More Members of the Temple

Lily Corgan, 16 "He is everything to me. He is my inspiration, and I would not be alive if it wasn't for him. He helped me through a lot of hard times, and I worship the ground he walks on. I would do anything for him, in a heartbeat. He practically raised me through his music, seeing how my parents didn't help much. He helped me learn more about myself and how I relate to the world."

Neal Owens, 17 "Billy is a great guitar player and his music can get me through any situation I am going through. He is also a very smart man."

Nico, 22 "Billy is my voice during all the days. His words give me the force to survive to continue to give better of me. Billy is a poet a sensible hero of generation. His music is fabulous."

Trina, 17 "Billy has influenced my life in so many ways and his music has helped me through so many bad times. He shines a kind of light that helps pull me through and for that I am always grateful."

Frances, 15 "Billy corgan has helped me because I have always at school been an outcast and a misfit.He has showed me that being different is not bad at all and that if you try hard enough you can be ok and make a good life for yourself.I know that that sounded REALLY corny but thats the best way to sum it up.I think that parts of that really ring true for many people all over."

Katherine, 14 "I just adore Billy because he is so beautiful and so is his voice. He has made me get away from the demon of pop music, and whenever I hear his voice, I think of him and only of him."

Louise Cantrell, "I've always been scared to allow myself to get close to guys because I've been let down by so many guys(like my birth-father,my adoptive father,etc.)In billy's song "thirty-three" he makes the statement "I'll make the effort, love can last forever" and that's inspired me to go the extra mile in all my relationships, that I can't expect people to get close to me when I don't allow myself to get close to them."

Zero3079, 13 "He is the most inspirational person in my life...and he rocks!"

Andrea,15 "Most of my life I felt that nobody understood me, and I knew that I was different. I would keep to myself alot and not let people in to know the real me. So when I first started listening to Billy's singing it would make it seem as though all the pain inside me, and all the hatred towards things would melt away. For me listening to The Pumpkins helped me through some hard times and I always remember that there's somebody out there who understands me. Billy's music is like a secret getaway from the world when things are to tough to cope with, it takes me into another world much better than ours and there I feel safe. Billy Corgan is a real big inspiration to me and always will be."

Richard Day, 16 "I think Billy personifies reality and who I'd like to be one day. He's true and passionate in all that he does. He's not one of those artists who will base their music on what the masses want to hear. He bases his music on how he feels and what he wants to play. That's why I think so many people can relate and get hope from his music. There's so much reality in it that people can relate to. For example: In the song "Mayonnaise," he states: ~I just want to be me. And when I can, I will.~ When I heard that, I thought "I guess I'm not the only one that feels that way." That really helped, knowing that others felt the same way. When was the last time anyone felt that way about an Offspring song? What kind of hope can you get out of the song "Pretty Fly For a White Guy?" I believe that's what makes Billy so special. He's a truly genuine person and I know he'll always have a place in my heart as well as in the hearts of others."

David, 16 "Billy Corgan is a songwriter who has gone against the cheap tide of 3-chord "alternative" bands of the 1990s. He's said, "Hey, I want to write a song that's this long...or that's about this" and whether that's two minutes or 10, he did what HE wanted, not what everyone else did. He's a creative, talented, original songwriter. And I'm proud to say, he's created such hard musical pieces, that I cannot master them. I like a challenge, and Corgan has created something that says, "Hey, you can copy me, hey you can play the music, and people will listen, but it won't be easy." "

Elise Farand, "Hi..I just wanted to say that BILLY CORGAN is the greatest and his music.....all of it is absolutly the best I have ever heard, thanks for putting up this site.Every on of my friends say I am obssessed with Billy Corgan,but it is more than that,he has touched my life and made me look deeper into things, and appreciate them. The Smashing Pumpkins are a big part of my life...and I don't know what I'd do without them."

Nick Wretzky, 17 "Billy Corgan is a genius. He is incredibly expressive and personal although the majority of people can relate. His music gives off an amazing karma which touches the deepest nerve in my spine."

Emma, 16 "I believe it is time for the world to understand the true emotion which is Billy Corgan."

Jennifer Fall, 16 "He means the earth, the air, and the water. He means purity and life, and he also means having a little fun. :) "

Kari, 14 "He means everything to me. His songs touch me in a way no one else's could. He's not afraid to show his feelings, and doing it through songs, I think, is a great way to do it. He is,also, everything I want in a man. He has great talent and I'm happy he decided to come out and show it."

Jenni Hendrikse, 21 "I would like to be a member because Billy rocks."

Kimberly Bohr, 14 "Everything... though he doesn't get enough play on my page but I am really not done with it.. I've been slacking on it..."

