Billy Corgan, born William Patrick Corgan on March 17, 1967, is an American musician, songwriter, and producer, who is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band The Smashing Pumpkins.

Here are some of the best quotes from Billy Corgan:

1. “In my particular instance, I came from a family that didn’t have anything. Everything I earned in life I made. Myself. With songs that I wrote.”
2. “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.”
3. “I don’t have any sentimental notion about how people are going to remember me.”
4. “The desire to hit a big home run is dominating the music business.”
5. “Like any good tree that one would hope to grow, we must set our roots deep into the ground so that what is real will prosper in the Light of Love.”
6. “Rock and roll is not about what you play, it’s about how you play it.”
7. “If you don’t fit into this kind of like gossipy, trendy, Web-hit thingy, you’re relegated to sort of second-class celebrity status.”
8. “I have a saying, which is, ‘Crazy is good for business.’ I think rock and roll really is about being a bit crazy.”
9. “I think I’m an artistic radical, and I think I’ll be recognized as one. I’m a really good musician and a songwriter, but I think my real legacy will be as a radical.”
10. “My mother and I parting company at four years old is a recurring theme; although it’s not symbolically necessarily present, it’s present in all my relationships.”