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 WILSONSo 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.
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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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’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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I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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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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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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Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
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I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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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 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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Any article’s good. Long as it’s publicity, I think that’s all that matters. I think it’s advancement for my career.
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I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
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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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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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