Calico Tails, 16 "To me, he means serenity. While some (okay, most) find him to be obnoxious, I can listen to him sing and be at almost instant peace. I think a lot of it has to do with his lyrics. His songs sound like poetry I have written, so I can identify with them. It would take too long to explain, but his music has given me something I can enjoy and look forward to in a life where so many joys have been lost to the past. For that I thank him...I only wish I could tell him in person. Maybe, someday, I shall...."

Sarah Bolam, 14 "Talent, strength, everything. He's so remarkable. He got through a lot of tough times, and he's a wonderful musician. I don't see why anyone wouldn't think the same. He's a wonderful man."

Tierney, 12 "Last halloween I shaved my head and went as him, is that good enough for you?? (my hair was past my shoulders)"

Daniel Sutton, 15"Hmmm, he means, very, very, very, good music. Like...THE god of music."

Natasha Lindner, 14 "Billy realy means alot to me. Sometimes I feel like I love him more than family. He has made such a difference in my life. I never knew such a great artist existed. I love ALL of his songs. And even if he sings a song that he didn't write and I never liked it before, it suddenly becomes one of my favorites. I love him."

Maribeth Curley, 14 "Billy means a lot to me. He has helped me through lots of hard times and my life and I feel we are very similar in some senses. Like with our love for music and our family situations."

Vapor*, 18 "His personal lyrics have awakened me to feelings long dormant in me."

Matt Szumski, 14 "When I think of Billy I think of a rare form of music with wicked guitar solos and a powerful ounce of distortion."

~Susan~ aka Sandoz, 15 "His lyrics and music has been my favorite for 3 years now, and I love his originality. He inspired me to start up guitar lessons and he also inspired me to keep up my piano lessons. I also started to *try* to write poetry after reading all his lyrics. I feel like I owe so much to him...and I want to meet him so I can tell him how much he really means to me and to so many other people."

Belou, "Everything!"

Lydia Cornell, 13 "Billy Corgan means everything."

Nick Mitchell, 15 "Billy means everything that I mean. My idol with the coolest voice whos lyrics inspired me to write everyday and everynight for the rest of my life so I could almost see what it's like to be the master."

Punknhedd, 14 "Billy is beautiful and his music has helped me through the toughest of times...he makes me feel like I am not only and I am not the only person who has ever felt this way...and if that is not a good enough answer here, I'll make it simple Billy is God."

Amanda Jamison, 16 "Billy Corgan symbolizes hope, rebellion, love, and hate to me. He is everything that is anything. To listen to him sing is a true inspiration to me when I am having an off day. He lifts my spirits and helps me live until tomorrow."

Luciana Shimabukuro, 17 "He's the best singer of the world,he's great. I love his songs,the way he sing!!!!"

Rachel Wirth, 15 "Wow. I guess Billy Corgan means almost everything to me. When no one else is there he is in my thoughts and in his music. He has been my inspiration for everything. I never had a hero until I saw what a great musician he is and will always be. My life is based around music and has been since I was born. My music is based on Smashing Pumpkins and Smashing Pumpkins is based on Billy Corgan. I guess that means my life is based on Billy Corgan. He is great and he is my life."

EmilySP, 18 "I don't think you want to know that. There's a chance it could get semi-x-rated, or just plain sound pathetic. Is this like, if you give the right answer, you're deemed worthy and if you don't you get blown off a suspension bridge? I hope not since this is only cyberspace, that would scare the shite outta me. I love all things Billy Corgan and Smashing Pumpkins. Good nuff?"

Charlotte, 15 "I think that Billy is the most godly person alive today. He means to me what the moon means to the night. he is my Zero Hero and I love him for creating the greatest music there is, and for being true to his fan and admirers."

Nicola Martino, 14 "Billy Corgan means everything in the world to me. He helped me through so much pain and other things too. I hate it though when people talk about him and they think they own him. I wish they could treat him like a person not an object. Yes he is extremely hot but I also look beyond that and see a very smart and wonderful person. When I'm at school the other people don't understand the pumpkins and they make fun of them and I do everything I can to defend them. I just truely love the smashing pumpkins."

Tyler Adams, 17 "The greatest guitarist in the world."

tbone, 17 "He's me but older, same life as growing up."

Erijn, 17 "He seems nice, makes amazing music, and makes me happy...nothing overtly profound."

Carol, 16 "Billy is someone who truly inspires me. He is an amazing man who, throughout the many tragedies of his life, has managed to build such an amazing career and I'm sure will have a great future."

Melissa Hughes, 14 "Billy Corgan means everything to me. The feelings I have for him are indescribable."

Mackenzie, 15 "Honestly, I love him. He is a wonderful man and his music is excellent. It's helped me through some really hard times. I sometimes blurt out and say "Billy Corgan is god! All shall bow down." I know he isn't really God, but he's a great role model because of all the stuff he went through and he came out on top and number one. I can't really say what he means to me, he's just a very important figure in my life."

