Born: March 17, 1967 (St. Patrick's Day) in Elk Grove, Illinois ("a boring, middle class suburb of Chicago")

Attended: Glenbard North High School

Guitar(s) used: Fender Stratocaster, Gibson ES 335 (for "Bullet"), Gibson Hummingbird, Rigole TTO

Other equipment: Fender Lace Sensor Pickups, Dunlop Tortex picks, Alesis Compressor, Fender Bassman [more]

Other instruments: rhythm guitar, bass guitar, piano, mellotron

Other projects: The Marked, Starchildren

Current hairstyle: Shaved head

Quirks: Intelligence, sarcasm, perfectionism, the "jingly-jangly" Corgan slouch, very tall, long fingers, British spelling & grammar

Musical tastes: Rock (death, metal, alternative, pop, classic)

Musical influences: Black Sabbath, Bauhaus, Pink Floyd

Favorite musicians: My Bloody Valentine, Chainsaw Kittens, Skunk, Mercury Rev, Thin Lizzy, The Frogs

Favorite albums: Beatles "Rubber Soul", Black Sabbath "Master of Reality"

Favorite singles: The Sweet "Action", Gene Clark "So You Say You've Lost Your Baby", Santo & Johnny "Sleepwalk"

Favorite songwriters: David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Phil Lynott

Favorite films/TV shows: Citizen Kane, 8 1/2. "I don't watch television"

Marital status: Dating Yelena Yemchuk.

Quote: "We're not getting any prettier."