I get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
BRIAN WILSONYou don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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I can write songs, I’ve had songs in movies, but I can’t compose film scores, you know?
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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.
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Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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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 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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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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I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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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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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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The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
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I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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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 earned my famous name.
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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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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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