His mind has been through hell. He's just blessed that he had the money to get help through the years. He is a person who should never have done drugs. For some people drugs cause everything to go off kilter and stay that way for a long time. I don't think a person ever comes all the way back. The damage is too nasty.
@61193rwh hello ... if you can count me as was the death of Carl Wilson has died and who else in the band I'm from Colombia and I greatly admire this band and I'm young so please tell me what you agradesco and if children leave .. thanks carl
@3422849 Thanks for commenting. They were a very fine band. I've heard Columbia is a beautiful country. Your english is gonna get better. Best of Luck!
Even if you have all the money in the world, it doesn't save you if you are treated the wrong way, and Brian was abused by his "doctor". Carl took him back to this earth.
I'm so sad, I was born too late to see the real BB live. Mike Love is coming to Finland this summer, but that has nothing to do with the real BB.
Let me quote another band to express my feelings about The BB. "thank you for the music".
Brian really seems to be doing much better I saw his 2001 Pet sounds tour his voice and performance was great but he did seem to be a little foggy and disconnected but I have seen footage from the British portion of that same tour and he seemed to have really opened up he seems to be enjoying his life and I am so happy for him long before I listened to his music I watched anything I could about him his story is still so fascinating to me Much Love Brian
I have had the absolute privilege of seeing the original and real Beach Boys (all three Wilsons, Mike Love & Al Jardine) live back in 1968 or '69 in Hartford, Ct. Opening act? The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Now that was an interesting show!
His cousin has repeatedly treated him like garbage.
He had a "doctor" who was only trying to ruin him.
He had NOTHING. And now look at him. It makes me come to tears listening to the new version of Good Vibrations because you can HEAR how much of a turnaround he's made and continues to make.
I will never forget growing up in the 60s with this music blasting out of my first transistor radio. I was nine and it was 1964, it was a wonderful time with all of the great music coming from everywhere. This music is timeless along with so many other great bands from both sides of the pond. What has happened to our music today? I have seen two generations now listen to the same stuff I did from the same groups. Nothing much new really. I wonder why.
i bet his family are very proud of him now his such a nice guy all the performers i have seen in my yrs and theres many of them brian is the best i hope he see all the people who look up to him no one thinks badly of what he did we all think his a giant amungst men for beating he troubles his had god bless to you brian
Brian Wilson did not have a stroke. Tardive dyskinesia, a neurological condition that develops when the system is saturated with psychotropic drugs. These drugs had
been prescribed for Brian by his doctor! Or that's what he called himself!
I hope in every single bone in my body that you, your family, your dog, your god, ever single thing you ever touched dies in a fucking dumpster fire where it belongs.
From what I've read about Brian's life, I find him to be very inspirational. I love his candid honesty. He's funny in a lot of his interviews...and I mean that in a good way. Love him!
Watching this just makes me sad, really. The legend Brian Wilson already is, think about what he could've been without all of his problems and the cancellation of SMiLE. God?
Tell ya this, Brian and his band did good and still can sing and make good vibrations to the lyrics even at an older age. He is lucky he isn't one of the gangsta rap type dudes of nowadays, who when and if they reach an older and gentler age, won't be singing and doing the lifestyle they do as young folks. Think about it and picture how that would be in 2053.
Brian's entire soul was poured into the Pet Sounds album. It reveals his vulnerable side, very loving and sweet. He is a good guy, who always wants to please others.
I think his deepest soul-searching roots still go back to wanting to be fully accepted by his father. If he learns to forgive dad, he will continue to find even greater inner peace.
That is my humble opinion, after studying his life, and loving his music.
love brian. A couple og years ago i saw his performance on a norwegian festival. He wore a white tracksuite, flirted with his backup singer, and cut his hand on his cheating note :P LOVE him! Living legend!
I love this guy. He may not be able to talk very well, but you can tell he's at home behind the piano and when he's singing. Glad he's still with us, his brothers were taken too soon.
@anitasseo No, look. I've heard tapes of Brian from the really early 70s. Possibly late 60's and his voice was pretty much like it is now. Don't know how that happened but he was a pretty heavy drug user from the Smile era and to the late 60s and begging of the 70s right?
I'm not badmouthing him or anything. I just think it's kinda sad that it happened.
