Zitat des Tages von Brian Wilson:
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.
If you're going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it's better to write with collaborators.
It's like when a guy gets a divorce from his wife. You part ways. That's what I did with The Beach Boys.
I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.
When I can't write, it depresses me.
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.
I earned my famous name.
I'm not a genius. I'm just a hard-working guy.
The audiences in the U.K. like me more than in America.
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.
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 meditate and I also think about meditation. Which is funny. I think about Maharishi, about just the idea of meditating. It gives me something.
I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
You know, Rolling Stones songs all sound kind of the same.
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.
Politics goes in one ear and out the other. I don't even know the president's name for sure. That's how stupid I am.
Any article's good. Long as it's publicity, I think that's all that matters. I think it's advancement for my career.
The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.
What in the world is a hangover cure?
I wanted to emulate Bob Flanagan, the high voice in the 'Four Freshmen.' I wanted to sing high like he did.
My brother Carl taught me how to play bass. I'm a self-taught keyboard player, though - I figured out our harmonies at the piano.
I think I need the demons in order to write, but the demons have gone. It bothers me a lot. I've tried and tried, but I just can't seem to find a melody.
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.