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Smashing Pumpkin's Billy Corgan says he is not Taylor Swift's father
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Taylor Swift performs at Westfield Shepherd's Bush in London on Nov. 6, 2012. (Shutterstock/File)
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he lead singer of grunge outfit Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan, has denied that he is the biological father of pop singer Taylor Swift after an internet meme pointing to similarities between the two artists began circulating.
Corgan issued a statement from his Instagram page recently saying: "I’ll take the compliment of the comparison here despite the fact that I guess the jokes on me? (and not the lovely and talented Miss Swift)."
A meme has been making the rounds on social media, pointing to the similarities in the complexion between Corgan and Swift.
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The meme is based on a side-by-side image of the two artists originating from the website TotallyLooksLike.com, music website Stereogum reported.
Billy Corgan denies he is Taylor Swift's father https://t.co/umFH4unwr9 pic.twitter.com/Sb7vbT8wpF
— Stereogum (@stereogum) July 27, 2018
In the Instagram statement, Corgan's denial morphed into a lengthy meditation on identity and pop culture.
"There is NO such person as ‘Billy Corgan’. He (BC) does not exist. Or, if he does exist (per these times), he is a creation from my mind to yours, and no different than a cartoon drawing of Batman or Sponge Bob," Corgan said.
Smashing Pumpkins, one of the best-known grunge bands in the late 1990s, received critical acclaim for their sophomore album Siamese Dream.