Race Baker, 21 "Just about everything, short of my girlfriend.."

Jana Hipp, 16 "Billy's music has helped me through so many hard times in my life. It's power has brought me out of a deep three year long depression and held me back from the brink of suicide. His music played a major role in my survival, and for that I will be forever grateful."

Maria, 15 "I love billy so much, I am practically married to him! I have loved billy for 5 years -this summer. It was love at first sight and I will always and forever love him!"

Darbie Starpower, 16 "Billy Corgan is my hero (not a zero). Billy Corgan taught me what real music was and has given me the will to live and the inspiration to write."

Alena Butén, 16 "Let me put it this way: The Man is a bloody God to me, and I will always love Him... I want to see Him once before I die, at least one time..."

High Happiness, 14 "Billy means life to me because his music is life in in words. His words so poetic in a godlike way. I think Billy inpsires many people to contune their life and the journey that they are to make in it's time.'

Supervixen, 14 "Billy Corgan means everything to me. He is a way of life, something to live for. Billy is something to look up to."

Scott Arnold, 16 "Billy to me means...Inspiration, Guiding Light, Musican, everyday God. Billy means the world to me, he is the force that makes it go round."

David Cosse, 22 "Because he's a good singer and he's a beautiful guitar player."

Danelle, 16 Well, from the very first second I saw a concert of the sp on tv i have been an adoring and faithful supporter of billy. I couldn't give less about any other musician alive, I wouldn't even notice if there wasn't any other music. I hope to meet him before I die, or at least just to see the top of his head at the concert in september in south africa (I hope they'll be coming) keeping my fingers crossed. And if I wasn't so young I wouldn't mind to marry him either."

Roberto Olivares, 16 "Billy Corgan and the Smashing Pumpkins mean to me more than you think."

Danielle Corgan, 15 Billy means everything to me. When my dad died, I turned right to Billy's music because it's so inspirational. Whenever I'm bummed, I turn on the Pumpkins. He makes me feel better. His words are so incredible. Billy is truly a beautiful person. Billy Corgan is so beautiful. I loved it when he had long reddish hair. That's really cute. Billy is a God."

Dee Anna, 14 "Billy Corgan is one of the few people gifted with the talent to express so much feeling and meaning into one song. He is a truly great musician."

Barbara Blue, 16 "Billy Corgan is like my role model. He is just so down to earth and so deep that I wish I were just like him."

Justine, 14 "He means happiness and a comfort that not many musicians can give. Very few actually. He is a very wonderful person and his music is very personal, along w/ wonderful :o) "

Stephen Prout, 15 "Something my brothers pissing me off right now so my minds gone."

Abby, 14 "He doesn't mean a thing to me. He represents the spirit of independence, emotions, and other esoteric riddles. I like to think of him as a friend to the world he hates so much, but can't seem to get enough of. And then there is his lovely eyes..it's practically a weakness, this 'thing' I have for the guy. Hmm, to sum it up - he's Billy Corgan, a man."

Nathalie, 17 "I can't describe or even put to words what Billy "GOD" Corgan means to me. He is my idol, my icon, my ispiration....And I'd just like to say that to all those people who despise Billy for the person he is and his beliefs, you can all go to hell!"

Erin, 16 "He means everything to me, he changed my life ..sorta. He influenced me to play guitar and so many other things about him."

Carrie Williams, 18 "Happiness, comfort, inspiration, love. He has been a bigger part of my life than he will ever know. My dream is to someday make contact with him, just to thank him for writing, singing, playing, just being. His music has helped me through so many problems in life. Billy is a miracle. When he opens his heart in a song, I climb in. There has never been anyone like him before, and there certainly never will be again. I am so grateful to be living at the same time as Billy Corgan. I honestly don't know where I'd be without him, and I'd really rather not even consider that. For me, Billy Corgan means life."

Dezil, 14 "Billy Corgan is all that is pure,good,and rawkin!"

Ben Vaughan, 18 "I love that guy, he rocks. He is the greatet influence on me in every aspect of my life."

Scarlett Klebold, 17 "One 3 letter word, God."

Marcus Snyder, 18 "Hope and inspiration."

Cara, 15 "More than everything."

Line Juhl, 17 "Everything of course!!!!!!!"

Melissa, 12 "Billy is the word that keeps Melissa from suicide."

Mary L., 24 "# 1"

Charlene Corgan Mitchell, 17 "Oh he rocks. Billy Billy Billy, can't get enough of you baby!!! Ok Billy Corgan: Billy's "god" and everyone on this lame planet we call home should worship the guy"

Annie Leclerc, 18 "I think he's a genius, his music is so cool, and he is a wonderful poet. I really like him and I'll always respect him for all he did."

