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‘What happened when alternative music came out was authentic. It was a reflection of what was happening at the time and it had to do with authenticity. This is the reflection of the authenticity now. We’re in the reflection of it.

— Billy Corgan

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Life is everything and nothing all at once.

This is not a reaction against a negative world. It's a response to a negative world.

I don't necessarily believe that the sting of failure is a bad thing. It gives you a certain amount of freedom to just say fuck it!

I’m trying to figure out how to take the instrument and have it still sound like a guitar, but put you in a different universe.

For a 6-foot-3 guy with no hair and a whiny voice, I've done all right.

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