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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. ↗

— Billy Corgan

#critical #fascinating #had #i #level

I was raised a Christian, but I wouldn't call myself a Christian now. I think when I was younger it was easier to focus on the negative, nihilist vision... this is sort of picking up on the other half of the body, which is God and white light. ↗

— Billy Corgan

#call #christian #easier #focus #god

This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us . . . to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves, to act in such a way that some part of us lives on. This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us . . . to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves, to act in such a way that some part of us lives on. ↗

— Oswald Spengler

#memoir #recovery #suicide #surviving #transformation

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

— Billy Corgan

#answer #artists #belong #best #conversation

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

#even #exploring #fully #god #gods

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

— Billy Corgan

#always #cobain #embodiment #great #guitar

I believe that if the Tribune company ever tries to close down Wrigley Field that you will have a protest from every corner of the globe. ↗

— Billy Corgan

#close #company #corner #down #ever

I look at other members of my generation who have basically done one thing, and one thing well, and have been handsomely rewarded for it. ↗

— Billy Corgan

#been #done #generation #i #look

I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It's a journey of recovery. It's a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It's already there. ↗

— Billy Corgan

#already #discovery #i #i think #inner

I think when I listen to old records, it puts me back in the atmosphere of what it felt like to make the record and who was there and what the room looked like. It's more a sensory memory. ↗

— Billy Corgan

#back #felt #i #i think #like