Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of ‘That Lucky Old Sun’ was inspired by ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ – not influenced, but inspired.
BRIAN WILSONI hate those old falsettos, I really do, and it’s embarrassing since I’ve grown up.
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Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.
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I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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I’m not a genius. I’m just a hard-working guy.
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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.
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I sit and I write automatically. I don’t really try to write. My subconscious mind takes over and writes the songs for me. Songs come very easily for me. When I’m inspired, it takes me 20 minutes to write a song.
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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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I believe that music is God’s voice.
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I like the piano – I’m always about 15 feet away from a piano.
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I listen to oldies but goodies stations, ’60s and ’70s music.
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