Billy Corgan Quotes

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Billy Corgan

Profession : Musician

Birth : March 17, 1967

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.

Billy Corgan

We've turned into a whining society.

Billy Corgan

You will never see the four original Pumpkins on stage ever again, unless it's a Hall of Fame thing. But you would never see a tour. There's so much damage, there's no way.

Billy Corgan

Saturn Return is just the return of your planets to their original position.

Billy Corgan

I often have deer on my property and there's a fox and owls. You're not going to see that in the city.

Billy Corgan

When I've tried to reinvent the wheel, I get bashed for not doing the familiar things.

Billy Corgan

My step-mom would tell me that she would get complaints from adults that I stared too much at them.

Billy Corgan

It's a simple formula for me now, I don't play any song I don't want to play.

Billy Corgan

In our lives in a lot of ways it's all about fake. You've got people wanting things for fake reasons.

Billy Corgan

Most great records really start with the drums.

Billy Corgan

Injuries are nothing to be ashamed about.

Billy Corgan

Radiohead and Our Lady Peace are doing the seven layers of guitar, and I kind of jumped on that before anyone else did.

Billy Corgan

I lay a lot of blame at the feet of Dusty Baker for not being more strict about fundamentals, which I think would give the team a stronger day-to-day identity.

Billy Corgan

You know Americans are obsessed with life and death and rebirth, that's the American Cycle. You know, awakening, tragic, horrible death and then Phoenix rising from the ashes. That's the American story, again and again.

Billy Corgan

As a citizen of the great city of Chicago, I find it impossible to root against the White Sox. The White Sox organization has been much more consistent, in my lifetime at least, at putting a winning ballclub on the field.

Billy Corgan

I didn't find Jesus. He's been there the whole time.

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.

Billy Corgan

I still believe in my country.

Billy Corgan

I don't have to play by these rules or do these things... I can actually have my own kind of version.

Billy Corgan

I'm viewed as this weird, crippled character. But you got to take your lumps.

Billy Corgan