Quotes by Brian Wilson

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Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for being the multi-tasking leader and co-founder of the Beach Boys. After signing with Capitol Records in 1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group. Because of his unorthodox approaches to song composition and arrangement and mastery of recording techniques, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and influential creative forces in popular music by critics and musicians alike.
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I consider myself to be a crusader of love. I try to spread love around the world as best I can because I know I have a handle on love.

Brian Wilson

To wear a floral shirt is an experience.

Brian Wilson

You want to know my real pleasure? Food. I love chocolate. I can't get enough chocolate. I can't help it. But my biggest pleasure of all is exercise. I really get off on exercise.

Brian Wilson

The Beach Boys have always been a part of the '60s spectrum, with The Beatles and that kind of thing. They were a part of the music business like everyone else. And they did quite well as a singing group, and I finished a lot of good records, and I'm...

Brian Wilson

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.

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.

Brian Wilson

The keyboard is my whole life. My life is centered around either sitting at my keyboard or driving my car. Those are the two most important things, more than anything else. Being at my keyboard, it's the happiest time for me.

Brian Wilson

My mother used to tell me about vibrations. I didn't really understand too much of what that meant when I was just a boy. To think that invisible feelings, invisible vibrations existed scared me to death.

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Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.

Brian Wilson

You know what? I'm not always in a positive, happy place. But I'm able to concentrate enough to come up with a really good song.

Brian Wilson

Any article's good. Long as it's publicity, I think that's all that matters. I think it's advancement for my career.

Brian Wilson

I earned my famous name.

Brian Wilson

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.

Brian Wilson

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.

Brian Wilson

I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.

Brian Wilson

First of all, I want people to understand that I'm here to create for them. To create music for people so they'll know that I'm a source of love. And they can depend on my name.

Brian Wilson

Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rhapsody in Blue' - not influenced, but inspired.

Brian Wilson

If you're going to write a song, try to get together with a collaborator because it's better to write with collaborators.

Brian Wilson

There's no outdoing The Beatles.

Brian Wilson

It's like when a guy gets a divorce from his wife. You part ways. That's what I did with The Beach Boys.

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Author Bio

  • NameBrian Wilson
  • DescriptionAmerican musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
  • AliasesBrian Douglas Wilson
  • BornJune 20, 1942
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Singer-songwriter; Composer; Songwriter
  • AwardsMusiCares Person Of The Year