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== History == | == History == | ||
Billy Corgan formed Coat of Eyes at the age of sixteen when he met Greg Bates outside the Chicago teen nightclub Medusa's. The band originally went by the name '''Bates Motel'''. The name Coat of Eyes came from a visual idea Corgan had based on a [[W:Coat of arms|coat of arms]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://spfreaks.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/coat-of-eyes-an-interview-with-greg-bates/|first=Geo|last=Folkers|website=SPFreaks|access-date=October 20, 2020|title=Coat of Eyes – An Interview with Greg Bates}}</ref> Other musicians joined on a temporary basis. [[W:Jim Marcus|Jim Marcus]] contributed to a few of their songs. Corgan and Bates wrote, played and recorded together for two years and ended up with a catalog of around 40 songs. | Billy Corgan formed Coat of Eyes at the age of sixteen when he met Greg Bates outside the Chicago teen nightclub Medusa's. The band originally went by the name '''Bates Motel'''. The name Coat of Eyes came from a visual idea Corgan had based on a [[W:Coat of arms|coat of arms]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://spfreaks.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/coat-of-eyes-an-interview-with-greg-bates/|first=Geo|last=Folkers|website=SPFreaks|access-date=October 20, 2020|title=Coat of Eyes – An Interview with Greg Bates}}</ref> Other musicians joined on a temporary basis. [[W:Jim Marcus|Jim Marcus]] contributed to a few of their songs. Corgan and Bates wrote, played and recorded together for two years and ended up with a catalog of around 40 songs, many with Bates on lead vocals. | ||
While Corgan and Bates were looking for a drummer and bassist they met musicians, Dale Meiners and [[Ron Roesing]]. Trying to find a larger fan base, the band moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. Since Bates was at the time still in high school, he did not accompany them; the remaining trio started as a new band, [[The Marked]].<ref name=":0" /> | While Corgan and Bates were looking for a drummer and bassist they met musicians, Dale Meiners and [[Ron Roesing]]. Trying to find a larger fan base, the band moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. Since Bates was at the time still in high school, he did not accompany them; the remaining trio started as a new band, [[The Marked]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||