The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
BRIAN WILSONI play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
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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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 like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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I hate those old falsettos, I really do, and it’s embarrassing since I’ve grown up.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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’ve never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
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Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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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 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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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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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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