About Billy Corgan
William Patrick Corgan Jr. is an American musician, singer‑songwriter and professional wrestling promoter. He co‑founded the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, serving as its lead guitarist, primary songwriter, singer and the only constant member. He helped popularize alternative rock, and Rolling Stone described him and his bandmates as “ruthless virtuosos.” Since 2017 he has owned and promoted the National Wrestling Alliance.
![“I think it would be very interesting to see that many people would probably be okay with paying more for services and goods that they felt were more holistically [generated]. Which means the death of the old system which rewarded people for taking advantage of one another.” quote by Billy Corgan](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4fe/billy-corgan-1014_advantage_i-think-it-would-be-very-interesting-to_236529.jpg)
![“Actually, I was having dinner with Michael [Stipe, of R.E.M.] when our second album went platinum, which up until that point was the highest success we'd ever had. And he turned to me during dinner and said, 'Welcome to the deep waters, kid.' I'll never forget that.” quote by Billy Corgan](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1ec/billy-corgan-1014_albums_actually-i-was-having-dinner-with-michae_1400279.png)
