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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

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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Inspirational Mindset Music Myself Song Try Writing
I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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Listening Music Myself Station
I’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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Happiness Myself Person
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
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 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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Expression Feeling Honesty Lying Myself Song
I meditate and I also think about meditation. Which is funny. I think about Maharishi, about just the idea of meditating. It gives me something.
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Ideas Meditation Myself Spiritual Thinking
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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Head Ideas Myself Satisfaction Song Sound
I’ve never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
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Money Myself Note Simplicity Thinking Word Writing
Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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Better Help Vibration
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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Change Myself Operation Reason Right Sex Time
I believe that music is God’s voice.
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Believe God Music Myself Voice
I play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
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Instrument Music Myself Piano Play
I can write songs, I’ve had songs in movies, but I can’t compose film scores, you know?
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Movie Myself Song Writing Yourself
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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Depression Head Mental Myself Sick Understand Voice
I earned my famous name.
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Fame Famous Myself Name

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