Smashing Pumpkins has never been a band about hit songs.

I've become a guy who's like a complaining, whining neurotic.

Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in the cage.

In the music business I am surrounded by people who don't view music as a sacred voice. They view music as something that they can use and exploit, often times lazily. They have no sense of the tradition, they have no sense of honor about those who came before and charted the path.

A missive to all you metal bands, the world is totally over the rock thing. Rock is deader than it's ever been.

I work differently than most people.

Say you write a song about a chandelier, and the chandelier gives off light. And the light is the color red and red reminds you of the color your not supposed to wear around a bull. So you name the song 'Cow.'