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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 was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.
Brian Wilson
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I hate those old falsettos, I really do, and it's embarrassing since I've grown up.
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I was very, very surprised. I never thought I would be that loved or respected.
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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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You don't really know what to believe until the Government denies 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 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 play piano all the time. I'm always at my piano, playing music.
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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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All of us have the privilege of making music that helps and heals - to make music that makes people happier, stronger and kinder. Don't forget: music is God's voice.
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I met Paul in 1967, Ringo in 1985, and I saw George Harrison in a nightclub somewhere in L. A. I never met John.
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You're called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.
Brian Wilson
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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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Dennis surfed. I couldn't surf. I never learned how.
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A voice or a song can be so comforting to someone who really needs it.
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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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I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
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If you should ever leave me Though life would still go on, believe me The world could show nothing to me So what good would livin' do me God only knows what I'd be without you…
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We wanted to bring some love to the world. I thought we were good at doing that. Bringin' love to the world.
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Love and mercy that's what you need tonight. Love and mercy to you and your friends tonight.
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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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Did I suffer from depression? Yes, a little, from time to time. Yes. … I'm not as depressed as I was. I get depressed now and then but not very much anymore. … At the height of it it was just God-awful. It was really bad.
Brian Wilson