Billy Corgan Quotes

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Billy Corgan

Profession : Musician

Birth : March 17, 1967

Most people are living lives of sort of survival. And constantly posing an existential crisis, either through fantasy or oblivion, really has been pretty much explored in rock and roll. At least in the western version of rock n' roll.

Billy Corgan

I think I'm an artistic radical, and I think I'll be recognized as one. I'm a really good musician and a songwriter, but I think my real legacy will be as a radical.

Billy Corgan

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.

Billy Corgan

I think God is the most unexplored territory in rock and roll music.

Billy Corgan

Personally, I think Jesus would like better bands.

Billy Corgan

I just don't want to live in the past. I'm really disappointed by so many people of my generation who - in order to promote their new work, they have to constantly lean on their past. I don't want to be that type of artist... I see a lot of people out here doing really marginal music.

Billy Corgan

You could have a zillion Facebook followers. Those people don't buy records. It's about a hundred to one...Record companies, they don't have any money, so they see social media as the free marketing... So... 'Billy, light yourself on fire and stand upside down, and that'll market the record.'

Billy Corgan

It's important for people to talk and get beyond the wall of Facebook and social media.

Billy Corgan

We were in Japan once where they had 30 kinds of green tea. I thought there was one.

Billy Corgan

If I worried about appearances, I wouldn't be at Cubs games.

Billy Corgan