Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of ‘That Lucky Old Sun’ was inspired by ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ – not influenced, but inspired.
BRIAN WILSONSurfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I’m finished with it.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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I’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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You know Chuck, Buddy, and Elvis paved the road The roots are deep inside us It’s the rhythm in our soul.
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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 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 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 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’ve never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
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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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I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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Love and mercy that’s what you need tonight. Love and mercy to you and your friends tonight.
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I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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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 was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
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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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Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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