--- title: "2 Brian Quotes By Matthew Sweet" description: "2 Brian quotes by Matthew Sweet. Plus more from Matthew Sweet and more Brian sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/matthew-sweet-20573_after_they-said-if-we-put-you-in-first-class-w_479026.png" --- > [They said, 'If we put you in first class with Brian, will you do it?' So I flew after not having flown in eight years. If there's one person who doesn't like flying as much as me, it's Brian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/they-said-if-we-put-you-in-first-class-with-brian-will-you-do-it-so-i/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/matthew-sweet-20573_after_they-said-if-we-put-you-in-first-class-w_479026.png) > [I went to a rare live Van Dyke show and met him there. And then he came to a show of mine and we spoke back stage. The third time was at Brian Wilson's birthday party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/i-went-to-a-rare-live-van-dyke-show-and-met-him-there-and-then-he/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/584/matthew-sweet-20573_birthday_i-went-to-a-rare-live-van-dyke-show-and_2450633.png) ## Other authors on Brian ## More by Matthew Sweet > [In a world that's ugly and a lie, it's hard to even want to try.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/in-a-world-that-s-ugly-and-a-lie-it-s-hard-to-even-want-to-try/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [They said, 'If we put you in first class with Brian, will you do it?' So I flew after not having flown in eight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/they-said-if-we-put-you-in-first-class-with-brian-will-you-do-it-so-i/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [He wanted to play accordion on something of mine and I said you can play accordion, but I want you to play piano and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/he-wanted-to-play-accordion-on-something-of-mine-and-i-said-you-can/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [Wavering and burning like a golden lie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/wavering-and-burning-like-a-golden-lie/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [First off, I don't want anyone to think I'm this huge thing in Japan. Every group from here that's made any records over any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/first-off-i-don-t-want-anyone-to-think-i-m-this-huge-thing-in-japan/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [When I go to Japan and do shows I play for 1,000 to 1,500 people. I like a lot about Japan. Their popular culture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/when-i-go-to-japan-and-do-shows-i-play-for-1-000-to-1-500-people-i/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [He helped make Living Things even more crazy than I wanted it to be. He added old-fashioned piano and classical folk music - that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/he-helped-make-living-things-even-more-crazy-than-i-wanted-it-to-be/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [There are things that I value now that I didn't when I first went over there, like Zen Buddhism, which has become part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/there-are-things-that-i-value-now-that-i-didn-t-when-i-first-went/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [More labels should be like that. Instead of putting these records out myself, I should have just signed with them, but they probably don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/more-labels-should-be-like-that-instead-of-putting-these-records-out/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [Girlfriend and 100 Percent Fun were my two peeks, around '92 and '96. The reality is that the times I had the most media…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/girlfriend-and-100-percent-fun-were-my-two-peeks-around-92-and-96-the/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [I have more perspective now, and am happier now. It's not that I don't want success, but I now know I can have success…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/i-have-more-perspective-now-and-am-happier-now-it-s-not-that-i-don-t/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [You know that they're not just into it for the moment, they really care about it and value it over time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/you-know-that-they-re-not-just-into-it-for-the-moment-they-really/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [The summer of 2002 at the Wilson birthday party I met Van Dyke again and I made plans to have dinner with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/the-summer-of-2002-at-the-wilson-birthday-party-i-met-van-dyke-again/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [So it helped me to just let go of all my tensions and feelings about that world and say 'OK, this is for my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/so-it-helped-me-to-just-let-go-of-all-my-tensions-and-feelings-about/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) > [I wanted Kimi to be a Japanese record with a Japanese title. I wanted it to be for them. They appreciate things on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-sweet/i-wanted-kimi-to-be-a-japanese-record-with-a-japanese-title-i-wanted/) [Matthew Sweet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-sweet/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brian/matthew-sweet/#itemlist", "name": "2 Brian Quotes By Matthew Sweet", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "They said, 'If we put you in first class with Brian, will you do it?' So I flew after not having flown in eight years. 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