Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of ‘That Lucky Old Sun’ was inspired by ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ – not influenced, but inspired.
BRIAN WILSONI’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
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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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I believe that music is God’s voice.
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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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I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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I earned my famous name.
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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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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 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 still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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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’m just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood – but not very often.
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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
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