I get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
BRIAN WILSONIf you’re going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it’s better to write with collaborators.
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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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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You’re called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
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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’ve never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
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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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The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
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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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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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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’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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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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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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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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