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You give me a @#$%& kazoo and I'll write you a good song.

Billy Corgan

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Billy Corgan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 17
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Billy Burke
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William Patrick Corgan
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For a 6-foot-3 guy with no hair and a whiny voice, I've done all right.
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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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This is not a reaction against a negative world. It's a response to a negative world.
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