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.
BRIAN WILSONI always do get a little bit paranoid when I get a lot of attention. But I get used to it.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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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 like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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I think in terms of emotions. And feelings. So sometimes what I say may not always be clear. But creatively, there’s a lot to be said for that way of thinking.
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I play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
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I earned my famous name.
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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’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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Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.
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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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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 have stage fright every single concert I’ve ever done. I have at least four or five minutes of it. It’s absolute living hell.
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You know Chuck, Buddy, and Elvis paved the road The roots are deep inside us It’s the rhythm in our soul.
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I get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
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People are part of my music. A lot of my songs are the result of emotional experiences, sadness, pain, joy, and exultation in nature and sunshine and so on…like ‘California Girls’ which was a hymn to youth.
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