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Brian Wilson
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I met Paul in 1967, Ringo in 1985, and I saw George Harrison in a nightclub somewhere in L. A. I never met John.
— On the Beatles. "A Pop Genius Speaks of Love, Mercy, and Melody " (6 November 2001)
Brian Wilson
American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
- Audience13.1K
- Fame75.9
- Momentum2.6
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13.1K youtube followers
- Audience13.1K
- Fame75.9
- Momentum2.6
- United States rank#146
- Musicians rank#246
- Wikipedia152.6K
Lived 1942–2025, aged 83United States
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He turned the studio into an instrument and the pop song into architecture — Brian Wilson built symphonies out of surf music, then watched his mind fracture under the weight of what he heard.
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Brian Douglas Wilson was born June 20, 1942, and by 1961 had co-founded the Beach Boys, writing, arranging, producing, and performing in a way no pop musician had before Capitol signed them in 1962. He stacked two dozen Top 40 hits by the mid-1960s — "I Get Around," "Help Me, Rhonda," "Good Vibrations" — then suffered a nervous breakdown in late 1964 and stopped touring to focus on the studio. In 1966 he completed Pet Sounds and began Smile, an unfinished album that marked the start of a long decline: his voice, his health, his output all gave way to reclusion and substance abuse. A near-solo…
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Brian Wilson
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We wanted to bring some love to the world. I thought we were good at doing that. Bringin' love to the world.
— "A Pop Genius Speaks of Love, Mercy, and Melody " (6 November 2001)
Brian Wilson
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I think because I felt so sad I had to bring out my feelings, and try to create music that would make me and all my friends feel better.
— Caroline Now! interview (20 April 2000)
Brian Wilson
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It's funny how people are pickin' up on our music now, you know? I think it's wonderful that people like our music.
— Caroline Now! interview (20 April 2000)
Brian Wilson
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I would have the musicians keep playing over and over again till the sound made sense. I worked overtime on that; I worked hours to get it right.
— "The Low Down on the Low End" Interview with Dale Turner (songwriter) (9 December 1999); published in Bassics (June/July 2000)
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