I was playing heavy metal when I was 18. I had to evolve out of that into an alternative consciousness about what it meant to change the way I played guitar, and the kind of songs, and the subject matter, and singing about child abuse, and all this stuff. I had to come from somewhere, and I had to take chances to do that.

The Pumpkins love rock-and-roll, we absolutely love it, but we also think it's a flatulent, ego-serving kiddie playground. You can have your cake and eat it too.

People think I take some sort of masochistic pleasure out of putting out music that's gonna be unpopular.

Today is the greatest Day I've ever known Can't live for tomorrow, Tomorrow's much too long.

I like my home and I like the nature.

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

In my Corgan brain, I've decided it's almost as simple as 'All you need is love.' Almost.