I’ve never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
BRIAN WILSONI 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.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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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Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.
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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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Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.
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Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I’m finished with 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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The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
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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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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 always do get a little bit paranoid when I get a lot of attention. But I get used to it.
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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 can write songs, I’ve had songs in movies, but I can’t compose film scores, you know?
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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 just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood – but not very often.
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I believe that music is God’s voice.
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