He actually have alot in common with the way Ozzy sounds. That "broken from drugs and alcohol" sound if you know what I'm saying.
All you have to do is listen to the band's happy and joyful songs and it's a great world to be in!!! --no drugs or other substance necessary. Good vibrations . . . for sure.
We're all imperfect thats why we're on earth. Do people get confused or lost yes but calling people mentally ill is just as primitive as calling someone in the 16th century a witch.
@Silvertrine Wow. You are a full-blown retard. We're on Earth BECAUSE we're imperfect? Explain the logic there, Einstein. Are you suggesting that if we weren't imperfect we wouldn't exist? Do you deny the existence of mentally handicapped people as well? Are they just lost or confused?
@b2o2o All i'm saying is things arent black and white we all inhabit that grey area of imperfection like Brain. You also prove this with the way you responded to me. I love it when my points are proven instantly.
@Silvertrine You claim that saying someone is mentally ill is akin to accusing someone of being a witch. I just want you to explain that extraordinarily stupid statement. I'd also love for you to explain your first statement, which basically says that we are here on Earth BECAUSE we're imperfect. Seems a bit backwards, don't you think? Do we move on to a different planet when we achieve perfection? I know that you have a limited capacity for thought, but it'd surely be good for a laugh.
Mike Love didn't write all the words. He wrote on some songs. Brian was inviolved in all the songs as well as working with Jan and Dean. Brian didn't need Mike Love but Mike Love needed Brian Wilson.
The thing is...MIke Love wrote all the words...Brian just did the music. Mike had to sue to get back his rights that Brian's dad 'stole' originally, when they were all kids...
@1SeanPG OK, that's what you base it on. Just before that he said it's a labor of love and after he said he wants to make people happy. I don't know everything, but I am sure he doesn't really need to do it to be financially secure. 'Nuff said.
He would have to throw that in would'nt he? It would look bad to say "I need the money".
Look, money aside, if you think this bears any resemblance to what the Beach Boys WERE, you're as sad as Brian on that stage undoing all the coolness he ever had.
Thanks. The irony here is that I really loved the beach boys back when they were all together. I just don't see that magic anymore. All I see is an old man (possibly being taken advantage off?) making a fool of himself. He should go down to the beach and watch the waves and the surfers...................and smile.
He does'nt have to prove anything to anybody. He knows what he's done.
@1SeanPG heythere sean,ty for agreeing with me try going on brians message board and saying something negative about him and they get really pissed.i think i was thrown offLOL.i say brians wife is pushing him along with some others.i say let the man rest and enjoy hisgrandchildren.he worked hard since he was in his teens,just let het him be
Hey Desiree50, my comments about Brian Wilson are not made with any malice. It's just so obvious to anyone that this "performance" looks wrong. As much as I love Jerry Lee Lewis, he's another one who needs to hang up his hat.
It's a moment in time when these guys "have it", then it's just all downhill I'm afraid. It comes to us all.
listen to any of" behind the sounds " and you can tell the changes when he does interviews now.I think the acid did the trick. But we still loive him.
@Fetrey Brian was a multi-millionaire celebrity, one of the most successful musicians of all-time, and loved all around the world. To say if Brian can do it, anyone can, is a very poor example. Believe me when I tell you, people who suffer from mental illness - with no support, no money, and worst of all nobody that understands their problem - have it so much more beyond difficult that you may not be able to even comprehend what it's like.
Brian talks from the side of his mouth for many many years now, since his 40's, as if he had a silent stroke - not as if he has 'brain damage' from any drugs. Stroke does that in aftermath. I suspect his problems may have had physical basis long ago. He's a genius regardless of anything.
Before you call me an "idiot," fanboy (is he your bf? or something? LOL) Do your research. Brian has admitted to doing numerous hellucengenic drugs (which are capable of altering ones cerebrial chemicals) Only after the drug use , at around age 25, did the voices begin. You would have to be naive to assume that drugs did not contribute to the demise of his mental and physical health. Duh!
