I think I'm a vocal genius, not a musical genius. I like background vocals. I consider myself a voice, not a singer. A voice is a sound, and singing is what you do with that sound.
Interpretation
Brian Wilson distinguishes between being a 'voice,' which conveys sound, and being a 'singer,' which involves the technique of singing.
In this quote, Brian Wilson expresses his unique perspective on his artistry, emphasizing that his strength lies in his vocal abilities rather than traditional singing skills. He identifies himself more with the concept of 'voice' as a medium of expression rather than adhering to the expectations of being a conventional singer, highlighting the difference between producing sound and the art of singing itself.
In practice
A music workshop focused on vocal exploration could use this quote to inspire participants.
Creative non-fiction is such a liberating genre because it allows the non-fiction writer, whether he or she be journalist or essayist, to use all of the techniques of the fiction writer and all of the ideas, creative approaches, that fiction writers get a chance to use, but they have to use it in a true story.
A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame and money, but even... without any hope of doing it well.
Performance has to be mainstream art. This is what I'm fighting for.
I am interested in mathematics only as a creative art.
When I was in Cambridge reading mathematics, I went to Amsterdam for the International Mathematics Congress. There I saw M.C. Escher's fascinating work. That inspired me to try my hand at drawing such impossibilities.
Self-portraiture is something one should never get involved in, since it is wrong to lie even though one endeavours to tell the truth.
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