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.
BRIAN WILSONI can write songs, I’ve had songs in movies, but I can’t compose film scores, you know?
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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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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I believe that music is God’s voice.
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I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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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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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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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’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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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 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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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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There’s nothing greater than a girl…. Well a kid, your daughter, but that’s a girl too.
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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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If you’re going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it’s better to write with collaborators.
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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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