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title: "3 Brian Quotes By Dennis Wilson"
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> [Brian was the oldest, I was in the middle and Carl was the baby. I was the troublemaker. Brian got great grades…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/brian-was-the-oldest-i-was-in-the-middle-and-carl-was-the-baby-i-was/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff6/dennis-wilson-28893_baby_brian-was-the-oldest-i-was-in-the-middle_2634521.png)

> [Because of the attitude of a few mental dinosaurs intent on exploiting our initial success, Brian's huge talent has never been fully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/because-of-the-attitude-of-a-few-mental-dinosaurs-intent-on/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/688/dennis-wilson-28893_america_because-of-the-attitude-of-a-few-mental_2784214.jpg)

> [My mom had to beg the guys to let me play. I couldn't even play the drums right - Brian had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/my-mom-had-to-beg-the-guys-to-let-me-play-i-couldn-t-even-play-the/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dd/dennis-wilson-28893_brian_my-mom-had-to-beg-the-guys-to-let-me-pla_3139998.png)

## Other authors on Brian

## More by Dennis Wilson

> [The greatest success in life is to feel I’m something for someone; the feeling of falling in love, the newness of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/the-greatest-success-in-life-is-to-feel-i-m-something-for-someone-the/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [ \[in the sleeve notes for The Beach Boys 1964 album, "All Summer Long"\] They say I live a fast life. Maybe I just like… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/in-the-sleeve-notes-for-the-beach-boys-1964-album-all-summer-long/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [There will always be a Beach Boys. Being a Beach Boy is like being in love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/there-will-always-be-a-beach-boys-being-a-beach-boy-is-like-being-in/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [The one thing that kept our family together was the music. The only thing that our family would share emotionally was to have our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/the-one-thing-that-kept-our-family-together-was-the-music-the-only/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [All I need is a big surfboard and a piano.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/all-i-need-is-a-big-surfboard-and-a-piano/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [If there wasn't The Beach Boys and there wasn't music, I wouldn't even talk to them. But through the music I fell in love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/if-there-wasn-t-the-beach-boys-and-there-wasn-t-music-i-wouldn-t-even/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [I can tell you the day The Beach Boys will no longer exist - never. We'll be on stage in wheelchairs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/i-can-tell-you-the-day-the-beach-boys-will-no-longer-exist-never-we/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [Everything that I am or will ever be is in the music. If you want to know me, just listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/everything-that-i-am-or-will-ever-be-is-in-the-music-if-you-want-to/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [I made a dollar a day sweeping a laundry out. Then we made a record that was number two in Los Angeles. We got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/i-made-a-dollar-a-day-sweeping-a-laundry-out-then-we-made-a-record/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [On the beach, you can live in bliss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/on-the-beach-you-can-live-in-bliss/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [Loneliness is a very special place, Silently silently you touch my face](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/loneliness-is-a-very-special-place-silently-silently-you-touch-my-face/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [They say I live a fast life. Maybe I just like a fast life. I wouldn't give it up for anything in the world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/they-say-i-live-a-fast-life-maybe-i-just-like-a-fast-life-i-wouldn-t/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [Brian was the oldest, I was in the middle and Carl was the baby. I was the troublemaker. Brian got great grades and Carl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/brian-was-the-oldest-i-was-in-the-middle-and-carl-was-the-baby-i-was/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [The thing I wonder about is where does Brian's creative spark come from? Not his subjects or anything, but his spark. What makes it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/the-thing-i-wonder-about-is-where-does-brian-s-creative-spark-come/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

> [My dad was a tyrant. He used to physically beat the crap out of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-wilson/my-dad-was-a-tyrant-he-used-to-physically-beat-the-crap-out-of-us/)

[Dennis Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-wilson/)

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