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Born March 17, 1967, in Elk Grove, Ill., Corgan’s forays into the world of music began early on, with significant inspiration from his father, a blues guitarist. He started playing guitar himself at age 14 and formed his first professional band, Marked...
Corgan’s first success, however, came in the form of alt-rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, which he started with guitarist James Iha, bassist James D’Arcy and drummer Jimmy Chamberlain...
...their album Adore in 1998 and D’Arcy’s departure in 2000, the Pumpkins decided to call it quits, a decision Corgan later blamed on Iha. Just after the release of MACHINA/The Machines of God that same year, Corgan announced his plans to dissolve the band, and it embarked on a final tour, with Hole bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur replacing D’Arcy...
Corgan wasted no time in turning to new endeavors, however. After playing guitar with British band New Order for a summer, he created Zwan, a new group with Chamberlain, guitarist Mark Sweeney, guitarist and bassist David Pajo and, later in its run, bassist Paz Lenchantin...
...quick glance at song titles from the two bands immediately grants an idea of their lyrical objectives. In 1984, The Smiths debuted the “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” 7-inch even before their self-titled debut, an album that featured such noteworthy sad track titles as “You’ve Got Everything Now,” “Pretty Girls Make Graves,” and “Still Ill.” As they slid into eventual global cult following (massive in Mexico, of all places...