Brian Wilson Quotes - Page 2

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.

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.

I have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I'll have my feelings guide my hands.

I earned my famous name.

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.

Chuck Norris has been known to throw a baseball 100 mph. I've been known to throw Chuck Norris 100 mph.

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.

All of the artists did such a beautiful job I can’t thank them enough. I’m just honored that 'God Only Knows' was chosen. 'God Only Knows' is a very special song. An extremely spiritual song and one of the best I’ve ever written.

You're called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.

You know Chuck, Buddy, and Elvis paved the road The roots are deep inside us It's the rhythm in our soul.

I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.

I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.

I get off on hearing other people's voices. I like voices: they're my favourite things on records.

I'd earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.

The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.

I met Paul in 1967, Ringo in 1985, and I saw George Harrison in a nightclub somewhere in L. A. I never met John.

I play piano all the time. I'm always at my piano, playing music.

If you're going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it's better to write with collaborators.

I like the piano - I'm always about 15 feet away from a piano.

Any article's good. Long as it's publicity, I think that's all that matters. I think it's advancement for my career.

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

There's nothing greater than a girl.... Well a kid, your daughter, but that's a girl too.

Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I'm finished with it.

I hate those old falsettos, I really do, and it's embarrassing since I've grown up.

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.