Ian, 17 "To explain what Billy Corgan means to me is impossible. The only way you would know is if I altered your ears to hear his beauty."

Thiago Blumenthal, 18 "Means a supreme person that is doing his excellent job in Earth, just like I will do. He shows me the meaning of our lifes, and what we got to do in this world. He shows me my future! And I will always be glad to met him, with the canadian girl."

Julia Gasperini, 17 "Billy just saved my life from the delirium of sadness. In his words, that sound like a bloody melody,I discovered the sweet and painful side of melancholy.he showed me a weak light, which I put into my heart and every time I listen to his music, I glimpse the salvation of my soul from the desperate unconsciousness of my youth."

Theresa, 15 "He leads me to the path of understanding. It's amazing how one person can make you feel any emotion, whether bad or good, and understand that it's okay, and has been through it all. His music makes me cry in the most poetic way-Thanx,Billy!!!"

Jeannette Stojcevski, 20 "Billy Corgan means inspiration. His music has truly touched my heart and changed my life."

Dawn, 19 "I know it sounds cheesey, but Billy Corgan is like my best friend. He's always been there for me and never let me down. The smashing pumpkins (mostly Billy) make me happy."

Ashley, 14 "EVERYTHING!!"

Bianca Kalope Christensen, 17 "His music has always been important to me, but earlier this summer his work inspired me to go on living. I was raped, and one of my memories of that night is crying myself to sleep in my friend's lap, while "Adore" played on my cd changer. The next morning I ran away from home, determined to throw myself off the Santa Monica Pier and drown. The only reason I kept living is because I had the lyric, "You make me real" in my head from the night before. Not that the lyric had anything to do with that night otherwise, but it brought back pleasant memories and reminded me of my idol (enter Billy Corgan), who has certainly been through some tough shit himself. So I kept living. And that's what Billy Corgan means to me."

Rikki, 13 "Well he means a better day on a bad day and a better person on days where everyone hates me and someone who could understands anything even if he hasnt been through everything I have or if I haven't been through the stuff he has, someone who is beautiful with his own screw ups."

Kevin Hill, 17 "He means nothing to me, but he means everything to my friend. She believes that if he were to die, she would have a nervous breakdown. She is madly in love with him."

Melissa Anderson, 16 "His lyrics are a beacan of hope, a glimmer into my own soul, he is someone who understands me and puts undescribable feeling into words and beautiful melodies, or thrilling rock, I can't get enough!!!"

Amanda Tollefson, 18 "He is someone I can totally relate to, just by reading his lyrics and feeling his pain. He is so moving and such a beautiful human being. I love his voice and his musical talent and I think he is the greatest person who ever lived."

Stephanie, 16 "LIFE!!!!!!! FERTILLITY!!!!!! SEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

DARCY, 16 "He means LOTS of LITTLE BILLIES"

Demitrius, 20 "Billy Corgan is the epitome of kick-ass rock, he'll kick your ass, he'll kick my ass, and still come out for an encore."

Angela Correa, 17 "His music means alot to me because I can listen to it and feel as though he understands me and my problems."

J. Blue, 15 "Like I said above, he is one of the most talented musicians in the whole world. He has inspired me so much and I doubt I would have pursued my dreams this far if it weren't for him :) "

Lachlan Higgs, 16 "Life would be meaningless without Billy around. He's my saviour and someone I can listen to and escape the harsh realities of life."

Mark Hackney, 17 "Billy is the god of music, his music is more like art, it fills my ears and my soul - the power to sadden, to revitalise, to energise all is held within..."

Terrance James, 17 "He has grown over the years as a great musician and a great entertainer. He is my favorite guitarist and I think he's the coolest."

Ayse, 13 "Billy Corgan means the world to me. He's just as important as anyone in my family. He puts so much power and feeling into his music that I can feel exactly what he's trying to express. His music is so powerful that every note and chord goes deep inside my heart and gives me this wonderful feeling that words can't even explain. His voice alone can change my mood. His music is like no other's. He's so creative and amazing... he's a genius"

Taimir Larissa Contro Barbosa, 19 "He means everything to me. I can not imagine my life without him and his songs. He changed my way of seeing and facing this so complicated world that I can not live without his songs or explain what I feel , my so complicated feelings that I never have words to express. I got more fanatic for him when I met him and saw that he is a so simple and nice guy. To make it in a few words he's the reason of my life."

Beth "The Pumpkyn" O'Connor, 15 "Basically Billy Corgan is the reason I'm not dead at this point in my life. Everything else I feel has been said above so all I can say is "and there are no stories that have been written that have not been written..." :o) "

Tracy Spencer, 16 "Well, if he were to brutally murder every one of my family members, skin my cat, and made only made me his personal servent/mistress for life, I would still be sickly in love with him."

