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> [I'd earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/i-d-earned-over-a-million-dollars-by-the-time-i-was-old-enough-to-vote/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

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> [I earned my famous name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/i-earned-my-famous-name/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff4/brian-wilson-8420_earned_i-earned-my-famous-name-2906264_2906264.jpg)

## More by Brian Wilson

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/i-think-i-need-the-demons-in-order-to-write-but-the-demons-have-gone/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [“Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you'll suck forever.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/beware-the-lollipop-of-mediocrity-lick-it-once-and-you-ll-suck-forever/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [The idea of taking a song, envisioning the overall sound in my head and then bringing the arrangement to life in the studio...well, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/the-idea-of-taking-a-song-envisioning-the-overall-sound-in-my-head/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [I listen to oldies but goodies stations, '60s and '70s music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/i-listen-to-oldies-but-goodies-stations-60s-and-70s-music/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [You're called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/you-re-called-a-genius-by-people-and-then-your-whole-life-you-become/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [“I believe that music is God’s voice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/i-believe-that-music-is-god-s-voice/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [I met Paul in 1967, Ringo in 1985, and I saw George Harrison in a nightclub somewhere in L. A. I never met John.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/i-met-paul-in-1967-ringo-in-1985-and-i-saw-george-harrison-in-a/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/all-of-the-artists-did-such-a-beautiful-job-i-can-t-thank-them-enough/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [I would listen to Little Richard and Fats Domino and Chuck Berry, and I would listen to how they played their riffs, and after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/i-would-listen-to-little-richard-and-fats-domino-and-chuck-berry-and/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [You say how you feel, and songs don't lie. Songs are the most honest form of human expression there is--there's nothing that lies about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/you-say-how-you-feel-and-songs-don-t-lie-songs-are-the-most-honest/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/my-brother-carl-taught-me-how-to-play-bass-i-m-a-self-taught-keyboard/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [Freedom and Liberty cannot exist without Individual Responsibilty. Failure to exercise Individual Responsibilty forfeits your right to self-governance and delivers it to Government which,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/freedom-and-liberty-cannot-exist-without-individual-responsibilty/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [There's no outdoing The Beatles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/there-s-no-outdoing-the-beatles/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [I'm just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood - but not very often.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/i-m-just-a-shy-and-retreating-kind-of-person-sometimes-i-get-in-a/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

> [Being single is like liking a Phil Spector record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/being-single-is-like-liking-a-phil-spector-record/)

[Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/)

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