I’m very disappointed in my country right now, because I think we’ve kind of lost our moral compass.
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.
I’m viewed as this weird, crippled character. But you got to take your lumps.
I don’t wanna play this kind of cartoon character anymore.
I do not think wrestling is going to save the world.
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.
I always thought Kurt Cobain was the perfect embodiment of the great alternative guitar player.
Even if you don’t believe in God, exploring fully the idea of a god or gods should pose no threat to you.
In the music business I am surrounded by people who don’t view music as a sacred voice. They view music as something that they can use and exploit, often times lazily. They have no sense of the tradition, they have no sense of honor about those who came before and charted the path.
You know Americans are obsessed with life and death and rebirth, that’s the American Cycle. You know, awakening, tragic, horrible death and then Phoenix rising from the ashes. That’s the American story, again and again.
There’s a lot of days where you feel forgotten.
When you present people with things from the heart and from the soul, they make better choices: They make better choices about their bodies, they make better choices about their partners, they make better choices about the environment.
In my case I don’t mind playing a character that irritates people or makes people question my sanity.
I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan.
I don’t have a problem with ‘Idol’ or ‘X Factor,’ I have a problem with when those things are not given the proper contextual hue.
When alternative music – which is supposed to be the standard-bearer of where white rock is headed – becomes either too cute or too manufactured, that’s just really not good.
There’s nothing wrong with technology. It’s when technology is the story and not the artist, that’s the problem.
In our lives in a lot of ways it’s all about fake. You’ve got people wanting things for fake reasons.
I didn’t find Jesus. He’s been there the whole time.
I lay a lot of blame at the feet of Dusty Baker for not being more strict about fundamentals, which I think would give the team a stronger day-to-day identity.