Colleen, 15 "No ridiculous sonnets here... just the person I've been searching for."

Juliet Rose, 18 "He is my sun and my moon, he is my life, and my reason for living!! He inspires and directs, without him I would truly be in loss. I love you BILLY. Master William Corgan JR."

Stacy Heuer, 17 "He means all that is good and wonderful in the world of music."

Panfilo, 15 "Billy Corgan's music lifts me up when I'm down, and sometimes, it even shows me answers that I'm looking for in life. Billy is my favorite song writer, and I hope that even after the Pumpkins break up, that he is still writing music and distributing it to the public."

Meg, 16 "Everything..he's my life."

Eva Gutiez, 19 "He is all that I need, he is my lord and only god, all that is he is perfect, no flaws can be found or ever will be found upon him or his band! His music, lyrics and exeptional way of being, saved my life, for he made me see that I am not the only one out there that is not understood, his music and lyrics prevented me from killing myself, I will adore him until I or he is nomore, and if he ever should die, I swear on the ground below me that I will create a church for his honor, I think that sums up what he means to me don't you think?!?!!"

Raven, 16 "He rules and is god of alternative music."

J_Squared, 17 "It is hard for me to say this (being a guy) but Corgan is a QUIET revoluationary, he is the sole creater of alternative music and announced accurately it's downfall. His lyrics are very touching and are deep and sensitive. A day does not go by when I don't listen to pumpkins, or Corgan music."

*Giulie*, 16 "He's my role model. Thanks Billy for always being there with your music. It always brings me up when I feel depressed."

Katherine Alvarez, 18 "Billy Corgan means the world to me. My life has changed so much because of him for the better of course. I've done better in school and with my life."

Mavro, 18 "He is the man... I have been following his words for years noww...he is a very inspirational man."

Juliana Lemos, 22 "A person who writes lovely songs that I listen to when I'm either happy or sad."

Jessie, 15 "Uh, he's real cool, writes damn good lyrics, and he's just an amazing guy, so of course he means a lot to me."

Meg, 15 "Billy means life to me. He is everything in the world!"

Brandon S., 15 "I feel that Billy is like an antenna shooting out all of my emotions with his music. I feel like somebody really understands."

Charlene, 17 "No body will ever imagine or come close to ever understanding how much Billy means to me. When you play his music......it's like fuck, whoa whats going on. You're like warped into this new world. "I SALUTE YOU BILLY" "

Sharon Windsor, 22 "Because Billy is god."

Desire, 16 "He is like the only person whose music I relate to his music and lyrics are like so out of this world. I don't really know what I'm saying, just know I enjoy his music that is really all."

Gilbert Machado Jr., 20 "Everthing and never less. He's the one that I feel hears my pain. And the one I listen to when in doubt or confused. And the same way I feel he's there for me I feel like I too, have been there for him. So down to earth and yet so far from it all. He is in many ways my role model and a hero. And I will always praise him and give him all the respect in the world, no matter who says what. There will always be posters on my walls and Pumpkin CD's in my stero and Discman. I never do, but I pray this next album is a hit for him just like all the others, and I can't wait to see him again. And just in case you read this Billy "I really love everything you do and every song you put out and each one you don't put out, you'll always be the greatest to and I'll always be your most loyal and #1 fan"... "

Kristen "Crush" Steaveson "The lyrics he has written have on more than one occasion kept me from going insane and killing myself. The way he can open up his heart and say "Look you're not alone" is one of the most admirable things any one person can do. Being a synthasete (a person who's senses are blended) the shape and colour of the music he produces is rather soothing. A mild sedative or a really great pick-me-up."

Luciana M. Dias, 22 "Hi! My names is Luciana from Brazil. For me, Billy is a light in my darkess...ONLY this! Billy, quando eu escuto a sua musica nao tem como eviatar a mudança do meu estado...é mágico! Eu posso estar na maior tristeza e de repente...começo a cantar e me maravilhar com tanta perfeição. Sua musica pode nao ser a melhor, a sua voz pode nao ser a melhor... mas eu te considero perfeito musicalmente! Eu gostaria de um dia poder tomar um cafezinho com pao de queijo (coisas de Minas Gerais) com vc ... so para falarmos de suas musicas ...conhecer um pouco do mundo Billy Corgan. Eu fui ao show do Smashing em Sao Paulo, no Olimpia em 1998 - Tour Adore - E foi sensacional pois tive a oportunidade de perceber que uma musica pode ser tocada de várias maneiras ...obriga Billy por vc exister, nao só vc mas todos os integrantes do Smashing Pumpkins. Vcs são incríveis :** "

Jessica Lyons, 17 "He symbolizes the individuality and sense of being that I want to accomplish some day."

Pardeep Grewal, 18 "All the beauty in this world mixed with a sometimes overwhelming amount of evil, but with good somehow always coming out on top."

