Compliments and criticism are all ultimately based on some form of projection.

In my particular instance, I came from a family that didn't have anything. Everything I earned in life I made. Myself. With songs that I wrote.

I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It's a journey of recovery. It's a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It's already there.

I'm by nature kind of a glum person, but I'm not a sad pathetic

Billy [Corgan] and I used to spend quite a lot of time together in Los Angeles, when I first moved there.

Being in a rock band is just an excuse not to get a job

I had concussions as a kid playing football and basketball, and know what it feels like and to have someone say 'Just rub some dirt on it, and get back in there.'