Their hair couldn't have been more different, but for about a year in the '80s, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins and the late Wayne Static of Static-X were in the same band. Back then (between 1987 and 1988), however, Static (born Wayne Wells) was the bigger local rock star in Chicago. He was the frontman of Deep Blue Dream, a band Static described in an interview as being "much more melodic and hippied and poppy and nothing at all like Static-X." They were routinely selling out shows at Chicago clubs while Smashing Pumpkins were just starting out. Memories of D… read more
Their hair couldn't have been more different, but for about a year in the '80s, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins and the late Wayne Static of Static-X were in the same band. Back then (between 1987 and 1988), however, Static (born Wayne Wells) was the bigger local rock star in Chic… read more
Their hair couldn't have been more different, but for about a year in the '80s, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins and the late Wayne Static of Static-X were in the same band. Back then (between 1987 and 1988), however, Static (born Wayne Wells) was the bigger local rock star in Chicago. He was the frontman of Deep Blue Dream, a band Static described in … read more