It's what the mainstream does - they absorb things and they blunt the power of it. And so … - Billy Corgan

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From the look on your face, I'd say you know him. " I nodded. "Sold him a cannoli when I was in high school. " Connie grunted. "Honey, half of all the women in New Jersey have sold him their cannoli

Billy Corgan

It's what the mainstream does - they absorb things and they blunt the power of it. And so the next generation and the next generation has to become more shocking and more provocative in order to get any rise out of anybody.

Absorb, Blunt, Doe, Generations, Order, Provocative

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Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in the cage.

Cage, Cages, Rage, Rat, Rats

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.

Class, Fit, Kind, Status, Thingy

We had a wonderful time with this kind of grunge awareness, where suddenly rock was cool again. People wanted to head loud guitars. It was a great time, and I'm glad we were there. But the gimmick part has worn off.

Guitar, Guitars, Kind, People, Rocks

I think it would be very interesting to see that many people would probably be okay with paying more for services and goods that they felt were more holistically [generated]. Which means the death of the old system which rewarded people for taking advantage of one another.

Goods, Mean, People, Rewarded, System, Thinking

I mean my point as an artist is I'm on my own little weird journey across the sky here and whether or not anybody's listening, or listening to the degree I would like them to, at the end of the day has to be an inconsequential thing because I can't chase this culture.

Across, Artist, Culture, Journey, Mean