The Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan Says His Dad Won The Lottery But Didn’t Tell Him
Billy Corgan has had some real issues with his dad.The Smashing Pumpkins singer was on “The Howard Stern Show” on SiriusXM this week, and he shared how his dad won the lottery, but didn’t tell him about it.Read More: Billy Corgan Reunited With Long-Lost Smashing Pumpkins ‘Gish’ Guitar“He showed up — new clothes, new car.
I said, ‘Did you rent this car?’ He laughed and said, ‘Sorta,’” Corgan recalled.Some time afterward, the musician learned that his father had actually hit a spot of very, very good luck financially.“His wife’s aunt had won the Florida state lottery — $27 million, clean … but my father didn’t want me to know because [he thought] I would ask him for my money back that he stole from me,” Corgan said.
“That’s how my father’s brain worked.”He also told Stern of his dad, “He stole money from me multiple times.