I get more out of life just being myself, by just being a human being. Not by being a rock star, not by being whatever. Sometimes I act like a jerk, but I think people respect me for being myself. That's the ultimate thing about the Smashing Pumpkins.

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

The Killer in me is the Killer in you.

My version, of course, is not this flag-waving, let's all get on the Jesus train and ride out of hell. I'm not that kind of guy. It's an embrace that life is good, worth living and yeah, it's not easy, but there are more pluses than minuses.

There's a lot of UFO sightings in New Orleans, which isn't really too surprising. There's a lotta crazy people there. The people there lack the intelligence to know what they are seeing, so that's why the UFO's go there.

I feel completely free to do whatever I want and how I want to do it. I feel unburdened by my past.

I dont think we're the type of band people look at and say, 'I want to grow up to be just like that'. We're like a train wreck.