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.
BRIAN WILSONAny article’s good. Long as it’s publicity, I think that’s all that matters. I think it’s advancement for my career.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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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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 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 think in terms of emotions. And feelings. So sometimes what I say may not always be clear. But creatively, there’s a lot to be said for that way of thinking.
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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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I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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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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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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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’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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I get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
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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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I have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands.
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I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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