My version, of course, is not this flag-waving, let's all get on the Jesus train and ride out of hell. I'm not that kind of guy. It's an... →
Billy Corgan
A good artist is willing to die many times over. What's funny is, I've died so many times.
My father was a guitar player, and I was raised with a super high standard of what good guitar playing was.
I have a saying, which is, 'Crazy is good for business.' I think rock and roll really is about being a bit crazy.
The deeper I get into my life as a musician, I'm discovering that it becomes less and less about other people, and more about what I want to do.... →
To re-embrace what I once loved about music has been a warming process for me, because it's a good, earned feeling now.
Hey, Christian rock, if you want to be good, stop copying U2. U2 already did it. You know what I mean? There's a lot of U2-esque Christian rock.
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... →
I think it's good for the composer to teach because you always have new students and you have to begin at the beginning and make things clear.
John Corigliano
I find respect for a mediocre British composer, as opposed to a really good American, ridiculous because they automatically respect a composer if... →