Billy Corgan claims friend asked him to get DNA test

Billy Corgan Says Podcast Appearance With Purported Half-Brother Bill Burr Not a Bit: ‘[We] Really Didn’t Know Where It Was Going’
Mandel later apologized for the unexpected bit, saying on a subsequent pod, “I feel horrible and I’m sorry, Bill. I’m sorry, Billy. I only tried to do something good,” noting that at that point in early February he had not heard a “peep” from his longtime friend Burr. Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1
Billy Corgan claims friend asked him to get DNA test after bizarre Bill Burr half-brother interview
Billy Corgan still doesn’t know if Bill Burr is his half-brother — and he hasn’t taken a DNA test to find out. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, 57, said in a new interview with People that his close friends have grilled him about his half-brother drama with Burr, 56, which came to a head when they both appeared on Howie Mandel’s podcast in January.
Billy Corgan Not Joking About Possibly Being Bill Burr's Half Brother
The Smashing Pumpkins leader told People that the comedian “really does look like my father in a way that’s almost shocking to me."
Billy Corgan Got 1 Big Piece of Advice After Awkward Bill Burr Interview
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman revealed the big piece of advice one friend gave him following an awkward "confrontation" with Burr on Howie Mandel's podcast last year.
Billy Corgan Says Friend Asked Him to Get a DNA Test After Awkward Bill Burr Interview: 'It's Not a Bit' (Exclusive)
Corgan, whose new podcast 'The Magnificent Others' premiered last month, admits that talk of him possibly being related to Burr has "taken on a life of its own"
Lyric Opera’s 2025-26 season includes ‘Madama Butterfly’ and Billy Corgan revisiting ‘Mellon Collie’
The Lyric Opera of Chicago laid out its 2026-26 season at a presentation at the Civic Opera House on Tuesday, the first ...
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BILLY CORGAN Is Turning SMASHING PUMPKINS' Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness Into An Opera
Smashing Pumpkins mastermind Billy Corgan has teamed up with Lyric Opera of Chicago to turn Smashing Pumpkins' ...
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Bill Maher launching podcast network with hosts Sage Steele, Billy Corgan, and Fred Durst
she pissed off Disney. There’s a certain poetic symmetry to that," Maher said of the choice of Steele. In addition to Steele, the HBO host has Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan hosting his ...
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Billy Corgan, Lyric Opera team up for 30th anniversary of Smashing Pumpkins' most successful album
Now, frontman Billy Corgan is teaming up with Lyric Opera of Chicago to celebrate the album's 30th anniversary. It's a prospect Corgan didn't really see coming. "Along the way, different people ...
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Billy Corgan bringing ’Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’ to Chicago opera house
Billy Corgan is bringing Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness to the opera.The Smashing Pumpkins frontman will celebrate ...
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Sharon Osbourne stopped Ozzy from auditioning for 'Pirates of the Caribbean': 'The biggest mistake'
LISTEN NOW: The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan | Sharon Osbourne As a mom ... her husband against auditioning for a role in Disney’s hugely successful Pirates of Caribbean franchise ...