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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.
Billy Corgan
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Billy Corgan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 17
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Even if you don't believe in God, exploring fully the idea of a God or Gods should pose no threat to you.
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As a citizen of the great city of Chicago, I find it impossible to root against the White Sox. The White Sox organization has been much more consistent, in my lifetime at least, at putting a winning ballclub on the field.
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In my case I don't mind playing a character that irritates people or makes people question my sanity.
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I was part of a generation that changed the world - and it was taken over by poseurs.
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If you don't fit into this kind of like gossipy, trendy, Web-hit thingy, you're relegated to sort of second-class celebrity status.
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Indie world won't have me, and mainstream world treats me like an alien, but here I am still floating between these two worlds.
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We can look you in the eye and talk to you about life, heart, love rock'n'roll, whatever, but we do not have the moral authority to tell people how to vote or what to do with their bodies. We are just a rock band.
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