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

We had a wonderful time with this kind of grunge awareness, where suddenly rock was cool again. People wanted to head loud guitars. It was a great time, and I'm glad we were there. But the gimmick part has worn off.

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

I'm very disappointed in my country right now, because I think we've kind of lost our moral compass.

I think when I listen to old records, it puts me back in the atmosphere of what it felt like to make the record and who was there and what the room looked like. It's more a sensory memory.

Rock in the mainstream culture has lost a lot of its mojo.