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 WILSONEvery 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.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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If you’re going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it’s better to write with collaborators.
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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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There’s nothing greater than a girl…. Well a kid, your daughter, but that’s a girl too.
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I’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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I believe that music is God’s voice.
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I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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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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Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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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 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 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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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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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.
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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 earned my famous name.
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