Chelsea Trull, 15 "Billy Corgan is the greatest musician, in my opinion. He has written great, and powerful songs. He seems to relate to me, even though I have never met him in person (but I have seen him in concert). He is a great guitar player and a great thinker as well."

Beth White, 15 Billy Corgan is not only a role model, but is so truthful and meaningful in his lyrics...His music just puts me into this trance- to hard to really describe."

Yves, 20 "He's my longlife inspiration in how to play music, how to play the guitar...."

Michael Machado, 15 "Billy and the Pumpkins mean everything to me. I almost got kicked out of school for putting SP wallpapers and screensavers on every computer. Billy kicks ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Michael Finn, 15 "Billy Corgan means everything to me, he is my sun, and my moon, he makes my world go round. If he wasn't on earth I might not have been able to make it this far. (Sorry if I sound overly dramatic) His lyrics have touched me in a way that no one else has or probably ever will be able to."

John Sullivan, 19 "He is God, I talked to him on the radio during the adore tour, he was so nice."

Andrea, 15 "Billy corgan has been my total insparation for the past 5 years, and maybe longer without me knowing it. His words touch me and everyone I know. You don't have to be a fan of the smashing pumpkins to understand how emotionally open he is. His songs and words lull me to sleep every morning and give me the energy to wake up in the morning. Life is empty without him."

Sweet Sweet, 16 "He means everything, whenever I am down or, when I am happy, I can listen to his words, his voice, and I connect with him, with his music. I feel like when I am lost he's always there."

Xanthia Gonzales, 15 "Billy Corgan means a lot to me. He's smart, funny, beautiful (from the inside out), a great singer, guitarist, and basically a wonderful man. He rocks my world."

Cephina Llyad "To me, he is my saviour... and everything I aspire to be like, to not give in to the whims of this world, or to change myself or my music for the money it may bring......"

Kai - Roger Pedersen, 16 "He means alot...His texts says so much about my life."

Gavmar, 18 "Well... he's basically the best guitar player in the world.. his style is original and unique. His voice is like no other.... he'll sing a song and you know it's him... even though he breaks a note(i.e vieuphoria..)"

Andrea Bird, 14 "He is my role model. He is the whole reason I started to play the guitar. I saw the bullet with butterfly wings video and I just loved it. And I saw Billy playing with such grace and beauty. He is my whole reason for being musicaly talented. If it wasn't for him then I would never have started any instruments. I am currently taking guitar classes in school, so I can be a better guitarist, and my friend who is also obsessed with the pumpkins is playing a duet with me. We are playing this song as a tribute to Billy and the rest of the pumpkins(even though d'arcy quit), the song is Christmastime. Since it is a christmas recital we have to do, we decided to keep the pumpkins faith. smashing pumpkins rule!!!!"

Emily Richards, 17 "1 CORINTHIANS 13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not Billy Corgan, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging symbol. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not Billy Corgan, I am nothing. If I give all I posses to the both and surrender my body to the flames, but have not Billy Corgan, I gain nothing."

Matt Ervin, 16 "Billy is the only person I can relate to. When I hear his lyrics, I understand life and am left overwhelmed by his complexity, creativity, and understanding. I got Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness on December 12, 1997 and listened to it, I got to the song "Thirty-Three". That was a life changing experience. That song said it all. I then understood music, life, and my being. Don'tlaugh. I then became a pumpkinhead. I have listened to sp everyday for 2 years(even when I was not allowed music for Wash DC trip, thank god for radio ava adore played everyday and I got it), I have sp shirts, 20 sp albums, I've made 3 people sp fans, never lost an sp related argument, stand up for sp, I talk about sp 25/7, and I play sp songs on guitar. Billy Corgan is the best musician for these reasons:Progressive, original, giving(Hole, Cheap Trick,MM), doesnt follow mainstream(Adore), smart, rawks,can make anyone cry, knows how to work the guitar(Cherub Rock, I am One) and loves music with a passion. Billy gives to fans and charity whenever he can(Adore tour, free Minneapolis show, Bridge School Beneift, Tibet Free concert). If you don't respect Billy or the Pumpkins, you are not a respectable person."

Elizabeth Anne, 15 "He means the world to me. He's not only gorgeous an incredibly wonderful guitar player, a pisces, and everything else... he is a God. And my best friend looks exactly like him (he's not as sexy as billy though)"

Kari Armstrong, 15 "Billy means the world to me. He is the sexiest and smartest man alive, his words mesmorize me in the most sincere way. The day he dies, me and two of my friends are going to his grave and taking our own lives with a knife. I can't begin to explain how much he has changed my life and how much I truly love him."
Honey....Billy wouldn't want you to do that. If he's helped you to continue life now, than you must realize that your life is a gift, and he would want you to keep the spirit of his music alive after his passing. Please please please reconsider. -Melissa

Talia Veare, 14 "Inspirarion, dedication... I can't find adjectives for him that does him justice."

