Brian Wilson Of The Beach Boys Quotes & Sayings

Character is more important than any other leadership trait. — John Wooden

They'd made a plan, and so far everything was more or less going the way they'd hoped. The thought left Holden increasingly terrified. — James S.A. Corey

It's like when a guy gets a divorce from his wife. You part ways. That's what I did with The Beach Boys. — Brian Wilson

Time moved differently for us that spring: A string of long afternoons was as good as a year. — Karen Thompson Walker

I did not fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I cannot fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I am not his employer. I do not have such authority. And even if I did, I would never fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I love Brian Wilson. We are partners. He's my cousin by birth and my brother in music. — Mike Love

'SMiLE' is perhaps the Beach Boys' most legendary album. It was recorded in 1966 and 1967 but only saw a formal release in 2011. That's a long time to wait for what was said to be Brian Wilson's masterpiece. — Henry Rollins

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. — Brian Wilson

I don't really cook much. I'm more of a baker. My favorite things to bake that everybody loves, and I can only keep in the house for about ten minutes, are 7-Up cake and Pineapple Upside-Down cake. — Jada Pinkett Smith

A man is not completely born until he is dead. Why then should we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals, a new member added to their happy society? — Benjamin Franklin

You will be surprised how much punishment the human body can take, if there is enough will - or faith. — F. Sionil Jose

The original Beach Boys are Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, Mike Love, and Alan Jardine. — Mike Love

I remember being a teenager and being ashamed of my musical tastes, at least some of them. My Brian Wilson and Beach Boys fandom, which is as important to me as anything else, was almost like a porn stash. Hide that shit, someone's coming! You couldn't look like me and be black in West Philadelphia and love the Beach Boys the way I did. — Ahmir Questlove Thompson

Our inventions mirror our secret wishes. — Lawrence Durrell

Trouble was her default setting. — C.J. Daugherty

All who know their own minds know not their own hearts. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

The thinnest people on the planet are those who eat the most carbohydrates. — Neal Barnard

For a man, there's a big responsibility that comes with having a boy because men are made by their fathers. If you've got a good productive man around it's better. I have such a close relationship with my dad and that responsibility to produce a good man is something I think about. — Rafe Spall