"We needed a lot more than that...we needed the Pope and his Poppettes."
"Oh boy. Bad rock cliche #452."
"We have a cardboard cut-out of Billy that we kick occasionally."
"I have concerts at my house all the time. I sit with my guitar on the porch and wave to the kids: 'Come on, you know this song!' I can't stop rocking. If the band's not there, Iha will be rocking!"
"And remember, instead of looking at those computer screens, I suggest some kind of sports or excercise...Experience life to the fullest, just like us. And no, sorry kids..masturbation does not count."
"All right that's enough. I want everbody, from the front all the way to the back to get off their ass and dance. This is a rock and roll show, not a tea party! Yeah! This is Chicago blues!"-James during a recent concert.
"All the rumors you've heard are true! The Pumpkins are going disco!"-James during a recent concert.
"James: Good evening Oakland! Billy: James, we're not in Oakland. James: Good evening San Fransisco! Billy: We're not in San Fransisco either. (to the crowd) See, there is something many of you may not know about James. He's a robot, and when we're on tour, we kinda forgot to reprogram him sometimes so he gets confused easy. That's also why he smells so bad since we can't give him a shower."-Billy and James during a recent concert.
"One day I wish that all the people of the world, all the males, females, blacks, whites, purples, whatever, and all of the adults and children would all come together and get it on!!"
"I call it the 'asian cat'! meow!!"-James referring to his latest hairstyle.
"What's your name? We've got you tapped right now, I..I don't know where you are..You call on the phone and you do this to us again, we're gonna come over there and we're gonna get those tapes from you. Don't ever call again!!.......no, just kidding."-James to a fan who called them while they wre on an interview for a radio staion, and asked them if they ever caught the guy who stole some demos of theirs from D'arcy's summer house awhile back.
"The naked man is a genious...to show himself..a free man, free of clothes..We salute you naked man!"-James during a recent concert.
"Put your hands in the air, wave'em like ya just don't care! Come'on. We're kicking it like the fucking Fugees!"-James rapping to the audience during a recent concert.
"Two rules for dancers..uhhhh...dancers- listen up. Dancers Listen UP!!! Ok. So, do not touch us and do not touch our shit. Now we can move on with the program and have fun. For all of those who cannot dance with us on stage, I encourage you to dance with us on stage. But, do it in your mind. Yes, many of you have taken college courses. You know what I'm talking about."-James talking to the fans picked to dance on stage during 1979 and to the other fans during a recent concert.
"Well, Thanksgiving was cool but- well, I think Today is the greatest day."-James to the audience at a recent concert before 'Today.'
"Generally I record in my boxers. Nothing else. It throws some people off."
"Normally, when TV sets jump out at you, they give you a little warning, but the one that attacked D'arcy yesterday was a spontaneous, sneaky one,"-James reffering to an incident the night before when a television fell on D'arcy.
"After the band is gone, after Billy is gone, after the world explodes, Iha will still be rockin!"
"Hey we just flew in from Chicago....boy are our arms tired,"-James during a recent concert.
"There's a part of D'arcy that wants to just walk off the stage,"-James' comment after D'arcy walked off the stage before 1979 during a concert.
"Some of the clothes I buy, I would never buy them if I wasn't in a band because they look so dumb."
"..I cried. Just for a second. Then I thought, I must rock."
"Istead of going onstage, I'll just accidnetly walk out in the audience,"-James on being nearsighted.
"Fan Question: Hi James. My friend says you were or are a woman. But then I also read that you were dating D'arcy. So which one was true? Bily: He is a woman, and he was involved with D'arcy. James: I'm trying to do a lot of things these days,"-Billy and James' humorous little answer to a fan's question.