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Billy Corgan Sold Out

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Goku
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I just saw a commercial for Visa with "Today" in the background. I died a little
Mar 16 2009 4:28PM
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b-kul
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oh no! what a sell out! boycott him!
Mar 16 2009 4:54PM
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8ONE657
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he sang me happy birthday when i was 9 :)
Mar 16 2009 4:57PM
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Kitzrow
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saw the same one..eh, I don't know if I'm ready to turn on him him yet
Mar 16 2009 4:58PM
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Silence
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thats very cool. Hopefully you knew who he was at that age
Mar 16 2009 5:46PM
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toominator
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oh well, they're still sick. ima gonna crank up the pumpkins when the manager leaves now haha
Mar 16 2009 6:01PM
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Goku
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thats really cool
Mar 16 2009 6:45PM
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b-kul
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and just on a serious note if visa wanted to feature your music in a comercial and pay you a shit load of money would you refuse them?
Mar 16 2009 7:21PM
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Goku
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it depends on how long ive been in the business for, if i was just starting out than yesm but if my music has been around for 20 years and i have a huge fan base than i dont think i'd do it.
watch this:
Mar 16 2009 7:31PM
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Ben.
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my girlfriend camp counselorizes for the current drummer of the smashing pumkins kid. /claim
Mar 16 2009 8:49PM
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8ONE657
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it was very cool :)
smashing pumpkins owned.
Mar 16 2009 8:52PM
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Goku
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they still own
Mar 16 2009 8:57PM
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hartig
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claim
Mar 16 2009 9:07PM
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Goku
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bump because he's now dating tila tequila wtf?
*facepalm*
Apr 11 2009 12:10AM
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ECfreeski3
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that is so sick
Apr 11 2009 12:23AM
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babujib
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the head of my school's nephew was Johnathan Melvoin, aka the man who single handedly broke up the band back in the day (anti) claim!

and thats not selling out man, their music has been featured in other commercials and shit too
Apr 11 2009 12:30AM
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lineskier10
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no shit
Apr 11 2009 12:35AM
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SteezyOhio
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doesnt matter still love his music, but its money and hes not selling out, selling out is going to do a nickolodeon special, like the rock did, but i bet he got tons of money for

an ode to no one, kinda been my motto lately ha
Apr 11 2009 12:40AM
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