The ideology of the Smashing Pumpkins was ultimately more valuable than the music of the Smashing Pumpkins. That's what critics can't put their finger on.
Billy CorganI think it would be very interesting to see that many people would probably be okay with paying more for services and goods that they felt were more holistically [generated]. Which means the death of the old system which rewarded people for taking advantage of one another.
Billy CorganI always thought Kurt Cobain was the perfect embodiment of the great alternative guitar player.
Billy CorganI'm attacking the pomposity that says this is more valuable than that. I'm sick of that.
Billy Corgan