The Smashing Pumpkins leader told People that the comedian “really does look like my father in a way that’s almost shocking to me."

Billy Corgan, whose new podcast 'The Magnificent Others' premiered last month, admits that talk of him possibly being related to comedian Bill Burr has "taken on a life of its own" after the two appeared together on Howie Mandel's podcast.

Billy Corgan still doesn’t know if Bill Burr is his half-brother — and he hasn’t taken a DNA test to find out. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, 57, said in a new interview with People magazine that his close friends have grilled him about his half-brother drama with Burr,

Mandel later apologized for the unexpected bit, saying on a subsequent pod, “I feel horrible and I’m sorry, Bill. I’m sorry, Billy. I only tried to do something good,” noting that at that point in early February he had not heard a “peep” from his longtime friend Burr. Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman revealed the big piece of advice one friend gave him following an awkward "confrontation" with Burr on Howie Mandel's podcast last year.