Somewhere between the intellectual idea of why were attracted to certain things and the pragmatic reality is some form of ever-evolving truth. – Billy Corgan
Jesus teaches us to forgive and Ive got to trust him on that one. – Billy Corgan
Theres nothing wrong with technology. Its when technology is the story and not the artist, thats the problem. – Billy Corgan
For someone whos had the level of success Ive had, theres been very little critical review of my work, which is pretty fascinating. – Billy Corgan
Rock and Roll is still asking people like me to live up to the old guards concept of what success is but it doesnt mean anything. – Billy Corgan
Weve turned into a whining society. – Billy Corgan
To be able to put your arms around 24 years of music, its really fun. – Billy Corgan
Im prepared to spend the rest of my life playing clubs, if that means Im playing music that I believe in. – Billy Corgan
People think I take some sort of masochistic pleasure out of putting out music thats gonna be unpopular. – Billy Corgan
The ideology of the Smashing Pumpkins was ultimately more valuable than the music of the Smashing Pumpkins. Thats what critics cant put their finger on. – Billy Corgan
To re-embrace what I once loved about music has been a warming process for me, because its a good, earned feeling now. – Billy Corgan
I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. Its a journey of recovery. Its a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. Its already there. – Billy Corgan
Youve got to be ready to be in a great relationship. – Billy Corgan
Ive always been spiritual but Ive never had a proper context, and it took me awhile to find the proper context. Its 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. – Billy Corgan
A good artist is willing to die many times over. Whats funny is, Ive died so many times. – Billy Corgan
The funny thing about me that most people never really understand is that, at heart, Im really a jock. – Billy Corgan
If I have resistance to something, it means theres something wrong. The resistance to me is a sign of fear. – Billy Corgan
Im from a lower middle class background all my family were immigrants. – Billy Corgan
In my particular instance, I came from a family that didnt have anything. Everything I earned in life I made. Myself. With songs that I wrote. – Billy Corgan
You know Americans are obsessed with life and death and rebirth, thats the American Cycle. You know, awakening, tragic, horrible death and then Phoenix rising from the ashes. Thats the American story, again and again. – Billy Corgan
