Billy Corgan - Music Quotes

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To me, music was about being accepted and escaping from this crummy existence.

Billy Corgan

Music is 99% of my life. But I know I need a break. Besides, if you give people too much, they start to not want it. We need to restrain ourselves.

Billy Corgan

We're like a really nice drink. We help people get through the day—we make life a little sunnier. I don't think we have any profound effect. If anybody has had a profound effect, it's The Beatles, and their effect is still minimal. There are things in the world way more important than music. Family is 50 times more important than music.

Billy Corgan

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

Billy Corgan

... Instead of taking the 'I'm cool, I hope you adore me' path (with my music), I chose the path of how to connect. I think that's the reason a lot of people feel a deeper connection with our band than other bands, and I also feel that's why people polarize on us. If you don't get it, it seems preposterous; if you do get it, it's really heavy — it has a weight to it.

Billy Corgan