Billy Corgan

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Billy Corgan on musician mental health: “We lost Jimi Hendrix at 27 years old to addiction; think of all the music he didn’t make”

"The music business is based more on exploitation," Corgan said.
Gear

Reverend announces third Billy Corgan signature guitar, the Z-One

Specifically designed for a tonal upgrade with the sound of The Smashing Pumpkins in mind.
Gear

Billy Corgan to sell gear used on Mellon Collie…, Siamese Dream and more with new Reverb shop

The full store will feature over 100 pieces of gear.
Features

Five iconic guitars that were lost and returned to their owners

If you've ever lost a beloved instrument, perhaps you can identify with these five legendary axes that were lost by their original all-star owners but many years later ended up coming home.
Music

Smashing Pumpkins complete Machina II reissue, features roughly 80 tracks

The album was “written to be kind of like a musical,” said frontman Billy Corgan.
Music

Butch Vig reveals the unlikely effects box used on The Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream

It’s unlikely to be on the used market anytime soon.
Music

Billy Corgan on whether D’arcy Wretzky will ever rejoin Smashing Pumpkins: “That’s a dead end”

"She made it very clear that the bridge is burned"
Music

Watch an enormous Alice In Chains tribute concert featuring Metallica, Mastodon, Billy Corgan and more

Commemorating the band's win of the MoPOP Founders Award.
Gear

Carstens Amplification teams with Billy Corgan on the high-gain Grace amplifier

One of Corgan’s requests was for the amplifier to have an “unheard-of amount of gain”.
Music

Billy Corgan: Eddie Van Halen was always an “alternative guitar player,” even though “he gets kind of lumped in the other way”

Classic rock and alternative rock don’t have to be at loggerheads...
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