I 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.
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 an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands.
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I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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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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The only reason I’d ever get a sex change operation is to see what it’s like to be right all the time.
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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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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 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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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 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 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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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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I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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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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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 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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