The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
BRIAN WILSONSome people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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I have stage fright every single concert I’ve ever done. I have at least four or five minutes of it. It’s absolute living hell.
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I can write songs, I’ve had songs in movies, but I can’t compose film scores, you know?
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I meditate and I also think about meditation. Which is funny. I think about Maharishi, about just the idea of meditating. It gives me something.
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I have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands.
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Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of ‘That Lucky Old Sun’ was inspired by ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ – not influenced, but inspired.
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I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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Any article’s good. Long as it’s publicity, I think that’s all that matters. I think it’s advancement for my career.
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There’s nothing greater than a girl…. Well a kid, your daughter, but that’s a girl too.
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If you’re going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it’s better to write with collaborators.
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J.S. Bach was easily the greatest musical innovator in the history of the world. He was so advanced for his time. There’s a spiritual depth to his music. You can listen to it and it’s like meditation.
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So it’s 1976 and we’re still riding on our past success. I mean I’ve gone on like that for I don’t know how long.
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I consider myself to be a crusader of love. I try to spread love around the world as best I can because I know I have a handle on love.
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