I love Brian. Robert Smith of The Cure once said "Sometimes I get very depressed when it suddenly hits me and I think, what's the point of it all?" If you've written "Till I Die", Pet Sounds and all the rest, Brian has already reached spiritual ecstasy. Ordinary life I would imagine could be a lower frequency from which may be incredibly irritating. The highs he got from the music transcend the everyday. That's why he's never that interested in women, he's already had a higher buzz than sex, drugs, relationships. Nothing can equal the highs of a great song. And he's written the best of them, along with Mc Cartney and Lennon. Sure the acid changed him, but he knows he's reached the top of the mountain. Now he's at the bottom looking up, he's been to the moon.
"We did some spontaneous, crazy things" and his prime examples of 'crazy' are going to the grocery store and then heating up a can of sloppy joe and on another night, getting some ice cream! Wow. Those epic nights will undoubtedly go down in the pages of unbelievable rock & roll folklore.
+Scousecolonial - Well, the idea is to read/watch/listen to ALL of these re Brian Wilson. It will fall into place at that time. Simply put - Most artists, listeners, historians, etc. consider him to be the most talented pop-rock-classical artist of our generation(s). And the entire story is part tragedy and part triumph.
I honestly think Brian has Aspergers. I've been watching a lot of documentaries about him. With his genius and being so very sensitive it occurred to me that this condition wasn't even known back in the 60's. I absolutely mean no insult about this at all. I'm trying to better understand his life story. Having such an abusive father is even harder with a person who has Aspergers.
I completely agree with you. It's apparent in his earlier interviews and later ones. One of my family members works with people who have gone through trauma/abuse and said that some forms of PTSD can present symptoms of high-functioning autism. Brian's trauma from his upbringing could also be related. And yes, it's totally not an insult whatsoever. I actually know some musicians with autism and what's interesting is that they don't seem to mind not "fitting into a norm" and are much more likely to play music and write music as closely to the way they want to express it. For instance, one of these friends play clarinet at college in a band ensemble, and she is plays very much like Benny Goodman with a broad sound and a strong vibrato, even though she sticks out within the more french-style playing clarinet section. I think this perfectly describes Brian. He didn't want to fit in and he didn't care about standing out. If he wants accordion in a song, he's going to put in an accordion. I think that if he does have autism, it definitely added to his music.
+pmoyer50 Mike Love might have been a bit annoying.... but could have been worse....no one i perfect & everyone deserves human respect even if they are nit like You.
@@mr.sensitive9963 yeah I loved all I want to do, there's some obvious things that bug me about mike but hey we're all flawed and what a great bass voice, he also wrote badass lyrics, having said that I've always gone to Brian Wilson concerts because I'm a Brian Wilson fan number one which equals the beast boy fan number one cuz he is a Beach boys. The Beach boys southern California story is so radical I love every bit of it
the craziest stories are always boring in the telling. it's the very hallmark of the most crazy shit to have ever happened. don't criticize the times people lived or their nostalgia for part of their life. life is fleeting. maybe use some of your own short time to do something memorable in your own life, rather than mockingly downplaying others' - rock legends or not - experiences as lame.
if you've ever experienced inexplicable, crazy goings-on in your life, you've likely tried to explain them and found you know they're just that - so singular as to be inexplicable. having been able to identify which of your various adventures or misadventures are indescribable or unbelievable, you can easily identify when somebody has an intense or otherwise vivid recollection of an episode or time within their life that just can't be done justice with a mere telling. so fucking peculiarly wondrous that only reliving the memory in your heart or head can give you any idea of what was in that seemingly fabled then.
1. The guy with glasses is Stephen Desper, the BB's best ever, engineer. He developed a 16 track mixer in '70, that was way ahead of it's time. " Sunflower" was recorded on it, & the sound is excellent--clear---far beyond anything else in those years. -------------------WolfSky9
Brian " stayed in bed" as a retreat from the failure & pressure of " SMILE" ; that, along with his drug use, allowed him to retreat from the world, & all responsibility by " staying in bed". -----------He did it for several years. ------------------WolfSky9
Mr Langley, It's a long story. Take drug use, creativity fatigue, the failure of " Smile", & his unwillingness to face failure, he decided to stay in his room, & avoid all responsibility. It's a shame, but that's what happened. ------------WolfSky9, 71 y/o
Brian is upheld by people as a genius. The same people trash Mike Love. I reject that. Brian was crazy, self-centered as much as he was a "genius". I always saw the BBs in concert since the 60s...never got to see Brian Wilson...b/c he was back home being a "genius".
Mike needs advocates as we all do. Goebbels was one hell of a PR man, but I'm not going to go so far as to say, but whom did he work for, because if a man is only his message, his words are as bullets fired from a gun...and to think of words, being as random, and vicious, as that makes me want to die.
