I work differently than most people.

Live simply; make compassionate choices when it comes to food.

At some point, you protest too much they think you're guilty just because you're protesting.

The deeper I get into my life as a musician, I'm discovering that it becomes less and less about other people, and more about what I want to do. And that's a good place to be.

As far as a theoretical point of view for my generation, I'm probably the most successful theoretician. I mean, double albums and concepts and dresses and major disasters and wonderful successes and yet you don't see the critical review of my work. Why? Because it's all focused on the persona. Billy Corgan. But I get to sort of jump in and be Billy Corgan. But then I get to sort of jump back out and be like, sensitive man in the corner.

Rock and Roll is still asking people like me to live up to the old guard's concept of what success is but it doesn't mean anything.

I reached a point in my life where I felt like I was living through some old character.