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'''Bob English''' was a long time friend of [[Billy Corgan]]'s who served as his guitar tech and [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' touring manager for the first few years of their existence. He played bass on the [[Starchildren]] track "[[Delusions of Candor]]".<ref name="podcast">{{Cite podcast |url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-thirty-three-with-william-101982283/episode/in-lieu-of-failure-110517051/ |title=In Lieu Of Failure |work=[[Thirty-Three (podcast)|Thirty-Three]] |first=Billy |last=Corgan |access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> | '''Bob English''' was a long time friend of [[Billy Corgan]]'s who served as his guitar tech and [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' touring manager for the first few years of their existence. He played bass on the [[Starchildren]] track "[[Delusions of Candor]]".<ref name="podcast">{{Cite podcast |url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-thirty-three-with-william-101982283/episode/in-lieu-of-failure-110517051/ |title=In Lieu Of Failure |work=[[Thirty-Three (podcast)|Thirty-Three]] |first=Billy |last=Corgan |access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> At early 1990's shows, he often introduced the band, and occasionally provided vocals for the [[w:Blue Öyster Cult|Blue Öyster Cult]] cover "[[Godzilla]]". | ||
English is credited, at least by [[James Iha]] and [[D'arcy Wretzky]], as coming up with the band's name.<ref>https://www.starla.org/articles/dares.htm</ref> Not much more is known about him, though he was also Corgan's roommate during (at a minimum) the writing of [[Siamese Dream|''Siamese Dream'']]. English and Corgan had a falling out somewhere near the end of the [[Rock_Invasion_tour|''Rock Invasion'' tour]] and Corgan has generally spoken disparagingly of him since then. | English is credited, at least by [[James Iha]] and [[D'arcy Wretzky]], as coming up with the band's name.<ref>https://www.starla.org/articles/dares.htm</ref> Not much more is known about him, though he was also Corgan's roommate during (at a minimum) the writing of [[Siamese Dream|''Siamese Dream'']]. English and Corgan had a falling out somewhere near the end of the [[Rock_Invasion_tour|''Rock Invasion'' tour]] and Corgan has generally spoken disparagingly of him since then. | ||