@Gabe W Whatever. Obviously BW is the "bigger mind" behind the BBs. But the BBs were unique and successful b/c of the "whole" they represented as a band. It took talented people to surround BW. I also believe the BBs could have attained a much higher level of recognition if it wasn't for BW. He went into his own private world and the band survived mostly without him. Give ML and Carl credit for that. I've also read that they missed a very important music event in the 60s b/c BW pulled out. Even Carl acknowledged the significant loss of a huge opportunity to advance their stature in music. People call ML an "asshole"...lmao. That's a broad word. He was a founding member of the BBs. His vocal contributions are essential to the BB sound. He promoted the band tirelessly when BW was out of commission. I personally think he has done a good job reacting to criticism and for not being harsh on BW. Didn't he also win legal recognition for his writing contributions to the BBs? There are bigger assholes than him in rock music.
@@topgeardel yeah, he won some royalties…but I wouldn’t say making up the “good night b-baby” tag at the end of Wouldn’t It Be Nice (though a great part) is equivalent to Brian writing the entire song, all nine vocal parts, the guitar part, the bassline, the horn and accordion arrangements, etc etc, regardless of what happened in a courtroom. And he wrote all that stuff at home while the other BBs were out killing it on tour. Different strokes, and sure I’m too young to have been there, but I’d take Pet Sounds and Smile (and the last half of the Beatles catalogue) for eternity over a few perfunctory tours featuring people who didn’t want to be there.
Brian, the dear man, is grieving the loss of his sweet wife. May she rest in peace.
I love Brian. Robert Smith of The Cure once said "Sometimes I get very depressed when it suddenly hits me and I think, what's the point of it all?"
If you've written "Till I Die", Pet Sounds and all the rest, Brian has already reached spiritual ecstasy. Ordinary life I would imagine could be a lower frequency from which may be incredibly irritating. The highs he got from the music transcend the everyday.
That's why he's never that interested in women, he's already had a higher buzz than sex, drugs, relationships. Nothing can equal the highs of a great song. And he's written the best of them, along with Mc Cartney and Lennon.
Sure the acid changed him, but he knows he's reached the top of the mountain. Now he's at the bottom looking up, he's been to the moon.
"We did some spontaneous, crazy things" and his prime examples of 'crazy' are going to the grocery store and then heating up a can of sloppy joe and on another night, getting some ice cream! Wow. Those epic nights will undoubtedly go down in the pages of unbelievable rock & roll folklore.
+Scousecolonial - Well, the idea is to read/watch/listen to ALL of these re Brian Wilson. It will fall into place at that time.
Simply put - Most artists, listeners, historians, etc. consider him to be the most talented pop-rock-classical artist of our generation(s). And the entire story is part tragedy and part triumph.
There was this one time Brian threw away the candy bar and then ate the wrapper.
Eric Blair Oink-oink!
If you want real spontaneity check out GG Allin.
Eric Blair I heard about that. Brian said it was either a Payday or a Zagnut bar.
Brian Wilson - the inventor of work from home :)
I honestly think Brian has Aspergers. I've been watching a lot of documentaries about him. With his genius and being so very sensitive it occurred to me that this condition wasn't even known back in the 60's. I absolutely mean no insult about this at all. I'm trying to better understand his life story.
Having such an abusive father is even harder with a person who has Aspergers.
Autism isn't caught like the flu. He was a completely different person early in life.
I completely agree with you. It's apparent in his earlier interviews and later ones. One of my family members works with people who have gone through trauma/abuse and said that some forms of PTSD can present symptoms of high-functioning autism. Brian's trauma from his upbringing could also be related.
And yes, it's totally not an insult whatsoever. I actually know some musicians with autism and what's interesting is that they don't seem to mind not "fitting into a norm" and are much more likely to play music and write music as closely to the way they want to express it. For instance, one of these friends play clarinet at college in a band ensemble, and she is plays very much like Benny Goodman with a broad sound and a strong vibrato, even though she sticks out within the more french-style playing clarinet section. I think this perfectly describes Brian. He didn't want to fit in and he didn't care about standing out. If he wants accordion in a song, he's going to put in an accordion. I think that if he does have autism, it definitely added to his music.
platinumblondie : Brian
susan allen Thank you, I just noticed and corrected my error. Thank you for pointing it out.
You don't need to apologize for saying anything I think people need to open their fuckin eyes anyways. Love each other folks
Thanks treble. Love all things Beach Boys. Al, mike, Wilson's, all the players and recorders and producers, great great great job.
+Steven King Why mention Mike? He's a Douchebag and has no talent. Do you know what the "C" word is? Yeah, that's what Mike Douchebag Love is.
+pmoyer50 Hate all this negativity from BB fans. Why dwell on it? Don't you sense the higher presence in their music? I love Mike Love!
+pmoyer50 Mike Love might have been a bit annoying.... but could have been worse....no one i perfect & everyone deserves human respect even if they are nit like You.
