I was brought up Roman Catholic. I'm not even baptized.

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

The weird nihilism that permeates Mellon Collie is extremely relevant to what's going on right now. So many kids are intelligent and articulate, but they don't know what to do with themselves.

I'm from a lower middle class background; all my family were immigrants.

Injuries are nothing to be ashamed about.

I'd reached a point where there was a direct conflict between what I was trying to be and who I really was.

The Pumpkins love rock-and-roll, we absolutely love it, but we also think it's a flatulent, ego-serving kiddie playground. You can have your cake and eat it too.