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.
BRIAN WILSONI’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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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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 think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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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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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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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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There’s nothing greater than a girl…. Well a kid, your daughter, but that’s a girl too.
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I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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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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The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
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Love and mercy that’s what you need tonight. Love and mercy to you and your friends tonight.
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I’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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I wake up in the morning and I say ‘Ahh! Today’s the day for a song! I’m going to write a song today!’ And I do. I write a song.
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I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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