Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of ‘That Lucky Old Sun’ was inspired by ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ – not influenced, but inspired.
BRIAN WILSONThe only reason I’d ever get a sex change operation is to see what it’s like to be right all the time.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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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Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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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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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 believe that music is God’s voice.
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I’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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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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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’re called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
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Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I’m finished with 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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