I hate those old falsettos, I really do, and it’s embarrassing since I’ve grown up.
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.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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 meditate and I also think about meditation. Which is funny. I think about Maharishi, about just the idea of meditating. It gives me something.
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I’m doing good. I’ve had a slight nervous breakdown in the ’60s. I got through that. And I got through the ’70s. And I was in a doctor’s program during the ’80s and then I met Melinda and we’ve been together ever since. I’ve got a happy life.
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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 still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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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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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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Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I’m finished with it.
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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’m just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood – but not very often.
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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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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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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 listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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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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