People think I take some sort of masochistic pleasure out of putting out music that's gonna be unpopular.
Quote by Billy Corgan
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People think I take some sort of masochistic pleasure out of putting out music that's gonna be unpopular.
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Billy Corgan Quotes
- 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 realize you can have any kind of relationship with God you want... and so I now have a punk rock relationship with God.
- The ideology of the Smashing Pumpkins was ultimately more valuable than the music of the Smashing Pumpkins. That's what critics can't put their finger on.
- Radiohead and Our Lady Peace are doing the seven layers of guitar, and I kind of jumped on that before anyone else did.
- When you actually like each other, it translates to the music.
- 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.
- I'm sort of like a lame, single guy in a red sports car.
- Most of my arguments with musicians through the years have had more to do with their attitude about music, or their attitude about their own lives, or their personal responsibility. Music has never really been the big centerpiece of the fight.
- Somewhere between the intellectual idea of why we're attracted to certain things and the pragmatic reality is some form of ever-evolving truth.
- Jesus teaches us to forgive and I've got to trust him on that one.
- I was fantasising about my own death, I started thinking what my funeral would be like and what music would be played, I was at that level of insanity.
Best Quotes
- People always accuse me of being motivational in a way, like it was a bad thing, but that's just how I was raised. My mom raised me in a positive environment, with lots of love in my heart, and that reflects in my music.
- The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.
- Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
- If you're going to America, bring your own food.
- The funny thing is, the girls that I'm always up against for roles are pretty nice and cool, like Emma Watson. She's awesome.
- I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet.
- Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think.
- A stern discipline pervades all nature, which is a little cruel that it may be very kind.
- The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them they change and everyone looks up to them.
- We all dream. We dream vividly, depending on our nature. Our existence is beyond our explanation, whether we believe in God or we have religion or we're atheist.