I want to make great songs..

I have a hard time thinking of men trying to sing my songs, because I think my perspective is definitely feminine..

I walked away from going to church when I was 8. I didn't set foot in another church until I was 28..

Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in the cage..

I always thought Kurt Cobain was the perfect embodiment of the great alternative guitar player..

Smashing Pumpkins has never been a band about hit songs..

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 ….

That's at the root of the human interaction: fair trade..

There's a difference between being a poseur and being someone who's so emotionally challenged they're kind of just doing their best to show you what ….

Beware of those angels with their wings glued on..

The music is all we care about -- so if that's bad, then we're bad..

For someone who's had the level of success I've had, there's been very little critical review of my work, which is pretty fascinating..

If you don't have some sort of belief system by which to center your life, it's hard sometimes to understand why you would put up with your family..

Do I belong in the conversation about the best artists in the world? My answer is yes, I do..

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….

It's a simple formula for me now, I don't play any song I don't want to play..

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..

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

I dont think we're the type of band people look at and say, 'I want to grow up to be just like that'. We're like a train wreck..

Been there, done that, seen it, heard it, pissed on it..

Live simply; make compassionate choices when it comes to food..