Smashing Pumpkins' Corgan: Not your typical ‘Cubs celebrity'

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Late October and Smashing Pumpkins go hand in hand. Double meaning, of course.

They now intertwine at Wrigley Field, albeit for somewhat different reasons.

Chicagoland native Billy Corgan, of alternative rock band Smashing Pumpkins fame, was on site at Wrigley Field Friday night in advance of Game 3 of the World Series. He acknowledged that he is a "Cubs celebrity," but don't put him alongside others who may fit the description.

"I don't talk to other Cubs celebrities. In fact, I am 'anti' Cubs celebrity," Corgan said. "Other Cubs celebrities tend to show up when the playoffs come around. I don't necessarily see them in June. I might be a little biased being a Chicagoan year-round."

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