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.
BRIAN WILSONI 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.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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You’re called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
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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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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’ve never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
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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 play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
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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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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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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 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 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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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 was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
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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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I have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands.
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