Brian Wilson quotes
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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 still believe that something is right only when it feels right.”
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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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“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 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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“Any article's good. Long as it's publicity, I think that's all that matters. I think it's advancement for my career.”
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“I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.”
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“I play piano all the time. I'm always at my piano, playing music.”
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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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“I listen to oldies but goodies stations, '60s and '70s music.”
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“I like the piano - I'm always about 15 feet away from a piano.”
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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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“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 can write songs, I've had songs in movies, but I can't compose film scores, you know?”
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“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.”
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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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“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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“The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.”
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“If you're going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it's better to write with collaborators.”
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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.”
-- Brian WilsonSource : "Larry King Live" Interview, August 20, 2004.
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“I'm not a genius. I'm just a hard-working guy.”
-- Brian WilsonSource : Domenic Priore, Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks (2005). “Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson's Lost Masterpiece”, p.73, Omnibus Press
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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'd earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.”
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“I wanted to emulate Bob Flanagan, the high voice in the 'Four Freshmen.' I wanted to sing high like he did.”
-- Brian Wilson
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