I get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
BRIAN WILSONThe Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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 still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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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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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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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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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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I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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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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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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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
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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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Love and mercy that’s what you need tonight. Love and mercy to you and your friends tonight.
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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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There’s nothing greater than a girl…. Well a kid, your daughter, but that’s a girl too.
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