I’m doing good. I’ve had a slight nervous breakdown in the ’60s. I got through that. And I got through the ’70s. And I was in a doctor’s program during the ’80s and then I met Melinda and we’ve been together ever since. I’ve got a happy life.
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 get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
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I have auditory hallucinations, I hear voices saying derogatory things, like I’m terrible and I’m going to die, and they’re usually worse in the afternoon.
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Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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I’m just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood – but not very often.
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You say how you feel, and songs don’t lie. Songs are the most honest form of human expression there is–there’s nothing that lies about a song.
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I play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
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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 always do get a little bit paranoid when I get a lot of attention. But I get used to it.
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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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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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I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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If there’s not love present, it’s much, much harder to function. When there’s love present, it’s easier to deal with life.
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You know Chuck, Buddy, and Elvis paved the road The roots are deep inside us It’s the rhythm in our soul.
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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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The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
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