I grew up in a house of no love or emotion - it kind of sticks with you.

The closer I get back to being who I really am, the stronger the music gets.

I realize I'm a mirror.

My pat line about the Cubs and payroll is that the amount of merchandise the Cubs would sell off a world series championship would more than cover for a big payroll.

Smashing Pumpkins has never been a band about hit songs.

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.

If the next record is no better than Gish, then we've failed.