Brian Wilson famous quotes

03-25-2025

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.
-- Brian Wilson

#Thinking #Feelings #May
I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
-- Brian Wilson

#Believe #Feels Right #Stills
Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.
-- Brian Wilson

#Summer #Beach #Fun
The only reason I'd ever get a sex change operation is to see what it's like to be right all the time.
-- Brian Wilson

#Sex #Funny Women #Reason
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.
-- Brian Wilson

#Done #Four #Hell
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

#Thinking #Careers #Long
I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
-- Brian Wilson

#Lucky #Whole Life
I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
-- Brian Wilson

#Thinking #Cursing #Bunch
I play piano all the time. I'm always at my piano, playing music.
-- Brian Wilson

#Play #Piano #Playing Music
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.
-- Brian Wilson

#Thinking #Ideas #Giving
I listen to oldies but goodies stations, '60s and '70s music.
-- Brian Wilson

#Oldies
I like the piano - I'm always about 15 feet away from a piano.
-- Brian Wilson

#Piano #Feet
I always do get a little bit paranoid when I get a lot of attention. But I get used to it.
-- Brian Wilson

#Attention #Littles #Used
Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rhapsody in Blue' - not influenced, but inspired.
-- Brian Wilson

#Blue #Lucky #Sun
I can write songs, I've had songs in movies, but I can't compose film scores, you know?
-- Brian Wilson

#Song #Writing #Film
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

#Trying #World #Spread
I get off on hearing other people's voices. I like voices: they're my favourite things on records.
-- Brian Wilson

#Voice #People #Records
I earned my famous name.
-- Brian Wilson

#Names
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

#Song #Morning #Writing
The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
-- Brian Wilson

#Idols #Rolling #Stones
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

#Song #Writing #Trying
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

#Easier #Function #Deals
I'm not a genius. I'm just a hard-working guy.
-- Brian Wilson

#Hard Work #Guy #Genius
I'm just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood - but not very often.
-- Brian Wilson

#Real #Shy #Kind
I'd earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
-- Brian Wilson

#Dollars #Vote #Enough
I wanted to emulate Bob Flanagan, the high voice in the 'Four Freshmen.' I wanted to sing high like he did.
-- Brian Wilson

#Voice #Four #Bob
I'm happy; I'm a happy person.
-- Brian Wilson

#Happy Person #Persons

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