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.
BRIAN WILSONJ.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.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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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’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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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’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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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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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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I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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Every now and then I hear voices in my head, but not very clear. I can’t understand what they are saying. It’s a mental illness. I have been diagnosed as a manic depressive.
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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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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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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.
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