If you’re going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it’s better to write with collaborators.
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 think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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I’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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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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Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
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Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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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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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 always do get a little bit paranoid when I get a lot of attention. But I get used to it.
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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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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’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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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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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’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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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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