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I get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.

Brian Wilson

I can write songs, I’ve had songs in movies, but I can’t compose film scores, you know?
BRIAN WILSON

Movie Myself Song Writing Yourself
The idea of taking a song, envisioning the overall sound in my head and then bringing the arrangement to life in the studio…well, that gives me satisfaction like nothing else.
BRIAN WILSON

Head Ideas Myself Satisfaction Song Sound
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Auditory Death Dreams Myself Voice Worst
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Myself Past Success
I sit and I write automatically. I don’t really try to write. My subconscious mind takes over and writes the songs for me. Songs come very easily for me. When I’m inspired, it takes me 20 minutes to write a song.
BRIAN WILSON

Inspirational Mindset Music Myself Song Try Writing
I play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
BRIAN WILSON

Instrument Music Myself Piano Play
People are part of my music. A lot of my songs are the result of emotional experiences, sadness, pain, joy, and exultation in nature and sunshine and so on…like ‘California Girls’ which was a hymn to youth.
BRIAN WILSON

Experience Joy Music Myself Pain People Result Sadness Youth
I’ve never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
BRIAN WILSON

Money Myself Note Simplicity Thinking Word Writing
I earned my famous name.
BRIAN WILSON

Fame Famous Myself Name
Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
BRIAN WILSON

Better Help Vibration
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Concert Fright Hell Live Myself Stage
If you’re going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it’s better to write with collaborators.
BRIAN WILSON

Collaboration Myself Song Togetherness Writing
Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
BRIAN WILSON

Experience Music Myself People Sex Thinking
I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
BRIAN WILSON

Listening Music Myself Station
Any article’s good. Long as it’s publicity, I think that’s all that matters. I think it’s advancement for my career.
BRIAN WILSON

Advancement Article Career Goodness Myself Thinking
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Deep Easy Greatness Innovation Listening Meditation Spiritual Time Yourself

I get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.

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