Billy Corgan Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“Rock in the mainstream culture has lost a lot of its mojo.”

“The desire to hit a big home run is dominating the music business.”

“You have to be willing to deal with the ups and downs of the music, the ups and downs of the audience.”

“I'll come in with a string of riffs and direct the musical ideas. But you still need a band and their input to make the ideas come alive. You can't underestimate band chemistry.”

“In my particular instance, I came from a family that didn't have anything. Everything I earned in life I made. Myself. With songs that I wrote.”

“James, that's a bad situation. I'm not saying it's not repairable, but it's pretty far. When you go from being in one of the best bands in the world to some cover band... as far as I'm concerned, he was playing down at the pub.”

“The great thing about rock n' roll is, if you want to fight - like, fight the system, fight the man, fight the government, fight the people in front of you - it's Don Quixote all over again. You're really chasing windmills.”

“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.”

“I had concussions as a kid playing football and basketball, and know what it feels like and to have someone say 'Just rub some dirt on it, and get back in there.'”

“My mother and I parting company at four years old is a recurring theme; although it's not symbolically necessarily present, it's present in all my relationships.”