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Pop music has been exhausted....

Pop music has been exhausted. The innocence has been exhausted. I think we've lost the ability to be blown away by music.

Brian Wilson 64 quotes

I would listen to Little Rich...

I would listen to Little Richard and Fats Domino and Chuck Berry, and I would listen to how they played their riffs, and after I taught myself that, I taught myself to play my own kind of stuff.

Brian Wilson 64 quotes

There's no outdoing The Beatl...

There's no outdoing The Beatles.

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I earned my famous name. ...

I earned my famous name.

Brian Wilson 64 quotes

Probably not much of a song l...

Probably not much of a song left in me, you know, if any, because I've written so many, some 250 songs or 300 or whatever it is.

Brian Wilson 64 quotes

I have to tell you that J.S. ...

I have to tell you that J.S. Bach was easily the greatest musical innovator in the history of the world. He was so advanced for his time. There's a spiritual depth to his music. You can listen to it and it's like meditation.

Brian Wilson 64 quotes

Every now and then I hear voi...

Every now and then I hear voices in my head, but not very clear. I can't understand what they are saying. It's a mental illness. I have been diagnosed as a manic depressive.

Brian Wilson 64 quotes

I think in terms of emotions....

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 64 quotes

My mother used to tell me abo...

My mother used to tell me about vibrations. I didn't really understand too much of what that meant when I was just a boy. To think that invisible feelings, invisible vibrations existed scared me to death.

Brian Wilson 64 quotes

I think I'm a vocal genius, n...

I think I'm a vocal genius, not a musical genius. I like background vocals. I consider myself a voice, not a singer. A voice is a sound, and singing is what you do with that sound.

Brian Wilson 64 quotes

I can write songs, I've had s...

I can write songs, I've had songs in movies, but I can't compose film scores, you know?

Brian Wilson 64 quotes

You want to know my real plea...

You want to know my real pleasure? Food. I love chocolate. I can't get enough chocolate. I can't help it. But my biggest pleasure of all is exercise. I really get off on exercise.

Brian Wilson 64 quotes

Don't get married until you'r...

Don't get married until you're certain that you're marrying the right girl. How did I know my wife was the one? I'd seen her for a couple of months. I liked her. She was a very creative person and she had a very good grip on politics and business.

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I always do get a little bit ...

I always do get a little bit paranoid when I get a lot of attention. But I get used to it.

Brian Wilson 64 quotes

I listen to oldies but goodie...

I listen to oldies but goodies stations, '60s and '70s music.

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I play piano all the time. I'...

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

Brian Wilson 64 quotes

I wake up in the morning and ...

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 64 quotes

Any article's good. Long as i...

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 64 quotes

First of all, I want people t...

First of all, I want people to understand that I'm here to create for them. To create music for people so they'll know that I'm a source of love. And they can depend on my name.

Brian Wilson 64 quotes

If you're going to write a so...

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 64 quotes

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