I get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
BRIAN WILSONAll of the artists did such a beautiful job I can’t thank them enough. I’m just honored that ‘God Only Knows’ was chosen. ‘God Only Knows’ is a very special song. An extremely spiritual song and one of the best I’ve ever written.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
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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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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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Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
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All of the artists did such a beautiful job I can’t thank them enough. I’m just honored that ‘God Only Knows’ was chosen. ‘God Only Knows’ is a very special song. An extremely spiritual song and one of the best I’ve ever written.
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I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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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’ve never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
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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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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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There’s nothing greater than a girl…. Well a kid, your daughter, but that’s a girl too.
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I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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