Billy Corgan

To be able to put your arms around 24 years of music, it's really fun. ”

Injuries are nothing to be ashamed about. ”

There's a difference between being a poseur and being someone who's so emotionally challenged they're kind of just doing their best to show you what they've got. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

I'm sort of like a lame, single guy in a red sports car. ”

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. ”

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. ”

Ultimately, running a band is about the relationships you have with people. ”