I earned my famous name.
BRIAN WILSONIf there’s not love present, it’s much, much harder to function. When there’s love present, it’s easier to deal with life.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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I play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
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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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Love and mercy that’s what you need tonight. Love and mercy to you and your friends tonight.
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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 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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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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I’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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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 still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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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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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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I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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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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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’ve never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
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All of the artists did such a beautiful job I can’t thank them enough. I’m just honored that ‘God Only Knows’ was chosen. ‘God Only Knows’ is a very special song. An extremely spiritual song and one of the best I’ve ever written.
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I’m just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood – but not very often.
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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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Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of ‘That Lucky Old Sun’ was inspired by ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ – not influenced, but inspired.
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I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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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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I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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