Billy Corgan Says “My Name Is William”

Image Courtesy of Martha's MusicBilly Corgan would like everyone to know that his name is actually "William." When fans at a concert in Lima, Peru this past week sang "Happy Birthday" to the Smashing Pumpkins frontman, Corgan set the record straight.

"Thank you for that, but by name is not Billy," he told the crowd, in a scene captured on video and posted to YouTube. "My name is William." That statement elicited even more cheers from the crowd, who began to chant "William" over and over again.

"My mother in heaven thanks you," Corgan said, smiling.

In sadder Billy, er, William Corgan news, Corgan's rescue cat Sammi has passed away. Last year, Corgan famously posed with Sammi and his other cat, Mr. Thom, for the cover of PAWS, a magazine run by a Chicago pet shelter of the same name.


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