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, Moving On, Spiritual

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, Good, Hope, Light, Tree, Deep

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

Criticism, Compliments, Projection, Some

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, Rocking, Who

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

Strength, Calm, Drive, Thought, Debate

You know Americans are obsessed with life and death and rebirth, that's the American Cycle. You know, awakening, tragic, horrible death and then Phoenix rising from the ashes. That's the American story, again and again. Billy Corgan

Life, Death, American, Story, You, Know

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

Character, Play, Kind, Cartoon, Wanna

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

God, Believe, You, Exploring, Pose, Gods

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

Love, You, House, Emotion, Kind, Up

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

Original, Return, Planets, Position

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

When I've tried to reinvent the wheel, I get bashed for not doing the familiar things. Billy Corgan

Doing, Wheel, Reinvent, Things, Tried

One thing I've learned to appreciate as I've gotten a little older is direct forms of communication. Billy Corgan

Communication, Appreciate, Older, Little

Well, all rock and roll is based in artifice. Billy Corgan

Rock And Roll, Rock, Well, Roll, Based

It's important for people to talk and get beyond the wall of Facebook and social media. Billy Corgan

Social Media, People, Media, Important

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, Money, Social Media, Fire, Free

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, Train, Easy, Hell

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

Music, People, Think, Pleasure, Some

Sometimes people just like being around each other, and good things come out of that. Billy Corgan

Good, People, Good Things, Sometimes

The great thing about rock n' roll is, if you want to fight - like, fight the system, fight the man, fight the government, fight the people in front of you - it's Don Quixote all over again. You're really chasing windmills. Billy Corgan

Great, Man, Government, People, Rock

Your basic person wants to talk about material culture, internet culture. I think about God, cats, nature. Billy Corgan

Nature, Cats, Culture, God, Think, Talk

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

Myself, Fighting, Feel, Always, Repeat

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, Admit, Want, Wrong

Injuries are nothing to be ashamed about. Billy Corgan

Injuries, Nothing, Ashamed, About

You've got to be ready to be in a great relationship. Billy Corgan

Relationship, Great, You, Ready, Got

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