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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.

Brian Wilson

I believe that music is God’s voice.
BRIAN WILSON

Believe God Music Myself Voice
I get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
BRIAN WILSON

Favorite Myself People Song Voice
I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
BRIAN WILSON

Financial Life Luck Myself Security
You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
BRIAN WILSON

Believe Government Yourself
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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Concept Influence Inspirational Myself
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Break Doctor Happiness Life Myself Nervous Program
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Myself Past Success
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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Auditory Death Dreams Myself Voice Worst
I’m just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood – but not very often.
BRIAN WILSON

Children Myself Person Reality Retreat Talk
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Deep Easy Greatness Innovation Listening Meditation Spiritual Time Yourself
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Concert Fright Hell Live Myself Stage
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.
BRIAN WILSON

God Hard Myself Thinking Trip Wonder
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Head Ideas Myself Satisfaction Song Sound
Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I’m finished with it.
BRIAN WILSON

Children Craze Death Music Myself Summer
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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Experience Joy Music Myself Pain People Result Sadness Youth
You know Chuck, Buddy, and Elvis paved the road The roots are deep inside us It’s the rhythm in our soul.
BRIAN WILSON

Ourselves Pave Rhythm Road Soul
I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
BRIAN WILSON

Curse Myself Thinking Word
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 WILSON

Clear Creativity Emotion Myself Term Thinking
I hate those old falsettos, I really do, and it’s embarrassing since I’ve grown up.
BRIAN WILSON

Embarrassment Growth Myself Old
I have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands.
BRIAN WILSON

Feeling Guide Hands Music Myself
You’re called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
BRIAN WILSON

Genius Life People Yourself
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Deal Function Hard Life Love Myself Present
Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.
BRIAN WILSON

Fun Goodness Happiness Summer Sunshine
I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
BRIAN WILSON

Listening Music Myself Station
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 WILSON

Inspirational Mindset Music Myself Song Try Writing
Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
BRIAN WILSON

Better Help Vibration
I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
BRIAN WILSON

Genius Hard Work Man Myself

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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