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

You will never see the four original Pumpkins on stage ever again, unless it's a Hall of Fame thing. But you would never see a tour. There's so much damage, there's no way.

In my case I don't mind playing a character that irritates people or makes people question my sanity.

We have a problem with any labels that people try to hang on us, because all it does is drag you down.

The closer I get back to being who I really am, the stronger the music gets.

I walked away from going to church when I was 8. I didn't set foot in another church until I was 28.

When you move artistically, the natural inclination is to denounce everything that's gone before.