Billy Corgan (Books)

Billy Corgan Books

William Patrick Corgan, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional poet. He is the vocalist and lead guitarist for the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, known for their complex, layered style and Corgan's distinctive vocals and guitar solos. Music journalist Jim DeRogatis declared him the "most traditional rock star" of the alternative era, with all the good and bad traits that implies. After the band's breakup in 2000, Corgan briefly formed the group Zwan, and after releasing a solo album and a collection of poetry, he reformed The Smashing Pumpkins.

Blinking with Fists

83 pages
3 hours of reading

"Long admired for his evocative songwriting, Billy Corgan here embarks on a deeper exploration of literary terrain as a poet. Full of "the regretful melancholy of his music [and] the rhythmic, angular wordplay of his best Pumpkins lyrics" (Jeff Vrabel, Chicago Sun-Times), the poems in this collection form a journey through the intensely personal as Corgan throws into sharp relief issues of love, loss, identity, and loyalty. Whether articulating the vicissitudes of a romance run off course or taking a long, hard look inside the soul, Corgan crafts his words with a thoughtful and cadenced approach that shares the same allegiance to thunder and quiet found in his music, and further solidifies his place as the voice of a generation."--BOOK JACKET.