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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.

Brian Wilson

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.
BRIAN WILSON

Day Morning Myself Wake Up Writing
I’m just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood – but not very often.
BRIAN WILSON

Children Myself Person Reality Retreat Talk
Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
BRIAN WILSON

Experience Music Myself People Sex Thinking
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
You’re called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
BRIAN WILSON

Genius Life People Yourself
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
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
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Clear Creativity Emotion Myself Term Thinking
Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
BRIAN WILSON

Better Help Vibration
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Best Love Myself World
I’m doing good. I’ve had a slight nervous breakdown in the ’60s. I got through that. And I got through the ’70s. And I was in a doctor’s program during the ’80s and then I met Melinda and we’ve been together ever since. I’ve got a happy life.
BRIAN WILSON

Break Doctor Happiness Life Myself Nervous Program
The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
BRIAN WILSON

Idol Music Myself
I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
BRIAN WILSON

Listening Music Myself Station
I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
BRIAN WILSON

Enough Money Myself Old Time Vote
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 have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands.
BRIAN WILSON

Feeling Guide Hands Music Myself

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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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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