“We've turned into a whining society.”
Society
“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.”
DeathAll Quotes by Billy Corgan
“Radiohead and Our Lady Peace are doing the seven layers of guitar, and I kind of jumped on that before anyone else did.”
Peace“Music is your guide.”
Music“I did 13-something years of talking to wrestlers and promoters about why they did certain things and why they booked matches a certain way and what they were thinking and whether they were satisfied with the draw. And I got a lot of insight in the business.”
Business“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.”
Death“I grew up in the suburbs and basically associate the suburbs with cultural death.”
Death“I'm from a lower middle class background all my family were immigrants.”
Family“I like my home and I like the nature.”
Home“I'm not interested in pop art.”
Art“To be able to put your arms around 24 years of music, it's really fun.”
Music“When you actually like each other, it translates to the music.”
Music“In my particular instance, I came from a family that didn't have anything. Everything I earned in life I made. Myself. With songs that I wrote.”
Family“Your basic person wants to talk about material culture, internet culture. I think about God, cats, nature.”
Nature“You have to be willing to deal with the ups and downs of the music, the ups and downs of the audience.”
Music“I'm sort of like a lame, single guy in a red sports car.”
Car“I'm prepared to spend the rest of my life playing clubs, if that means I'm playing music that I believe in.”
Music“Jesus teaches us to forgive and I've got to trust him on that one.”
Trust“Most of my arguments with musicians through the years have had more to do with their attitude about music, or their attitude about their own lives, or their personal responsibility. Music has never really been the big centerpiece of the fight.”
Attitude“There's nothing wrong with technology. It's when technology is the story and not the artist, that's the problem.”
Technology“The funny thing about me that most people never really understand is that, at heart, I'm really a jock.”
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