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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.

Brian Wilson

I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
BRIAN WILSON

Believe Feeling Myself Right
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Expression Feeling Honesty Lying Myself Song
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Artist Beautiful Best Job Myself Thinking Writing
I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
BRIAN WILSON

Financial Life Luck Myself Security
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Ideas Meditation Myself Spiritual Thinking
If there’s not love present, it’s much, much harder to function. When there’s love present, it’s easier to deal with life.
BRIAN WILSON

Deal Function Hard Life Love Myself Present
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 WILSON

Deep Easy Greatness Innovation Listening Meditation Spiritual Time Yourself
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

Myself Past Success
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Experience Joy Music Myself Pain People Result Sadness Youth
Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of ‘That Lucky Old Sun’ was inspired by ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ – not influenced, but inspired.
BRIAN WILSON

Concept Influence Inspirational Myself
I can write songs, I’ve had songs in movies, but I can’t compose film scores, you know?
BRIAN WILSON

Movie Myself Song Writing Yourself
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.
BRIAN WILSON

God Hard Myself Thinking Trip Wonder
You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
BRIAN WILSON

Believe Government Yourself
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Concert Fright Hell Live Myself Stage
I always do get a little bit paranoid when I get a lot of attention. But I get used to it.
BRIAN WILSON

Attention Fear Myself
Any article’s good. Long as it’s publicity, I think that’s all that matters. I think it’s advancement for my career.
BRIAN WILSON

Advancement Article Career Goodness Myself Thinking

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