Explore Quotes by 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.

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, but I just can't seem to find a melody.

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

The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.

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

I'm happy; I'm a happy person.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a hard-working guy.

I'm just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood - but not very often.

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.

I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.

I'd earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.

I wanted to emulate Bob Flanagan, the high voice in the 'Four Freshmen.' I wanted to sing high like he did.

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

I wake up in the morning and I say 'Ahh! Today's the day for a song! I'm going to write a song today!' And I do. I write a song.

I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.

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.

I play piano all the time. I'm always at my piano, playing music.

I like the piano - I'm always about 15 feet away from a piano.

I listen to oldies but goodies stations, '60s and '70s music.

I get off on hearing other people's voices. I like voices: they're my favourite things on records.

I can write songs, I've had songs in movies, but I can't compose film scores, you know?