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I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.

Brian Wilson

I get off on hearing other people’s voices. I like voices: they’re my favourite things on records.
BRIAN WILSON

Favorite Myself People Song Voice
I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
BRIAN WILSON

Curse Myself Thinking Word
You know Chuck, Buddy, and Elvis paved the road The roots are deep inside us It’s the rhythm in our soul.
BRIAN WILSON

Ourselves Pave Rhythm Road Soul
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Deep Easy Greatness Innovation Listening Meditation Spiritual Time Yourself
I can write songs, I’ve had songs in movies, but I can’t compose film scores, you know?
BRIAN WILSON

Movie Myself Song Writing Yourself
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Head Ideas Myself Satisfaction Song Sound
I’m just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood – but not very often.
BRIAN WILSON

Children Myself Person Reality Retreat Talk
You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
BRIAN WILSON

Believe Government Yourself
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Depression Head Mental Myself Sick Understand Voice
Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I’m finished with it.
BRIAN WILSON

Children Craze Death Music Myself Summer
I earned my famous name.
BRIAN WILSON

Fame Famous Myself Name
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 WILSON

Break Doctor Happiness Life Myself Nervous Program
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Artist Beautiful Best Job Myself Thinking Writing
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Day Morning Myself Wake Up Writing
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Myself Past Success
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.
BRIAN WILSON

Deal Function Hard Life Love Myself Present

I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.

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