Jessey, 14 "Billy is the most intelligent, relevent, talented, brilliant, and sexiest person in the world to me in the way that every part of him resinates perfectly within me. I am completely thankful that he is on this earth."

Amy, 15 "Billy Corgan is the speaker of all the silent. He is the savior of all the shy and timid. He is the god of all the scared and meek. He speaks what we all want to say and think and do. He knows all who have been ridiculed, stepped and spit on. He knows all there is to know about life."

Jeffrey Lan (aka Brian Gore), 14 "Billy Corgan is love. Billy Corgan is hate. Billy Corgan is peace. Billy Corgan is violence. Billy Corgan is flawed. Billy Corgan is perfect. But most of all, Billy Corgan is Ominous, All, and a master at his crafts of storytelling, expressing, humour, et cetera"

RoxAnne, 13 "He means everything. He brought me up from the depths of my own perosnal hell I was creating, and in a way saved me. I love him so much. I wish that I could convey to him what I feel, and why I do, and thank him for what he did."

Melissa, 13 "He gets me through my fucked up life."

James, "He is a great muscian who shows his feelings through his music in the smashing pumpkins. This music helps me to understand what he went through as a kid right through to his adulthood. It has given me (a teenager) a glimpse of what troubles may lay ahead in my lifetime.He is truely a living legend."

Jennifer, 16 "He has opened my eyes and has shown me that there is more to life than living. And I hope to one day, when he's old, to marry the man I love and so do adore, Billy Corgan."

Paola Capistrán, 15 "Everything: intelligence, beautiful, great, unbelievable, the real thing!!!!!"

Sarah, 17 "Billy Corgan means the world and more to me..he's the most beautiful person in the world!"

Eric Scroggs, 23 "Well, the music of the Pumpkins speaks to me in quite a way that no other artist's or artists' music does. Billy Corgan literally saved my life. I know that sounds corny, but it's true. He's gotten me through some rough times (every day is pretty much rough for me, for various reasons I can't describe here because it's no one else's business) and he seems to know exactly what I'm feeling and it's comforting to know that someone else is going exactly through what I'm going through. Not to mention that his music is, quite simply, brilliant. It's very rare to find artists who put out one great album after another, as The Smashing Pumpkins have. I can't get enough of their music. The Pumpkins have survived the 90s and that is also rare, because so many brilliant bands that have been around since the early 90s have either disbanded (Soundgarden), destroyed themselves (Nirvana), or have become parodies of themselves (Pearl Jam). Billy Corgan has remained true to his music and his fans. He knows what it takes to be a true rock star: integrity. Billy Corgan is a rock and roll god."

Chris Vinyard, 17 "I had a dream just last night that I was having a conversation with him in a diner."

Halloween, 17 "He's all for me! I could be crazy but he makes me happy when I want to cry...His music, his voice is magic...And ..I love him!!!!"

Rasputin, 14 "He is just a guy, he took a lot of time writing that lyrics, that´s why they are so great, I don´t agree with everything that he says, because I don´t want to be like him, I want to be me, and his music rocks ,I think some are the better songs I´ve ever heard but he is too far away from being a god or a genius or anything.... What I mean is when you listen to a song and feel the same way it´s because he has the same feelings that you have, I think this is great, and this also shows you that he is not a god, he is a guy just like you.. And the songs are cool for me when I listen to ém and think "if I had a band it would sound like this" and I think he had a lot of work to compose some, and there are even some songs that are cool but they look like they have been composed in minutes, and than they´ve worked on it....Haven´t you already understand?? He´s just a guy, a good guy, writes cool songs and I own 3 records of the SP and it´s cool to listen to it and to put and end to this Billy is just himself another human person has a cool band which for me is the coolest and stop saying he is everythin BE YOURSELF YOU DON`T HAVE TO AGREE WITH HIM OR THINK LIKE HIM that´s what he says and that´s what I think he says you have to be yourself you don´t have to think that god is empty just because he says so He said that freedom of thought is in his lyrics so think what you think."

Laura Norton, 15 "Everything."

Kalsedony, 16 "Billy Corgan is my Savior. If he's not Jesus, then he's definately a gift from God. He's saved my life, on more than one occasion. I haven't been able to depend on friends, family, or teachers, ever, but I have been able to depend on Billy-whom I don't even know! Through his words, he's saved so many, and helped so many. Three years ago, I lost the will to live. I just wanted to die. My life was, and still is, terrible. But Billy's words gave me the will to live, and to go on with my life. I love him, and always will. Words can never express my gratitude to this man. Thank you, Billy! I love you always!"

