News about Billy Corgan

Billy Corgan, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman, has confirmed that he and his youth children are wrestling about childhood traumas. During an interview on the REINVENTED With Jen Eckhart podcast released on Tuesday, the 56-year-old musician spoke to two children - eight-year-old son Augustus Juppiter and five-year-old daughter Philomena Clementine - as he discussed his openness with them. Chloe Mendel, the singer and guitarist, and her daughter, who married in September after a decade together, shared the two children. During the interview, he admitted that his guitarist father, William Dale Corgan, once told him that the abuse he suffered as a child was 'good' because it had'made him a better rock star.'

Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins has shared why Australia is his favorite place to visit. This week, the legendary singer, 56, who is currently in Australia for his The World Is A Vampire tour, shared some of his wildest memories of previous trips Down Under with music website Noise11. 'I was stung by a blue bottle jellyfish at Byron Bay with a group of pasty performers enjoying a day at the beach,' Corgan chuckled.

The Smashing Pumpkins are currently touring Australia. The American grunge band also discovered a local delicacy, chicken salt, on their trip down Under. James Iha, a guitarist, has become enamored with the seasoning, which is usually served on French fries - Australians call hot chips - that he wants to bring it home.

Jessica Simpson has revealed that she dated a well-known Hollywood celebrity in 2006, who was a 'teen fantasy come to life.' Nick Lachey, John Mayer, and Billy Corgan are among the actress's exeges who first met the A-lister at the MTV VMAs in 2001 before she wed Lachey in a revealing article for Amazon entitled, 'Movie Stars Always Say They're Single.'

Lisa Marie Presley was laid to rest in Memphis on Sunday, 22 Jan., near her father, Elvis Presley, and her son, Benjamin Keough. Both famous faces and scores of mourners who came to pay their respects and respect Lisa Marie's life attended the singer's memorial service. Among the attendees were her daughters (Riley Keough and Harper Lockwood, 14-year-old twins Finley and Harper Lockwood), "Elvis" actor Austin Butler and his sister, model Kaia Gerber, and Sarah Ferguson. According to People, Lisa Marie died on January 12 at the age of 54 after paramedics were alerted to her home for a possible cardiac arrest. Priscilla Presley's mother, Priscilla Presley, told People that her daughter had died later that day. "I must inform you the devastating news that my lovely daughter Lisa Marie has left us," Priscilla said. "She was the most passionate, loving woman I've ever met." As we try to cope with this profound loss, we request anonymity. Thank you for your love and prayers. There will be no further comment at this time."

Billy Corgan, the frontman of the legendary rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, opened up about being a parent to young children while still pursuing a music career and other ventures. In an interview with The Guardian, the 55-year-old singer spoke about several developments in his life in recent years, including having children, being engaged, and his father's death. Chloe Mendel, a model who has been modeling since 2013, has two children together, a son named Augustus Juppiter Corgan, nearly seven years old, and four-year-old daughter Philomena Corgan. Even as Billy lost his father William Dale Corgan at the age of 74, the rock star reflected on how he wanted to make up for his dad's mistakes despite his buy career.