Bios
NAME: William Patrick Corgan
BAND POSITION: Vocalist and guitarist
BORN: Chicago, 1967
OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Poet, philosopher, box maker, brick layer
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Salvador Dali, Walt Disney
FAVORITE SINGLES: The Sweet, "action", Gene Clark "so you say you've lost your baby", Santo & Johnny, "sleepwalk".
FAVORITE ALBUMS: Beatles, "rubber soul", Black Sabbath, "master of reality"
FAVORITE BANDS: My Bloody Valentine, Chainsaw Kittens, Skunk, Mercury Rev, Thin Lizzy.
FAVORITE SONGWRITERS: David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Phil Lynott.
FAVORITE FILMS/TV SHOWS: Citizen Kane, 8 1/2. I don't watch television.
BIGGEST INFLUENCES ON CAREER: Pain, violence, love.
RESIDENCE: Chicago, IL
MAKE OF INSTRUMENT: Rigole TTO
NAME: James Jonas Jaded Iha
BAND POSITION: Guitarist, chess player, trombonist
BORN: Chicago, IL 3/26/68
MUSICAL CAREER: Astro and the Go GO Girls, Snake Train
OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Student, dog owner, domestic specialist
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Syd Barrett, Big Star, Rolling Stones, Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Morricone.
FAVORITE SINGLES: Courtney Love, "highlights", Rolling Stones, "tumbling dice", Byrds, "chestnut mare", sonic youth, "starpower"
FAVORITE ALBUMS: Beatles, "white album", Pussy Galore, "sugar sgit sharp", My Bloody Valentine, "isn't anything"
FAVORITE SONGWRITERS: Kevin Shields/Bilinda Butcher, Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Kurt Cobain, Lennon/McCartney
FAVORITE FILMS/TV SHOWS: The Thing, Manhattan, Star Trek: TNG, Fawlty Towers.
BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: Snake Train, Smashing Pumpkins
RESIDENCE: Chicago, IL
MAKE OF INSTRUMENTS: Gibson, Marshall
OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Student, dog owner, domestic specialist
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Syd Barrett, Big Star, Rolling Stones, Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Morricone.
FAVORITE SINGLES: Courtney Love, "highlights", Rolling Stones, "tumbling dice", Byrds, "chestnut mare", sonic youth, "starpower"
FAVORITE ALBUMS: Beatles, "white album", Pussy Galore, "sugar sgit sharp", My Bloody Valentine, "isn't anything"
FAVORITE SONGWRITERS: Kevin Shields/Bilinda Butcher, Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Kurt Cobain, Lennon/McCartney
FAVORITE FILMS/TV SHOWS: The Thing, Manhattan, Star Trek: TNG, Fawlty Towers.
BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: Snake Train, Smashing Pumpkins
RESIDENCE: Chicago, IL
MAKE OF INSTRUMENTS: Gibson, Marshall
NAME: D'arcy Wretzky-Brown
BAND POSITION: Bass guitarist
BORN: Michigan 1/5/68
EDUCATED: Got no edukasion
MUSICAL CAREER: Classical violin and oboe player
FAVORITE SINGLES: Flaming Lips, "everyone wants to live forever"
FAVORITE ALBUMS: Beatles, "white album", Jesus and Mary Chain, "Psycho Candy", nirvana "bleach"
FAVORITE BANDS: Beatles, Pussy Galore, Nirvana, Stooges, Queen, Rolling Stones
FAVORITE SONGWRITERS: Billy Corgan, Syd Barrett, Lennon/McCartney, Kurt Cobain
FAVORITE FILMS/TV SHOWS: Star Trek, any bB>FAVORITE SONG WRITERS: difford & tilbrook, tim finn
FAVORITE FILMS/TV SHOWS: Sanford and Son, Good Times, The Honeymooners
RESIDENCE: Chicago, IL
MAKE OF INSTRUMENTS: Yamaha drums, sabian, vic firth sticks