Izzy, 17 "I adore Billy Corgan for the wonderfully written songs, the music and his voice. That guy is a genius.I love his songs... inspiring... I guess I'm addicted. My Inspiration.Well, I suppose I should stop now, shouldn't repeat myself too often."

Angeline Bassett, 22 "Well, I'll have to say, it's the year 2000, what music is out there playing on the radio? Something we heard 11 years ago. I miss 1994-1997, Good music died, well actually it didn't. The teenyboppers have a pillow held over the good music, trying to snuff it out. I think 20 years down the road, Pumpkins will be what the Doors were to the 70's. A couple more years of this hell induced boy groups and a new generation of rock will come alive, and hopefully The Pumpkins will survive like Madonna. I believe they will, do you? rock on cool girl."

Sheena Whitaker, 15 "Prissy little boys with guitars and a Hell of a lot of fashion sense! LoL, Billy is an excellant musician and when ever I feel angry or sad I just play an album (waitin' for Machina!) and everything is right with the world. The lyrics are beautiful and ethereal it really gets to me...Please take me into consideration!!!"

Allison Casey, 16 "Billy Corgan is such an inspiration to me. I have never been obbsessed with any other band than Smashing Pumpkins. His lyrics are of true creativity, and sentimental. He is my idol, and for that among many things, I love him."

Andy Brown, 13 "Billy corgan is all these things and many more: Great guitar player, awesome song writer, and a cool singer He is a great all-around person."

Jessica Quest, 16 "I have lots and lots and lots of stuff in common with him. I don't read music, and I play guitar. I lived with my Grandparents because my mom didn't want me (this was after my dad died). I moved from California to Colorado and back again, blah blah blah. The point is, I have a lot in common with him, so I can see where he is coming from in his songs, and I can get through hard times by listening to the music. He is the most incredibly handsome man I have ever laid eyes on (or locked eyes with, and holy crap are they blue). I plan to marry him someday (what girl DOESN'T?). It's all part of my master plan. Get good at guitar, get into a band, get famous, meet famous people (i.e. Billy). I could go off about him for hours, but I'm sure you have a lot of these to read, so I will end this now. :) "

Aerica Leth, 17 "He is really fucking cool, his music is just great and he is a god."

Tiffany, 15 "He is like an older brother.Just way hotter!! He is speaking to me and giving me advice in anything he does says or sings! He gave me a future to look foward to(on a personal level)! "

Chris, 15 "If it weren't for his music, I wouldn't bother getting up in the morning."

medellia of the gray skies, 33 "Everything forever and always."

Evangelina Sanchez, 16 "Billy Corgan mean the world to me. I would be happy if at least we made eye contact."

Elise, 16 "Billy...he means everything..he's my inspiration. His music and poetry of lyrics moves me in a way that nothing else has impacted me to feel, and think. Nobody on earth could make me feel and think things like his music does..Someday, I will meet him and tell him exactly what I've said above :) "

Rhea Montpetit, 16 "Billy means the world to me . His lyrics and music have helped me thru a lot of hard times when I felt like no one understood me. sp is the only band that has made me cry. I even named my dog starla!"

Sara, 15 "Life- gets me through the day, the boring drag of a day. I know his music always awaits me at home, and its something I'll always have, unlike other things... I truly admire him. I can listen to his voice, his words, his music and fall into my head dream world, and follow the stars up up up, always up... then I explode in the vast open sky and am everywhere, yes, thats what he means to me. He sends me soaring through the stars..."

Melissa, 13 "Billy is life. Life is Billy."

Sarah Zielie, 19 "Just about everything but not an overly obsessive amount, just mildly. I met him after 5 years of trying and it was the best thing that has ever happened to me."

Jessica "Billy Corgan is everything to me. He is life ,Love, Hope, dreams, he is euphoric bliss. His words have saved me from myself and for that I owe him my life. There aren't words truly beautiful enough to describe what Billy Means to me, so "everything" will do until there are! Billy Corgan, there is none higher! "

Lynn Cook, 16 "He is GOD."

Peggy Sue, 16 "Billy Corgan means to me what Pete Townshed meant to my dad. Believe me, that says a lot."

Meg Dzyak, 15 "I saw billy yesterday (2/22/00) and when I saw him for the first time he looked straight at me and waved to me. That happened and it was like he threw power into me, the power to understand music. I myself am a musician and I just feel so lucky to feel this way. Billy is the one... One of the greatest gods of music on this planet."

MereDITH, 16 "Billy is an unparalleled, extrodinary human and a musician.. although he is only human and has flaws...his flaws are beautiful. He is the most perfect of the unperfect people."

Jason Carter, 26

Dianne, 16 "Everything. Simply everything. I cannot die until I meet him. Believe you me, I will. I had a chance once, but I froze. Believe in Him because He believes in you."

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