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.
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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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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The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
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Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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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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Love and mercy that’s what you need tonight. Love and mercy to you and your friends tonight.
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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 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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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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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 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.
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I earned my famous name.
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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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