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I'm not going to die glamorously. I'll probably be eating a Twinkie, take a bite, and fall over.

Billy Corgan

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Billy Corgan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 17
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Billy Burke
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William Patrick Corgan
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We had a wonderful time with this kind of grunge awareness, where suddenly rock was cool again. People wanted to head loud guitars. It was a great time, and I'm glad we were there. But the gimmick part has worn off.
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That was a terrible Super Bowl, I have to say. I mean you got the big Peyton Manning walk off into the sunset win, but what a shnoozo.
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Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in the cage.
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Compliments and criticism are all ultimately based on some form of projection.
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I was part of a generation that changed the world - and it was taken over by poseurs.
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I have a hard time thinking of men trying to sing my songs, because I think my perspective is definitely feminine.
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I usually wake up far after breakfast. That's as much as you're going to find out about my dietary requirements other than marijuana and vodka.
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Heavy metal is a universal energy -- it's the sound of a volcano. It's rock, it's earth shattering. Somewhere in our primal being we understand.
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The difficulty, if you're in the world - and this is for anybody - is the eventual disappointment that comes with having to meet other versions of reality. Imposed systems that ask you to compromise or sacrifice things which you consider holy or sacred.
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I've become a guy who's like a complaining, whining neurotic.
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All I can go on is my own value system.
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I think God is the most unexplored territory in rock and roll music.
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We are the most beloved and hated band in the world.
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That's the real endeavor: to try to create that direct conduit from the pure consciousness of your creative voice to the person who's a craftsman who can go into the world and consistently deliver new things worth paying attention to.
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I've always believed that we could reach past genre -- we didn't ride the grunge coat-tails we've always been on our terms.
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I think rock & roll has prepared me for a lot of flexibility.
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I rummage around in artistic things from the past. If you don't understand the context, they wouldn't make any sense. I rummage around in conceptual ideas of the future, but if you don't know the source of the thinking, [it] wouldn't make any sense.
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My pat line about the Cubs and payroll is that the amount of merchandise the Cubs would sell off a world series championship would more than cover for a big payroll.
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The point is to let the music be itself. If it doesn't mean anything to you, then it's bullsh*t.
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