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The 1996 tour was a major success for the band but excessive moshing at some of their shows caused some problems. At a show in Ireland a girl was crushed and later died from moshing despite warnings from the band. At a later gig singer/guitarist Billy Corgan said to the audience: I just want to say one thing to you, you young, college lughead-types. I've been watchin' people like you sluggin' around other people for seven years. And you know what? It's the same shit. I wish you'd understand that in an environment like this, and in a setting like this, it's fairly inappropriate and unfair to the rest of the people around you. I, and we, publicly take a stand against moshing!
Are you ready to rock?
(crowd cheers)
Well, you've come to the wrong place.
-Billy Corgan
Can I ask a question? Has the interview started? Is James in this interview? I mean we're not doing this interview unless everyone's in on it. I got another double album to write so hurry up.
- Billy Corgan
Fan: 'What kind of job do you think you would have if you weren't in a band?'
James Iha: 'Gosh, it would be kind of frightening. I would be the bagger at the grocery store with the blond streaks in his hair. Probably putting all the eggs with all the canned goods.'
I hate how in magazine pictures, they always stick me somewhere in the back. It means they don't think I'm the cute one.
- Billy Corgan
I'm not going to die glamorously. I'll probably be eating a Twinkie, take a bite and fall over.
- Billy Corgan
Interviewer: 'Billy, if you weren't into music, what do you think you'd be doing now?'
Billy: 'Oh, I'd probably be the guy your brother buys pot from or something.'
- Billy Corgan
Interviewer: Do you want to start the first 'spanking the monkey' joke?
Billy Corgan: No. Is this for real? Are you really going to tell this corny joke?
Look at the name of the band. How can people think we take everything so seriously when we're called 'The Smashing Pumpkins'.
- D'arcy
Remember Nagroc is Corgan spelt backwards. Don't you f*cking forget that!
- Billy Corgan (during a concert)
Say you write a song about a chandelier, and the chandelier gives off light. And the light is the color red and red reminds you of the color your not supposed to wear around a bull. So you name the song Cow.
-Billy Corgan
We've worked out a plan where eventually we'll replace ourselves with machines. So roughly by the year 2002 we'll sit at home and the machine will go on tour.
-Billy Corgan
Well, what we normally do, is every city we go to, we hire a fifteen year old boy and we turn it up until he starts to make a funny face and then we turn it up about ten notches louder than that.
- Billy Corgan (explaining how they decide how loud a concert should be)
What's with that Bush video? Why is there a giant fly? That's one thing you'll never see in our videos. You might see me in a dress, but never will you see a fly.
- James Iha
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