Smashing Pumpkins has never been a band about hit songs.

I have a musical ancestry as much as I have a family ancestry. Honoring those ancestors gives you access to a greater source of appreciation and information than you would have if you were just going on your own ego system.

I'm sort of like a lame, single guy in a red sports car.

Most of my arguments with musicians through the years have had more to do with their attitude about music, or their attitude about their own lives, or their personal responsibility. Music has never really been the big centerpiece of the fight.

There is something mighty suspicious about declaring an emergency for something that has yet to show itself to be a grand pandemic.

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

The desire to hit a big home run is dominating the music business.