Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson
Brian Douglas Wilsonis 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth20 June 1942
CountryUnited States of America
There's nothing greater than a girl.... Well a kid, your daughter, but that's a girl too.
I've never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
Being single is like liking a Phil Spector record.
I'd earned over a million dollars by the time I was old enough to vote.
I have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I'll have my feelings guide my hands.
You don't really know what to believe until the Government denies it.
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, through force, will set the parameters of your life.
I earned my famous name.
I can write songs, I've had songs in movies, but I can't compose film scores, you know?
I have auditory hallucinations, I hear voices saying derogatory things, like I'm terrible and I'm going to die, and they're usually worse in the afternoon.
You know Chuck, Buddy, and Elvis paved the road. The roots are deep inside us, it's the rhythm in our soul.
I listen to oldies but goodies stations, '60s and '70s music.
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 Only Knows is a very special song. An extremely spiritual song and one of the best I’ve ever written.
I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.