“There's nothing wrong with technology. It's when technology is the story and not the artist, that's the problem.”
Technology
“I've always been spiritual but I've never had a proper context, and it took me awhile to find the proper context. It's hard to realize you can have any kind of relationship with God you want... and so I now have a punk rock relationship with God.”
GodAll Quotes by Billy Corgan
“One thing I've learned to appreciate as I've gotten a little older is direct forms of communication.”
Communication“If I have resistance to something, it means there's something wrong. The resistance to me is a sign of fear.”
Fear“To re-embrace what I once loved about music has been a warming process for me, because it's a good, earned feeling now.”
Music“Somewhere between the intellectual idea of why we're attracted to certain things and the pragmatic reality is some form of ever-evolving truth.”
Truth“There are people out there who are older who are cool. I want that.”
Cool“I was fantasising about my own death, I started thinking what my funeral would be like and what music would be played, I was at that level of insanity.”
Death“I was trying to be this person who is cool, eternally rocking.”
Cool“The ideology of the Smashing Pumpkins was ultimately more valuable than the music of the Smashing Pumpkins. That's what critics can't put their finger on.”
Music“A good artist is willing to die many times over. What's funny is, I've died so many times.”
Funny“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“I'm prepared to spend the rest of my life playing clubs, if that means I'm playing music that I believe in.”
Music“I like my home and I like the nature.”
Home“I'm sort of like a lame, single guy in a red sports car.”
Car“Rock and Roll is still asking people like me to live up to the old guard's concept of what success is but it doesn't mean anything.”
Success“You've got to be ready to be in a great relationship.”
Great“Radiohead and Our Lady Peace are doing the seven layers of guitar, and I kind of jumped on that before anyone else did.”
Peace“I'm not interested in pop art.”
Art“The desire to hit a big home run is dominating the music business.”
Business“You have to be willing to deal with the ups and downs of the music, the ups and downs of the audience.”
Music