Billy Corgan Quotes

American - Musician Born: March 17, 1967

I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It's a journey of recovery. It's a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It's already there. Billy Corgan

Nature, Journey, Spiritual, Moving On

Like any good tree that one would hope to grow, we must set our roots deep into the ground so that what is real will prosper in the Light of Love. Billy Corgan

Love, Hope, Good, Light, Tree, Roots

Calm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness. Billy Corgan

Strength, Calm, Thought, Drive, Debate

Compliments and criticism are all ultimately based on some form of projection. Billy Corgan

Criticism, Compliments, Projection, Form

You could have a zillion Facebook followers. Those people don't buy records. It's about a hundred to one...Record companies, they don't have any money, so they see social media as the free marketing... So... 'Billy, light yourself on fire and stand upside down, and that'll market the record.' Billy Corgan

Light, Social Media, Fire, Money, People

Saturn Return is just the return of your planets to their original position. Billy Corgan

Original, Planets, Position, Return

Injuries are nothing to be ashamed about. Billy Corgan

Injuries, Nothing, Ashamed, About

In the beginning, though, I have to admit that I did have a chip on my shoulder. I did want to prove everyone wrong. But after I went through the process and came out the other side, it wasn't about anyone else. Billy Corgan

Beginning, Process, Want, Wrong, Admit

I often have deer on my property and there's a fox and owls. You're not going to see that in the city. Billy Corgan

City, You, Deer, Fox, See, Property

Where is this great love for rock and roll that existed for 50 or 60 years? Billy Corgan

Love, Great, Rock And Roll, Rock, Years

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I'm very disappointed in my country right now, because I think we've kind of lost our moral compass. Billy Corgan

Think, Lost, Moral, Compass, Country

I don't think people are fans of me because I wrote hit songs. I think they're fans because I'm a lunatic or a weirdo. The hit songs came out of my idiosyncratic personality, not the other way around. Billy Corgan

Personality, People, Me, Think, Way, Out

I don't wanna play this kind of cartoon character anymore. Billy Corgan

Character, Play, Kind, Cartoon, Anymore

The funny thing about me that most people never really understand is that, at heart, I'm really a jock. Billy Corgan

Funny, Heart, People, Me, Understand

I have a saying, which is, 'Crazy is good for business.' I think rock and roll really is about being a bit crazy. Billy Corgan

Good, Business, Crazy, Saying, Think

The desire to hit a big home run is dominating the music business. Billy Corgan

Music, Home, Business, Run, Desire, Big

All I can go on is my own value system. Billy Corgan

Value, I Can, My Own, Go, Own, System

I was trying to be this person who is cool, eternally rocking. Billy Corgan

Cool, Trying, Person, Who, Rocking

My version, of course, is not this flag-waving, let's all get on the Jesus train and ride out of hell. I'm not that kind of guy. It's an embrace that life is good, worth living and yeah, it's not easy, but there are more pluses than minuses. Billy Corgan

Life, Good, Ride, Hell, Train, Easy

Most of my arguments with musicians through the years have had more to do with their attitude about music, or their attitude about their own lives, or their personal responsibility. Music has never really been the big centerpiece of the fight. Billy Corgan

Music, Attitude, Responsibility, Fight

I'm sort of like a lame, single guy in a red sports car. Billy Corgan

Car, Sports, Red, Single, Guy, Like

If I have resistance to something, it means there's something wrong. The resistance to me is a sign of fear. Billy Corgan

Fear, Me, Wrong, Resistance, Something

I think long and hard about what it is I'm actually trying to do, and then I kind of have to narrow my focus into that. If I don't, I'm too all over the place. Billy Corgan

Focus, Place, Long, Trying, Think, Kind

Most people don't know that wrestling came out of the circus. Billy Corgan

People, Know, Circus, Wrestling, Out

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

Love, You, House, Kind, Emotion, No Love

I feel like I'm always fighting not to repeat myself. Billy Corgan

Myself, Fighting, Feel, Always, Repeat

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