Título: Billy Corgan
Seção: 2001-2005: Zwan and solo career
Background: William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, poet, and professional wrestling magnate. He is best known as the lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins. Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois, in 1988, the band quickly gained steam with the addition of bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. Strong album sales and large-scale tours propelled the band's increasing fame in the 1990s until their break-up in 2000.

Conteúdo: Following a brief stint touring with New Order in the summer , Corgan reunited with Chamberlin to form the band Zwan with Corgan's old friend Matt Sweeney in late 2001. According to Neil Strauss of New York Times, during his few live performances with the band, Corgan says "is still a work in progress." The lineup was completed with guitarist David Pajo and bassist Paz Lenchantin. The band had two distinct incarnations, the primary approach being an upbeat rock band with a three-guitar-driven sound, the second, a folk and gospel inspired acoustic side with live strings. The quintet performed throughout 2002, and their debut album, Mary Star of the Sea, was released in early 2003 to generally positive reviews. In the midst of their supporting tour for the album, mounting conflict between Corgan and Chamberlin, and the other band members led to the cancellation of the rest of the tour as the band entered an apparent hiatus, formally announcing a breakup in September 2003.  In 2004 Corgan began writing revealing autobiographical posts on his website and his MySpace page, blaming Iha for the breakup of the Smashing Pumpkins, calling Wretzky "a mean spirited drug addict," and criticizing his former Zwan bandmates' fixation with "indie cred" and calling them "filthy", opportunistic, and selfish.  On September 17, 2003, Billy first presented his poetry at the Art Institute of Chicago's Rubloff Auditorium. In late 2004, Corgan published Blinking with Fists, a book of poetry. Despite 

user: Is Zwan an album or a band?

assistant: Corgan reunited with Chamberlin to form the band Zwan

user: When was Zwan formed?

assistant: in late 2001.

user: Did Zwan release any albums?

assistant: their debut album, Mary Star of the Sea,

user: When did Zwan disband?

assistant: September 2003.

user: Why did Zwan disband?

assistant: mounting conflict between Corgan and Chamberlin, and the other band members

user: What did Corgan do after Zwan disbanded?

assistant: Corgan began writing revealing autobiographical posts

user: What platform did Corgan use the write the posts?

assistant: his website and his MySpace page,

user: What was the goal of his posts?

assistant: blaming Iha for the breakup of the Smashing Pumpkins, calling Wretzky "a mean spirited drug addict," and criticizing his former Zwan bandmates'

user: Were his old bandmates angry about what he was saying?

assistant: calling them "filthy", opportunistic, and selfish.

user: When did he embark on his solo career?

assistant: 2004,

user: Did he release any albums as a solo artist?

assistant: his first solo album, TheFutureEmbrace,