I think in terms of emotions. And feelings. So sometimes what I say may not always be clear. But creatively, there’s a lot to be said for that way of thinking.
BRIAN WILSONI get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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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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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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I’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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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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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.
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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 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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You’re called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
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Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I’m finished with it.
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All of the artists did such a beautiful job I can’t thank them enough. I’m just honored that ‘God Only Knows’ was chosen. ‘God Only Knows’ is a very special song. An extremely spiritual song and one of the best I’ve ever written.
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I play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
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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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The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
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Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
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