That's the real endeavor: to try to create that direct conduit from the pure consciousness of your creative voice to the person who's a craftsman who can go into the world and consistently deliver new things worth paying attention to.

I went to see a shaman. He put his hands on me, and I cried like a baby for an hour.

I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan.

I hate how in magazine pictures, they always stick me somewhere in the back. It means they don't think I'm the cute one.

I want to make great songs.

I know how stupid people can be. I've played in front of 5,000 people that bought a ticket to my concert, and some guy who's bought a ticket decides he's going to throw a bottle at my head. That's a simple act of stupidity. That's not even defiance.

Time is never time at all. You can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth. And our lives are forever changed. We will never be the same. The more you change, the less you feel.