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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.

Brian Wilson

I’m just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood – but not very often.
BRIAN WILSON

Children Myself Person Reality Retreat Talk
I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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Believe Feeling Myself Right
The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
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Idol Music Myself
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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Auditory Death Dreams Myself Voice Worst
You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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Believe Government Yourself
I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
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Financial Life Luck Myself Security
I’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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Happiness Myself Person
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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Collaboration Myself Song Togetherness Writing
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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Myself Past Success
Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I’m finished with it.
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Children Craze Death Music Myself Summer
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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Inspirational Mindset Music Myself Song Try Writing
I believe that music is God’s voice.
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Believe God Music Myself Voice
I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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Curse Myself Thinking Word
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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Advancement Article Career Goodness Myself Thinking
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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Concert Fright Hell Live Myself Stage
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Experience Joy Music Myself Pain People Result Sadness Youth
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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Best Love Myself World
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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Day Morning Myself Wake Up Writing
Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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Better Help Vibration
I get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
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Favorite Myself People Song Voice
I have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands.
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Feeling Guide Hands Music Myself
I play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
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Instrument Music Myself Piano Play
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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Deep Easy Greatness Innovation Listening Meditation Spiritual Time Yourself
I hate those old falsettos, I really do, and it’s embarrassing since I’ve grown up.
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Embarrassment Growth Myself Old
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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Expression Feeling Honesty Lying Myself Song
Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
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Experience Music Myself People Sex Thinking
You’re called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
BRIAN WILSON

Genius Life People Yourself

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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