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.
BRIAN WILSONThe 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.
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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Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I’m finished with it.
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I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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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 think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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I earned my famous name.
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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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Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
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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 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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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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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.
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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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I think about God, yes, and I wonder if there is a God. And if there is a God, will God please help me through my hard trips.
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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.
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I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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I’ve never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
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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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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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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 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’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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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 listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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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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