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
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.
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.
It's like when a guy gets a divorce from his wife. You part ways. That's what I did with The Beach Boys.
To wear a floral shirt is an experience.
I would listen to Little Richard and Fats Domino and Chuck Berry, and I would listen to how they played their riffs, and after I taught myself that, I taught myself to play my own kind of stuff.
We continued to utilize the branch, but we did not need all the offices that made up the five-story building.
Timothy White was the best friend an artist could ever have. The music business lost a true giant when we lost Timothy so suddenly.
You don't actually get money if you produce more power. You can zero out your bill. One of the guys on our tour hasn't had an electric bill for two years now.
I think in terms of emotions. And feelings. So sometimes what I say may not always be clear. But creatively, there's a lot to be said for that way of thinking.
I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.
Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.
Love and mercy that's what you need tonight. Love and mercy to you and your friends tonight.
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.
The only reason I'd ever get a sex change operation is to see what it's like to be right all the time.