Love and mercy that’s what you need tonight. Love and mercy to you and your friends tonight.
BRIAN WILSONI’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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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I play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
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I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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Any article’s good. Long as it’s publicity, I think that’s all that matters. I think it’s advancement for my career.
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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 think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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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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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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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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Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.
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You’re called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
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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 can write songs, I’ve had songs in movies, but I can’t compose film scores, you know?
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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.
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There’s nothing greater than a girl…. Well a kid, your daughter, but that’s a girl too.
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