My pat line about the Cubs and payroll is that the amount of merchandise the Cubs would sell off a world series championship would more than cover for a big payroll.

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As a citizen of the great city of Chicago, I find it impossible to root...

As a citizen of the great city of Chicago, I find it impossible to root...

In the beginning, though, I have to admit that I did have a chip on...

In the beginning, though, I have to admit that I did have a chip on...

If practice makes perfect, and no one's perfect, then why practice?

If practice makes perfect, and no one's perfect, then why practice?

There's a difference between being a poseur and being someone who's so emotionally challenged they're...

There's a difference between being a poseur and being someone who's so emotionally challenged they're...

I'll come in with a string of riffs and direct the musical ideas. But you...

I'll come in with a string of riffs and direct the musical ideas. But you...

James, that's a bad situation. I'm not saying it's not repairable, but it's pretty far....

James, that's a bad situation. I'm not saying it's not repairable, but it's pretty far....

It just doesn't work without the others.

It just doesn't work without the others.

I've always been spiritual but I've never had a proper context, and it took me...

I've always been spiritual but I've never had a proper context, and it took me...

Saturn Return is just the return of your planets to their original position.

Saturn Return is just the return of your planets to their original position.

I'm viewed as this weird, crippled character. But you got to take your lumps.

I'm viewed as this weird, crippled character. But you got to take your lumps.

If I have resistance to something, it means there's something wrong. The resistance to me...

If I have resistance to something, it means there's something wrong. The resistance to me...

I believe that if the Tribune company ever tries to close down Wrigley Field that...

I believe that if the Tribune company ever tries to close down Wrigley Field that...

I was raised a Christian, but I wouldn't call myself a Christian now. I think...

I was raised a Christian, but I wouldn't call myself a Christian now. I think...

The deeper I get into my life as a musician, I'm discovering that it becomes...

The deeper I get into my life as a musician, I'm discovering that it becomes...

For someone who's had the level of success I've had, there's been very little critical...

For someone who's had the level of success I've had, there's been very little critical...

I lay a lot of blame at the feet of Dusty Baker for not being...

I lay a lot of blame at the feet of Dusty Baker for not being...

My version, of course, is not this flag-waving, let's all get on the Jesus train...

My version, of course, is not this flag-waving, let's all get on the Jesus train...

I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan.

I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan.

I'm sort of like a lame, single guy in a red sports car.

I'm sort of like a lame, single guy in a red sports car.

You will never see the four original Pumpkins on stage ever again, unless it's a...

You will never see the four original Pumpkins on stage ever again, unless it's a...