@@mr.sensitive9963 yeah I loved all I want to do, there's some obvious things that bug me about mike but hey we're all flawed and what a great bass voice, he also wrote badass lyrics, having said that I've always gone to Brian Wilson concerts because I'm a Brian Wilson fan number one which equals the beast boy fan number one cuz he is a Beach boys. The Beach boys southern California story is so radical I love every bit of it
Great great stories! ive read alot of brian stuff, and some of this is new, thanks!
Stephen Desper, the Boys best engineer, ever. ------------WolfSky9
Chuck was alright, but Brian was the hero of those chuck Britz productions. Didn’t capture great quality.
Ive been in bed since 2003.. At least now I've taken to playing the guitar 12 hours a day.
Erik Pederson really
Listen to the "telephone session" story @ 02:40
Did the results get released?
What song was it
I’m thinking that the “Mission Bell” he wanted to get was a triple decker sandwich surrounded by glazed donuts.
The bald headed dude, lol.
there was a lot of thought here
the craziest stories are always boring in the telling. it's the very hallmark of the most crazy shit to have ever happened. don't criticize the times people lived or their nostalgia for part of their life.
life is fleeting. maybe use some of your own short time to do something memorable in your own life, rather than mockingly downplaying others' - rock legends or not - experiences as lame.
if you've ever experienced inexplicable, crazy goings-on in your life, you've likely tried to explain them and found you know they're just that - so singular as to be inexplicable.
having been able to identify which of your various adventures or misadventures are indescribable or unbelievable, you can easily identify when somebody has an intense or otherwise vivid recollection of an episode or time within their life that just can't be done justice with a mere telling. so fucking peculiarly wondrous that only reliving the memory in your heart or head can give you any idea of what was in that seemingly fabled then.
Becah boys Documenty biography years Hollywood History oascr awesome awards before. 50th anniversary celebration years 2012 New 2020 2021
who are these people?
1. The guy with glasses is Stephen Desper, the BB's best ever, engineer. He developed a 16 track mixer in '70, that was way ahead of it's time. " Sunflower" was recorded on it, & the sound is excellent--clear---far beyond anything else in those years. -------------------WolfSky9
The guy with the mission bell story is David Sandler, who collaborated with Brian for the American Spring projects from 1971-1973.
Why did he stay in bed?
Brian " stayed in bed" as a retreat from the failure & pressure of " SMILE" ; that, along with his drug use, allowed him to retreat from the world, & all responsibility by " staying in bed". -----------He did it for several years. ------------------WolfSky9
Mr Langley, It's a long story. Take drug use, creativity fatigue, the failure of " Smile", & his unwillingness to face failure, he decided to stay in his room, & avoid all responsibility. It's a shame, but that's what happened. ------------WolfSky9, 71 y/o
Michael Langley He was trying to promote In My Room.
@Michael Langley: so Barenaked Ladies would have a focal point for their song 'Brian Wilson'.
Enrico Sanchez that might be the funniest comment I've ever read on the Internet
Brian is upheld by people as a genius. The same people trash Mike Love. I reject that. Brian was crazy, self-centered as much as he was a "genius". I always saw the BBs in concert since the 60s...never got to see Brian Wilson...b/c he was back home being a "genius".
Mike needs advocates as we all do. Goebbels was one hell of a PR man, but I'm not going to go so far as to say, but whom did he work for, because if a man is only his message, his words are as bullets fired from a gun...and to think of words, being as random, and vicious, as that makes me want to die.
sounds like something mike love undercover would say. mike love is GARBAGE
@@kiwi-m2t Sounds like something Brian Wilson groupies would say.
@Gabe W Whatever. Obviously BW is the "bigger mind" behind the BBs. But the BBs were unique and successful b/c of the "whole" they represented as a band. It took talented people to surround BW. I also believe the BBs could have attained a much higher level of recognition if it wasn't for BW. He went into his own private world and the band survived mostly without him. Give ML and Carl credit for that. I've also read that they missed a very important music event in the 60s b/c BW pulled out. Even Carl acknowledged the significant loss of a huge opportunity to advance their stature in music. People call ML an "asshole"...lmao. That's a broad word. He was a founding member of the BBs. His vocal contributions are essential to the BB sound. He promoted the band tirelessly when BW was out of commission. I personally think he has done a good job reacting to criticism and for not being harsh on BW. Didn't he also win legal recognition for his writing contributions to the BBs? There are bigger assholes than him in rock music.
@@topgeardel yeah, he won some royalties…but I wouldn’t say making up the “good night b-baby” tag at the end of Wouldn’t It Be Nice (though a great part) is equivalent to Brian writing the entire song, all nine vocal parts, the guitar part, the bassline, the horn and accordion arrangements, etc etc, regardless of what happened in a courtroom.
And he wrote all that stuff at home while the other BBs were out killing it on tour. Different strokes, and sure I’m too young to have been there, but I’d take Pet Sounds and Smile (and the last half of the Beatles catalogue) for eternity over a few perfunctory tours featuring people who didn’t want to be there.