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

When I've tried to reinvent the wheel, I get bashed for not doing the familiar things.

I mean my point as an artist is I'm on my own little weird journey across the sky here and whether or not anybody's listening, or listening to the degree I would like them to, at the end of the day has to be an inconsequential thing because I can't chase this culture.

I'm passionate about creating new systems that are more holistic to humankind. What do I mean by that? I mean, create new systems of business so that people with ethics both exploit their goods and their gifts while not exploiting the earth, exploiting one another.

In my Corgan brain, I've decided it's almost as simple as 'All you need is love.' Almost.

The reason I don't play any of the old songs is because I really honor my old band, and I think that those songs are best served within the context of that band.

My father was a guitar player, and I was raised with a super high standard of what good guitar playing was.