Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of ‘That Lucky Old Sun’ was inspired by ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ – not influenced, but inspired.
BRIAN WILSONI meditate and I also think about meditation. Which is funny. I think about Maharishi, about just the idea of meditating. It gives me something.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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.
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I earned my famous name.
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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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The only reason I’d ever get a sex change operation is to see what it’s like to be right all the time.
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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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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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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 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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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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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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I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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I get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
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I believe that music is God’s voice.
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I sit and I write automatically. I don’t really try to write. My subconscious mind takes over and writes the songs for me. Songs come very easily for me. When I’m inspired, it takes me 20 minutes to write a song.
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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 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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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.
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I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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I play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
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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 hate those old falsettos, I really do, and it’s embarrassing since I’ve grown up.
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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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