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.
BRIAN WILSONI think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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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Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
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I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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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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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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I earned my famous name.
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The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
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Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.
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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.
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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.
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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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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’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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I believe that music is God’s voice.
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Every now and then I hear voices in my head, but not very clear. I can’t understand what they are saying. It’s a mental illness. I have been diagnosed as a manic depressive.
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