I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
BRIAN WILSONI earned my famous name.
More Brian Wilson Quotes
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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.
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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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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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I earned my famous name.
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The only reason I’d ever get a sex change operation is to see what it’s like to be right all the time.
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I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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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 think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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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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I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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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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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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I play piano all the time. I’m always at my piano, playing music.
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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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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.
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I’d earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
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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 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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You don’t really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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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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Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.
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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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I can write songs, I’ve had songs in movies, but I can’t compose film scores, you know?
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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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Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I’m finished with it.
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I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
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