My view of the world is always tempered by the fact that there are people who are less fortunate than I am. — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
Most people are living lives of sort of survival. And constantly posing an existential crisis, either through fantasy or oblivion, really has… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
Sometimes people just like being around each other, and good things come out of that. — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
People think I take some sort of masochistic pleasure out of putting out music that's gonna be unpopular. — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
There's a lot of UFO sightings in New Orleans, which isn't really too surprising. There's a lotta crazy people there. The people… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
What most people do is try to find a comfortable persona that they're in alignment with and the public likes and appreciates… — 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
I put up with the music business because I understand that I'm in the tradition, I'm in a tradition that's of far… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
I started thinking that if post modernism is about people opening up all their skeletons, I'm going the other way. I don't… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
Ultimately, running a band is about the relationships you have with people. — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
I just don't want to live in the past. I'm really disappointed by so many people of my generation who - in… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
It's important for people to talk and get beyond the wall of Facebook and social media. — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
I get more out of life just being myself, by just being a human being. Not by being a rock star, not… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
I don't think people buy records because of anything that happens on Facebook. They buy records cause they're friends say 'I bought… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
The deeper I get into my life as a musician, I'm discovering that it becomes less and less about other people, and… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
The great thing about rock n' roll is, if you want to fight - like, fight the system, fight the man, fight… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
Usually the intention of the artistic effect is too sophisticated for most people to understand, sort of like a joke that they… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
When you present people with things from the heart and from the soul, they make better choices: They make better choices about… — 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
In our lives in a lot of ways it's all about fake. You've got people wanting things for fake reasons. — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
I don't think people are fans of me because I wrote hit songs. I think they're fans because I'm a lunatic or… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
That's the age that people are exploited, exploitable, and they're easily manipulated. The problem with me is, you can't manipulate me anymore.… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
People always seemed to pay attention to us. I have no idea why -- there was just a presence between the four… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
We had a wonderful time with this kind of grunge awareness, where suddenly rock was cool again. People wanted to head loud… — 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 Image
I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan. — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
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 Image
We were in Japan once where they had 30 kinds of green tea. I thought there was one. — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
In my case I don't mind playing a character that irritates people or makes people question my sanity. — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
