I don't wanna play this kind of cartoon character anymore.

The funny thing about me that most people never really understand is that, at heart, I'm really a jock.

Most of my arguments with musicians through the years have had more to do with their attitude about music, or their attitude about their own lives, or their personal responsibility. Music has never really been the big centerpiece of the fight.

And the world so hard to understand is the world you can't live without.

Your basic person wants to talk about material culture, internet culture. I think about God, cats, nature.

As far as a theoretical point of view for my generation, I'm probably the most successful theoretician. I mean, double albums and concepts and dresses and major disasters and wonderful successes and yet you don't see the critical review of my work. Why? Because it's all focused on the persona. Billy Corgan. But I get to sort of jump in and be Billy Corgan. But then I get to sort of jump back out and be like, sensitive man in the corner.

I dont think we're the type of band people look at and say, 'I want to grow up to be just like that'. We're like a train wreck.