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It takes a certain kind of egomaniac to blog (we can relate) and another kind to be a rock star. Very rarely do the two intersect. But wait, what is this? Why, it's Billy Corgan to the rescue, combining both egomanias in one bald man!

We imagine Corgan's most recent post to the Smashing Pumpkins blog-- titled "Words Iz Cheap"-- came about as the result of the following experiment: "What would happen if we combined the instantaneousness of internet publishing with the lifestyle of a public figure?"

The result: OPINIONS! Lots and lots (and lots) of (really vague) opinions. We're not really sure what Corgan's inspiration was in writing the post, but you can either read the whole thing here (highly recommended for fans of platitudes!) or check out our highlight reel below:

• "I love my country...I love it so much, I'll say it twice...I LOVE this country!!"

• "Everywhere that I look here I am reminded of other battles and beliefs that now seem forgotten, yet their symbols still blow their horns in silent reverie because that's all they know how to do...like children waiting for a dad to come home who won't ever come home because he has run off to Trinidad with his secretary...(Uncle Sam has moved down to his timeshare!)"

• "(In fact, I respect all fans' opinions, even when I may disagree strongly with them, which I often do.)"

• "The question I ask is when does the past begin to dictate our future?"

• "I believe God talks to me at each and every moment of my life, the only problem being that I don't listen."

• "Thanks to digital media, many of us can and will be remembered in perpetuity by an unseen future."

• "I am happy to be a warrior of light and universal logic if I am fighting for the good in us."

• "We may not always be what you want, but we do have what you need!"

Hopefully the singer keeps things a little less wordy in his stage banter at the Pumpkins shows left this year. Their next date is tomorrow, October 13, in Boston.

Ramble on:

10-13 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre *
10-15 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre *
10-16 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre *
10-18 Providence, RI - Providence Performing Arts Center *
10-19 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater *
10-21 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater *
10-22 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater *
10-23 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater *
10-25 Memphis, TN - Mud Island Amphitheatre *
10-27 New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Music Experience
10-28 Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
10-30 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theater *
10-31 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theater *
11-02 Austin, TX - The Backyard
11-03 Dallas, TX - Nokia Theater
11-05 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium *
11-07 Athens, GA - Classic Center Theater *
11-08 Greensboro, NC - War Memorial Auditorium *
11-09 Columbia, SC - Township Auditorium *

* with Explosions in the Sky