We were just a little immature in the past. I think we actually wanted to create difficult situations for ourselves just to be able to use that emotion for stimulation.

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

I think God is the most unexplored territory in rock and roll music.

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

Smashing Pumpkins has never been a band about hit songs.

For someone who's had the level of success I've had, there's been very little critical review of my work, which is pretty fascinating.