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I mean, I'm certainly not a 'teaophyte,' or whatever the word would be.

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Billy Corgan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 17
Guitarist
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Billy Burke
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William Patrick Corgan
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Well, we have brought certain things upon ourselves. I've certainly brought things upon us with my mouth.
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