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.
Billy CorganThere's nothing wrong with technology. It's when technology is the story and not the artist, that's the problem.
Billy CorganThe point is to let the music be itself. If it doesn't mean anything to you, then it's bullsh*t.
Billy CorganI don't have a problem with 'Idol' or 'X Factor,' I have a problem with when those things are not given the proper contextual hue.
Billy CorganI put up with the music business because I understand that I'm in the tradition, I'm in a tradition that's of far greater importance than the business I seem to be in. Everywhere I go in the world, people ask me about the business that I seem to be in, but I'm not really in that business.
Billy Corgan