You know Chuck, Buddy, and Elvis paved the road The roots are deep inside us It’s the rhythm in our soul.
BRIAN WILSONThe 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.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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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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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There’s nothing greater than a girl…. Well a kid, your daughter, but that’s a girl too.
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I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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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 think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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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 play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
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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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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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Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.
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You’re called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
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The only reason I’d ever get a sex change operation is to see what it’s like to be right all the time.
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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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