A missive to all you metal bands, the world is totally over the rock thing. Rock is deader than it's ever been. — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
Ultimately, running a band is about the relationships you have with people. — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
If there was a simple ethic for the band, it was that we want to be able to do whatever we want… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
I dont think we're the type of band people look at and say, 'I want to grow up to be just like… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
The Smashing Pumpkins was never meant to be a small band. It was going to either be a big band, or a… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
I met Scott Stapp when the band was first coming up, great guy. I haven't seen him for years, but a great… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
I'll come in with a string of riffs and direct the musical ideas. But you still need a band and their input… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
I'm definitely responsible for coming in with some basic chord changes, or ideas. Everybody in the band looks to me to come… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
The reason I don't play any of the old songs is because I really honor my old band, and I think that… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
We weren't like mates who decided to form a band. The other three met me because they were interested in being in… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
What has gone on in my childhood, and the personal problems that we've had in the band, have given a lot of… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
James, that's a bad situation. I'm not saying it's not repairable, but it's pretty far. When you go from being in one… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
It seems to me that references to bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin meant more to me a year ago and… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
We can look you in the eye and talk to you about life, heart, love rock'n'roll, whatever, but we do not have… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
In 1992, with the weight of a perceived world on our shoulders, we disappeared into a parking garage to write the songs… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
Instead of taking the 'I'm cool, I hope you adore me' path (with my music), I chose the path of how to… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
Around the mid-'90s every hair guy who would have been in a hair-metal band got his tattoos and suddenly decided he was… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
You can only be this high-powered mojo rock band for so long, then you just can't look people in the eye. So,… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
To re-embrace what I once loved about music has been a warming process for me, because it's a good, earned feeling now. — Billy Corgan Copy Share
I'm prepared to spend the rest of my life playing clubs, if that means I'm playing music that I believe in. — Billy Corgan Copy Share
We were in Japan once where they had 30 kinds of green tea. I thought there was one. — Billy Corgan Copy Share
All humans are part male and part female. The other side must be explored to gain complete understanding ofourselves and the world we live… — Billy Corgan Copy Share
“I used to be a little boy So old in my shoes And what i choose is my choice What's a boy supposed to… — Billy Corgan Copy Share
In my case I don't mind playing a character that irritates people or makes people question my sanity. — Billy Corgan Copy Share
Everybody can close their eyes, picture a dream house or a perfect place [where] they'd like to have a picnic. But actually creating it… — Billy Corgan Copy Share
In the music business I am surrounded by people who don't view music as a sacred voice. They view music as something that they… — Billy Corgan Copy Share
That was a terrible Super Bowl, I have to say. I mean you got the big Peyton Manning walk off into the sunset win,… — Billy Corgan Copy Share
We can look you in the eye and talk to you about life, heart, love rock'n'roll, whatever, but we do not have the moral… — Billy Corgan Copy Share
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… — Billy Corgan Copy Share
Being overly identified with [a certain period of time] becomes a noose around your neck, and people don't want you to grow up, they… — Billy Corgan Copy Share
