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Billy Corgan Musician

ANSWERS GAS HELPLINE WITH WALL OF GUITAR

"Please continue to hold," says a switchboard greeting on behalf of a man who is, in fact, the hold

Existence confidence provisional
A generated photo of an anonymous stranger. It is not the person named.
Billy Corgan squints at the small print on a parking ticket, wearing a long black shirt, as a bin lorry reverses.
Location
Line 4 of a gas helpline, queued behind Chicago's Metro on Clark Street
Currently
Hold music for a regional gas and water helpline
Last confirmed sighting
Position 14 in the queue, between a pan flute and a ringtone
Observations
Once distorted a kettle so thoroughly that it now only boils in minor keys.

Billy Corgan is currently the hold music on a utilities helpline serving four counties. Callers hear 'Tonight, Tonight' at a volume the operators describe as 'wall-like', then a calm voice thanking them for their patience. A customer named Janet waited 46 minutes and says it was the best bit.

He is working on a double-length loop titled Mellon Collie and the Infinite Wait, with eleven layered guitar tracks under a recorded message about meter readings. Progress is steady, though the line keeps cutting out just before the chorus of '1979'. He has requested a fuzz pedal and has been sent a leaflet.

A tour of the helpline's regional branches begins Monday, with stops at Billing, Faults and a dormant line marked Other Enquiries. The final date is the second Thursday after your call is answered. Support acts include a recorded woman reminding you the office is closed.

Guidance for the public

Please stay on the line; your call is important and quite loud.

Actual status (not satire) No death recorded as of 24 October 2026. Source: Wikidata

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