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Birth name | Augustus Juppiter Corgan |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, United States | November 16, 2015
Genres | Alternative rock, synth-pop |
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Years active | 2023-present |
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Associated acts | The Great Pumpkins |
Augustus Juppiter Corgan (born November 16, 2015) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and member of The Great Pumpkins.
Early life[]
Corgan was born in Chicago, Illinois to Billy Corgan and Chloe Mendel. His father is of Afro-Barbadian, Belgian, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Manx, Northern Irish (Scotch-Irish), Norwegian, Portuguese, Puerto Rican, Scottish, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss and Welsh descent and His mother is of French and Taiwanese descent. He has a younger sister
Music career[]
2023-present: The Great Pumpkins[]
Professional wrestling career[]
Personal life[]
Musical style and influences[]
Corgan has cited musicians like Ben Jorgensen, Bruno Mars, Jimi Hendrix, Steven Tyler, Steve Perry, Axl Rose, Chris Cornell, Dave Grohl, Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder, Lenny Kravitz, Robert Smith, Daniel Ash, Uli Jon Roth, Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore, Leslie West, Dimebag Darrell, Peter Hook, Robin Trower, Simon Gallup, Eddie Van Halen, Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Ozzy Osbourne, Thom Yorke, Castor Hetfield, Robert Plant, Justin Hawkins, J Mascis, and Jason Pierce as influences.