I earned my famous name.
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.
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So it’s 1976 and we’re still riding on our past success. I mean I’ve gone on like that for I don’t know how long.
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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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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’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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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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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 think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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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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I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
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I have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands.
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I’m happy; I’m a happy person.
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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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I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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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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Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of ‘That Lucky Old Sun’ was inspired by ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ – not influenced, but inspired.
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