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 WILSONI 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.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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If there’s not love present, it’s much, much harder to function. When there’s love present, it’s easier to deal with life.
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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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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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Love and mercy that’s what you need tonight. Love and mercy to you and your friends tonight.
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I believe that music is God’s voice.
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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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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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I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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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 like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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I get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
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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 earned my famous name.
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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 was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
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