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Billy Corgan, born on March 17, 1967, is an American musician, songwriter, and music producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the band Smashing Pumpkins, which achieved significant success in the mid-1990s. Corgan is renowned for his unique musical style and profound lyrics, which have had a profound impact on modern rock music.

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

World Negative Response Reactions

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“And the world so hard to understand is the world you can't live without.”

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“I don't think '90s music was as significant as '60s music in terms of changing the world, but it was significant, and I think it was similarly disillusioning when you realize the mainstream just views it as like a curiosity.”

Thinking World Term Realizing Significant Changing The World Mainstream

Author:Billy Corgan

“All humans are part male and part female. The other side must be explored to gain complete understanding ofourselves and the world we live in. Forme, the idea of having a feminine perspective is a willingness to be vulnerable.”

World Humans Ideas Understanding Sides Perspective Gains Female Males Vulnerable Willingness Feminine

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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.”

Ifs World Reality Asks Sacrifice Holy Difficulty Sacred Disappointment Versions Compromise

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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.”

World Trying Persons Real Voice Attention Consciousness Creative Pure Direct Pay Attention Endeavor New Things Consistently Craftsman

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“I put up with the music business because I understand that I'm in the tradition, I'm in a tradition that's of far greater importance than the business I seem to be in. Everywhere I go in the world, people ask me about the business that I seem to be in, but I'm not really in that business.”

People World Seems Asks Greater Tradition Importance Ask Me Music Business

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“There's something going on right now in America, where the American spirit or character is reasserting itself around liberty. I think it's an important time, and I'm trying to document that as an artist. If I just filter what I read through the media, if I just go through what I read through the media, I'm not really in touch with the world I grew up in. I know there's a gap there, I talk to my relatives, I talk to people I meet traveling around, and their mind is on something completely different.”

People Thinking World Trying Mind Important Different Character Spirit Artist Liberty

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“A missive to all you metal bands, the world is totally over the rock thing. Rock is deader than it's ever been.”

World Rocks Band Metals Rock N Roll Metal Band

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“My view of the world is always tempered by the fact that there are people who are less fortunate than I am.”

People World Facts Views Fortunate Less Fortunate

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“We are the most beloved and hated band in the world.”

World Band Hated Beloved

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“I've thought many times, 'I can't write this,' but on my own little planet I found the courage to write it because it was true. I put aside fear of Father being angry with me. It's hard though; the world pales in comparison with the stature of a parent. In some small-consolation way, my parents feel I'm helping people by giving them something to identify with. They feel proud in a sort of reverse way. My mom's proud of the fact that lots of kids look up to me.”

“I was part of a generation that changed the world - and it was taken over by poseurs.”

World Taken Generations Changed Posers

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“Indie world won't have me, and mainstream world treats me like an alien, but here I am still floating between these two worlds.”

World Stills Two Treats Aliens Mainstream Floating Here I Am Two Worlds

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“I do not think wrestling is going to save the world.”

Thinking World Wrestling Save The World

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“James, that's a bad situation. I'm not saying it's not repairable, but it's pretty far. When you go from being in one of the best bands in the world to some cover band... as far as I'm concerned, he was playing down at the pub.”

World Situation Band Concerned Pubs Bad Situations

Author:Billy Corgan

“More than any audience in the world, Americans will cross their arms, stare at you and say, 'OK, whaddya got?' - no matter how many times you've proven it to them.”

World Matter Audience Arms Crosses Staring Proven

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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.”

World Bigs Lines Amount Sells Series Championship World Series Cubs Merchandise Payroll

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“In 1992, with the weight of a perceived world on our shoulders, we disappeared into a parking garage to write the songs that would change the course of our lives forever. 'Siamese Dream' represents all of our dreams coming true, while the dreams of a happy band fell apart.”

World Writing Dream Song Courses Forever Our Lives Band Weight Shoulders Dreams Come True Our Dreams Garage Parking

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

World Artist Answers Conversation Best Artist

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About the Author

Born: March 17, 1967
Known for: Musician
Quotes: 280

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