Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of ‘That Lucky Old Sun’ was inspired by ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ – not influenced, but inspired.
BRIAN WILSONI meditate and I also think about meditation. Which is funny. I think about Maharishi, about just the idea of meditating. It gives me something.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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 believe that music is God’s voice.
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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 always do get a little bit paranoid when I get a lot of attention. But I get used to it.
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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies 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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I’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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You know Chuck, Buddy, and Elvis paved the road The roots are deep inside us It’s the rhythm in our soul.
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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’re called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
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Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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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 have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands.
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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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The only reason I’d ever get a sex change operation is to see what it’s like to be right all the time.
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