Billy Corgan quotes - page 3

I'm definitely responsible for coming in with some basic chord changes, or ideas. Everybody in the band looks to me to come up with the basic seed, so it's not very productive to come in with nothing. (Billy Corgan)
In the beginning, though, I have to admit that I did have a chip on my shoulder. I did want to prove everyone wrong. But after I went through the process and came out the other side, it wasn't about anyone else. View quote
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I'm viewed as this weird, crippled character. But you got to take your lumps. View quote
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Somewhere between the intellectual idea of why we're attracted to certain things and the pragmatic reality is some form of ever-evolving truth. View quote
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I feel like I'm always fighting not to repeat myself. View quote
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I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It's a journey of recovery. It's a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It's already there. View quote
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Great music completely obliterates any conceptions of genre. View quote
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Radiohead and Our Lady Peace are doing the seven layers of guitar, and I kind of jumped on that before anyone else did. View quote
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Like any good tree that one would hope to grow, we must set our roots deep into the ground so that what is real will prosper in the Light of Love. View quote
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What most people do is try to find a comfortable persona that they're in alignment with and the public likes and appreciates them for. View quote
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We need to get back to a level of social responsibility that we haven't seen for a long time. (Billy Corgan)
We've turned into a whining society. View quote
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Do I belong in the conversation about the best artists in the world? My answer is yes, I do. View quote
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The funny thing about me that most people never really understand is that, at heart, I'm really a jock. View quote
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Most great records really start with the drums. View quote
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Compliments and criticism are all ultimately based on some form of projection. View quote
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The things I'm guided to do are really strange to me. View quote
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There are people out there who are older who are cool. I want that. View quote
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Where is this great love for rock and roll that existed for 50 or 60 years? View quote
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I don't have a problem with 'Idol' or 'X Factor,' I have a problem with when those things are not given the proper contextual hue. View quote
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I was part of a generation that changed the world - and it was taken over by poseurs. (Billy Corgan)
I think God is the most unexplored territory in rock and roll music. View quote
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There is something mighty suspicious about declaring an emergency for something that has yet to show itself to be a grand pandemic. View quote
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Calm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness. View quote
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I think long and hard about what it is I'm actually trying to do, and then I kind of have to narrow my focus into that. If I don't, I'm too all over the place. View quote
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