Quotes By Billy Corgan

You know Americans are obsessed with life and death and rebirth, that's the American Cycle. You know, awakening, tragic, horrible death and then Phoenix rising from the ashes. That's the American story, again and again.

There's a difference between being a poseur and being someone who's so emotionally challenged they're kind of just doing their best to show you what they've got.

Jesus teaches us to forgive and I've got to trust him on that one.

Where is this great love for rock and roll that existed for 50 or 60 years?

I don't have any sentimental notion about how people are going to remember me.

We've turned into a whining society.

I was brought up Roman Catholic. I'm not even baptized.

There's a lot of days where you feel forgotten.

The desire to hit a big home run is dominating the music business.

What most people do is try to find a comfortable persona that they're in alignment with and the public likes and appreciates them for.

I'm a bit weird.

In the beginning, though, I have to admit that I did have a chip on my shoulder. I did want to prove everyone wrong. But after I went through the process and came out the other side, it wasn't about anyone else.

Rock & roll is not about what you play, it's about how you play it.

It's a simple formula for me now, I don't play any song I don't want to play.

I lay a lot of blame at the feet of Dusty Baker for not being more strict about fundamentals, which I think would give the team a stronger day-to-day identity.

To me, it's the folly of man to make God human.

When you actually like each other, it translates to the music.

I always thought Kurt Cobain was the perfect embodiment of the great alternative guitar player.