The Smashing Pumpkins was never meant to be a small band. It was going to either be a big band, or a no band.

My pat line about the Cubs and payroll is that the amount of merchandise the Cubs would sell off a world series championship would more than cover for a big payroll.

When alternative music - which is supposed to be the standard-bearer of where white rock is headed - becomes either too cute or too manufactured, that's just really not good.

I don't know if God would agree with me, but believing in God is kind of unimportant when compared to believing in yourself. Because if you go with the idea that God gave you a mind and an ability to judge things, then he would want you to believe in yourself and not worry about believing in him. By believing in yourself you will come to the conclusion that will point to something.

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

Well, all rock and roll is based in artifice.

I think rock & roll has prepared me for a lot of flexibility.