I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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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I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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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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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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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 have stage fright every single concert I’ve ever done. I have at least four or five minutes of it. It’s absolute living hell.
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I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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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 can write songs, I’ve had songs in movies, but I can’t compose film scores, you know?
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If you’re going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it’s better to write with collaborators.
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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.
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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 get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
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Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
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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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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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