Brian Wilson

“I have stage fright every single concert I've ever done. I have at least four or five minutes of it. It's absolute living hell.”

“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.”

“When I can't write, it depresses me.”

“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.”

“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 very proud of them.”

“Pop music has been exhausted. The innocence has been exhausted. I think we've lost the ability to be blown away by music.”

“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.”

“My brother Carl taught me how to play bass. I'm a self-taught keyboard player, though - I figured out our harmonies at the piano.”

“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.”

“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.”

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