I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
BRIAN WILSONI’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
BRIAN WILSONGershwin inspired me very much. The concept of ‘That Lucky Old Sun’ was inspired by ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ – not influenced, but inspired.
BRIAN WILSONI play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
BRIAN WILSONI have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands.
BRIAN WILSONSurfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I’m finished with it.
BRIAN WILSONI can write songs, I’ve had songs in movies, but I can’t compose film scores, you know?
BRIAN WILSONI 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.
BRIAN WILSONI like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
BRIAN WILSONI 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.
BRIAN WILSONThe only reason I’d ever get a sex change operation is to see what it’s like to be right all the time.
BRIAN WILSONI believe that music is God’s voice.
BRIAN WILSONI’m happy; I’m a happy person.
BRIAN WILSONSome people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
BRIAN WILSONJ.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.
BRIAN WILSONI listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
BRIAN WILSONPeople 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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