, you know? You're not supposed to play with synthesizers. This is not in the rulebook.
Billy Corgan
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Billy Corgan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 17
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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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James, that's a bad situation. I'm not saying it's not repairable, but it's pretty far. When you go from being in one of the best bands in the world to some cover band... as far as I'm concerned, he was playing down at the pub.
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