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On my radar: Billy Corgan’s cultural highlights

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman on bonding with his son over Miyazaki, the genius of Mozart’s Requiem, and the world’s biggest Bozo the Clown collection

Born in Chicago in 1967, Billy Corgan is the frontman of the Smashing Pumpkins. The band have released 12 studio albums, including Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts (2022–2023); he has also released music solo and with the supergroup Zwan. He owns the National Wrestling Alliance, and is the subject of US reality TV series Billy Corgan’s Adventures in Carnyland. Along with his wife, Chloe Mendel, he runs Madame Zuzu’s Tea House in Highland Park, Illinois. The Smashing Pumpkins are on the UK leg of their The World Is a Vampire tour until 14 June; tonight they play the O2 in London.

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