Destruction is a true sign of devotion. As I always tell my girlfriend when she threatens to kill me. 'You should kill me and it would tell me that you love me.

People always seemed to pay attention to us. I have no idea why -- there was just a presence between the four people or something.

I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan.

Stay in school. Lie to your teachers, but stay in school.

It was shocking to see Nirvana play, because it was like, "Here's this little guy with a monster-guitar sound." And it was heavier than Black Sabbath. That was shocking.

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.

My earliest memory is of feeling different. My parents told me that I wasn't like other children.