I’ve never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
BRIAN WILSONI earned my famous name.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
-
-
I’m just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood – but not very often.
BRIAN WILSON -
Any article’s good. Long as it’s publicity, I think that’s all that matters. I think it’s advancement for my career.
BRIAN WILSON -
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 -
I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
BRIAN WILSON -
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.
BRIAN WILSON -
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.
BRIAN WILSON -
I believe that music is God’s voice.
BRIAN WILSON -
You know Chuck, Buddy, and Elvis paved the road The roots are deep inside us It’s the rhythm in our soul.
BRIAN WILSON -
I earned my famous name.
BRIAN WILSON -
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 -
If you’re going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it’s better to write with collaborators.
BRIAN WILSON -
I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
BRIAN WILSON -
Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I’m finished with it.
BRIAN WILSON -
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 -
You’re called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
BRIAN WILSON