I idolised bands like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, who wanted to reach as many people as they could. — Nate Ruess 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 never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan. — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
When I had a job catering, I catered a wedding for the Smashing Pumpkins bassist in Indiana. And I served Billy Corgan… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
I learned how to play guitar by playing along to Jane's Addiction records and Smashing Pumpkins records, things you can totally hear… — Chino Moreno Copy Share Image
I got a guitar when I was 14. I made really, really, really bad music as a teen. I learned to play… — Hunx Copy Share Image
Nirvana, Weezer and Smashing Pumpkins, all those bands, at their core, are just really incredible pop music and I think a lot… — Frank Dukes Copy Share Image
The ideology of the Smashing Pumpkins was ultimately more valuable than the music of the Smashing Pumpkins. That's what critics can't put… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
I want to be 'Jimmy Chamberlin, the drummer, the musician who's done many things,' not just 'that guy from the Smashing Pumpkins.' — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
I grew up in the '80s and '90s listening to Public Enemy and Mobb Deep and the Smashing Pumpkins. I don't even… — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share Image
I love the U.S. We came the first time in 2003, and it seems like we haven't left since. James Iha from… — Maja Ivarsson Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing about singers was that they were passionate and they did it on purpose and they meant… — Lacey Sturm Copy Share Image
I think mainstream music got its worst around 1998 when bands like Smashing Pumpkins with Adore, Marilyn Manson with Mechanical Animals and… — Marc Broude 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
My father played guitar, so I always wanted to play for that reason. But I think the biggest reason was just the… — Jack Antonoff Copy Share Image
“Corgan: ...Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins. Homer: Homer Simpson, smiling politely. You know, my kids think you're the greatest. And thanks to your… — The Simpsons Copy Share Image
“I disarmed you with my smile?” I called out when he was a few feet from me, raising my eyebrows. He turned… — Monica Alexander Copy Share Image
When I lived in New York, there wasn't as much TV or film around. I got asked to do a couple of… — James Iha Copy Share Image
The first real concert, other than going with my dad to see Three Dog Night, was Smashing Pumpkins and Garbage. I was… — Amy Lee Copy Share Image
Asleep by the Smiths Vapour Trail by Ride Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I was never able to get through Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. I've never been able to make it through. And… — John Wozniak Copy Share Image
