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 More Quotes by Billy Corgan More Quotes From Billy Corgan Say you write a song about a chandelier, and the chandelier gives off light. And the light is the color red and red reminds you of the color your not supposed to wear around a bull. So you name the song 'Cow.' Billy Corgan light writing song I mean my point as an artist is I'm on my own little weird journey across the sky here and whether or not anybody's listening, or listening to the degree I would like them to, at the end of the day has to be an inconsequential thing because I can't chase this culture. Billy Corgan artist journey mean Rock and Roll is still asking people like me to live up to the old guard's concept of what success is but it doesn't mean anything. Billy Corgan rock-and-roll rocks mean Jesus teaches us to forgive and I've got to trust him on that one. Billy Corgan teach forgiving jesus Where is this great love for rock and roll that existed for 50 or 60 years? Billy Corgan rock-and-roll rocks years To me, music was about being accepted and escaping from this crummy existence. Billy Corgan escaping accepted existence Actually, I was having dinner with Michael [Stipe, of R.E.M.] when our second album went platinum, which up until that point was the highest success we'd ever had. And he turned to me during dinner and said, 'Welcome to the deep waters, kid.' I'll never forget that. Billy Corgan deep-water albums kids A missive to all you metal bands, the world is totally over the rock thing. Rock is deader than it's ever been. Billy Corgan rocks band world Shave your head, wear a 'ZERO' shirt. Take away your identity. What do you have? You still have yourself. Billy Corgan shirts zero identity The music business - and I guess you could say any artistic endeavor - usually rewards those who are on the leading edge of where everything is going, but you can't be too far. Billy Corgan endeavor artistic rewards In our lives in a lot of ways it's all about fake. You've got people wanting things for fake reasons. Billy Corgan fake people way We've turned into a whining society. Billy Corgan whining I have a hard time thinking of men trying to sing my songs, because I think my perspective is definitely feminine. Billy Corgan hard-times song men Now the expectation is that, once the public decides that the artist is gentrified, the public demands that the artist stop growing. And [the public] actually puts all their energy into reasserting or re-establishing what the artist has long ago left behind. Because that's what they want. The source of creativity, the gift that's been given, be damned. Billy Corgan long-ago creativity artist Everybody can close their eyes, picture a dream house or a perfect place [where] they'd like to have a picnic. But actually creating it - how do you create something from nothing? Anyone who's creative understands that that's the magic, that's the alchemy. Billy Corgan creating eye dream The title of a song is like the wrapping on a present. Billy Corgan wrapping titles song Live simply; make compassionate choices when it comes to food. Billy Corgan live-simply compassionate choices The simplest way that I can understand therapy is that we're born a certain way, we're taught to be something different, and we spend our whole lives trying to unravel it. Billy Corgan different trying way 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 path people thinking What most people do is try to find a comfortable persona that they're in alignment with and the public likes and appreciates them for. Billy Corgan appreciate trying people
