I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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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 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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I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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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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Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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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 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 don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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If there’s not love present, it’s much, much harder to function. When there’s love present, it’s easier to deal with life.
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I always do get a little bit paranoid when I get a lot of attention. But I get used to it.
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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 was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
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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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