You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
BRIAN WILSONI have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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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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’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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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’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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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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The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
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I hate those old falsettos, I really do, and it’s embarrassing since I’ve grown up.
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I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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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 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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Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.
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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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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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