I sit and I write automatically. I don't really try to write. My subconscious mind takes over and writes the songs for me. Songs come very easily for me. When I'm inspired, it takes me 20 minutes to write a song. — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
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. — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
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,… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
“Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you'll suck forever.” — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
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… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
You're called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part. — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
I met Paul in 1967, Ringo in 1985, and I saw George Harrison in a nightclub somewhere in L. A. I never met John. — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
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… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
I would listen to Little Richard and Fats Domino and Chuck Berry, and I would listen to how they played their riffs, and after… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
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… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
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. — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
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,… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
