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I don't think people are fans...

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.

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Where is this great love for ...

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

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I don't wanna play this kind ...

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

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In a weird kind of way, music...

In a weird kind of way, music has afforded me an idealism and perfectionism that I could never attain as me.

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There's nothing wrong with te...

There's nothing wrong with technology. It's when technology is the story and not the artist, that's the problem.

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Most people don't know that w...

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

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Well, I'm known as a guitar-r...

Well, I'm known as a guitar-rock guy, you know? You're not supposed to play with synthesizers. This is not in the rulebook.

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I grew up in the suburbs and ...

I grew up in the suburbs and basically associate the suburbs with cultural death.

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I started thinking that if po...

I started thinking that if post modernism is about people opening up all their skeletons, I'm going the other way. I don't want anyone knowing anything about me anymore.

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I'm from a lower middle class...

I'm from a lower middle class background; all my family were immigrants.

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In my case I don't mind playi...

In my case I don't mind playing a character that irritates people or makes people question my sanity.

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People think I take some sort...

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

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One thing I've learned to app...

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

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I did 13-something years of t...

I did 13-something years of talking to wrestlers and promoters about why they did certain things and why they booked matches a certain way and what they were thinking and whether they were satisfied with the draw. And I got a lot of insight in the business.

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I was part of a generation th...

I was part of a generation that changed the world, and it was taken over by posers.

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I think when I listen to old ...

I think when I listen to old records, it puts me back in the atmosphere of what it felt like to make the record and who was there and what the room looked like. It's more a sensory memory.

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In the beginning, though, I h...

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.

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Calm, open debate, and logica...

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

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I feel like I'm always fighti...

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

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I'm very disappointed in my c...

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

Billy Corgan 340 quotes

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