I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
BRIAN WILSONYou 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.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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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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 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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Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.
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I wake up in the morning and I say ‘Ahh! Today’s the day for a song! I’m going to write a song today!’ And I do. I write a song.
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I have auditory hallucinations, I hear voices saying derogatory things, like I’m terrible and I’m going to die, and they’re usually worse in the afternoon.
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I hate those old falsettos, I really do, and it’s embarrassing since I’ve grown up.
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You’re called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
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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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If there’s not love present, it’s much, much harder to function. When there’s love present, it’s easier to deal with life.
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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 was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
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I’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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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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I’ve never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
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