I hate those old falsettos, I really do, and it’s embarrassing since I’ve grown up.
BRIAN WILSONI 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.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
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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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There’s nothing greater than a girl…. Well a kid, your daughter, but that’s a girl too.
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The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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 believe that music is God’s voice.
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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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Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
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If you’re going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it’s better to write with collaborators.
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