It's wonderful to read interviews by old blues guys - they talk about all their influences, they talk about who taught them how to play, and who they saw, and how they were determined to play that way.

If I had spent fourteen months in a small room with Jesus, I'd want to fist fight with him.

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.

The things I'm guided to do are really strange to me.

I reached a point in my life where I felt like I was living through some old character.

As far as a theoretical point of view for my generation, I'm probably the most successful theoretician. I mean, double albums and concepts and dresses and major disasters and wonderful successes and yet you don't see the critical review of my work. Why? Because it's all focused on the persona. Billy Corgan. But I get to sort of jump in and be Billy Corgan. But then I get to sort of jump back out and be like, sensitive man in the corner.

Even if you don't believe in God, exploring fully the idea of a God or Gods should pose no threat to you.