Billy Corgan Says Friend Asked Him to Get a DNA Test

Billy Corgan Says Friend Asked Him to Get a DNA Test After Awkward Bill Burr Interview: 'It's Not a Bit' (Exclusive)
Billy Corgan, whose new podcast 'The Magnificent Others' premiered last month, admits that talk of him possibly being related to comedian Bill Burr has "taken on a life of its own" after the two appeared together on Howie Mandel's podcast.
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 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.
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 Now Being Encouraged To Get DNA Test With Bill Burr To Prove If They Are Brothers
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Who was Billy Corgan's dad William Dale Corgan? What we know as rocker again alludes to Bill Burr family connection
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How Did Billy Corgan Meet Chloe Mendel? Smashing Pumpkins Rocker Says He’d Given Up On Having Family Before Meeting Wife
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Billy Corgan Plots 30th Anniversary ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’ Opera Concerts
"I am excited for both fans of my music and traditional opera fans to hear some truly inspired work," says Corgan.
Iconic ‘90s rock album to be reimagined... as an opera
Smashing Pumpkins perform onstage at the Double Door, Chicago, Illinois, March 5, 1995. Pictured are, from left, D'Arcy ...