I know a handful of schizophrenics, and a percentage began hearing voices after abusing drugs. Fact
EffLabels and others above: Whether Brian had a stroke or whether the use of drugs affected him or whether he suffers from schizophrenia or other mental disorder(s)...who are we to make that decision solely based on the way he talks and/or looks...Let's wish him well physically and mentally and love him and his beautiful music. There is only one Brian Wilson....let's think of him positively and keep him in our hearts and thank him for all the smiles he has brought into our lives.
same here... i know two guys who started developing their illness after doing alot of mushrooms and acid. Thats not to say maybe they had a pre desposition to the illness but the drugs certainly helped
I agree that Brian is a Genius, but you guys on comments shouldn't say such bad things about Mike Love. Remember that MIke love sings lead vocals on Surfin' USA, California Girls, and many other good songs. My favorite Beach Boy is neither one of them: it's Carl who passed away.
Why can't you all appreciate them as they were without coming out with theories and accusations. None of you know what went on first hand so give it a rest.
( when i think in that STUPID period with Landy, that monster, i feel such an anger: i could break DR. Landys face in a min !! )
And, i still dont understand why Mike CRAP Love ( i feel bad feeelings about him; really ) was in the band!! The others ( to protect Brian and the band) should got r of him
But, most important: Brian Wilson is wiser, he learned A LOT in Life. If he was a bright genius, now he is a brighter soul.
As I get older, he gets better and better...back in the early to mid 60's the Beatles were the kings! Beach Boys just couldn't measure up...but now I've grown and matured...and I love Brian Wilson and his music. His courage is an example and inspiration. I love what this guy represents: keep living...stay alive! Kudos to you Brian..and thank you
i wonder why he had a nervous break down? well, luckily he's all better and still recording. GO BEACH BOYS!!!!!!!! (i like their song "Good Vibrations") (-:
He was really under enormous pressure in writing and arranging the music, singing, and trying to go on the tour as well. Not to mention the outside pressures from the record label (Capitol) and his Dad, who managed the group until he fired him. It all just became too much for him.
Granted, of course; even harder on Dennis, perhaps. Glad that Brian is healthy, but imagine what it would have been like if he had been healthy back then.
I didn't realize Brian had so many people in his band. He's always been so talented, he doesn't really need so many outsiders around him.I hope they aren't riding his coattails for a taste of fame, when he's the true artist. He has been taken advantage of time and time again. Then again, maybe they make him feel more comfortable being on stage. That was a problem for him.
I took my 5-year old son to see Brian Wilson perform Pet Sounds live in 2001. Not long afterward, the Mike Love version of the Beach Boys (sans Brian) were coming to our town. I asked my son if he wanted to see the Beach Boys. He told me no. If Brian wasn't with them, then it's not the Beach Boys. My son gets it and he was 5 years old.
Mike Love WAS a team play up until the mid 70s. I know he made some comments concerning Pet Sounds and Smile, but he did sing 'Over and Over the Crow Cries...' didn't he? He was not the reason Smile didn't come out. Do you think Mike prefered a much less comercial Smiley Smile? I don't think so. Mike was also into the proggressive music until 1974 when it became clear that the oldies is what the majority of the audience wanted. I think he really becam a jerk around 1976 or 77.
How many times do we have to go over this??? Yes, Brian is to credit for the majority of the creativity behind the Beach Boys, but without Mike Love, it never would have gotten off the ground. Don't you get that? Brian then took it to beautiful places that Mike has no comprehension of, but PLEASE...let's give everyone their proper credit.
First off, I can't stand Mike Love. I think he was jealous of Brian in lots ways during the BB's career. Secondly, Mike DID come up with the name "Pet Sounds" after telling Brian he must have the ears of a dog, as mentioned earlier. This last part is just my opinion, but I think Brian would have went on to have a great career without Mike. It probably wouldn't have been "The BB's", but it would have worked. As much as I can't stand him, Mike does add an element that makes the BB's who they are.
yeah, mike certainly is the one who made the beach boys what they were-without brian-a total joke. mike was only interested in the money. he had/has no creativity whatsoever. read brian's book, "wouldn't it be nice". to leave it at that would be a crime. mike was so mean and abusive to his cousin brian, at a time when love was needed. don't let the last name fool you...mike love is evil.
I totally agree. Mike had a critical role. His weakness perhaps is that he felt the need for more credit .. which caused him at times to be driven more by ego than by a sense of what was best for the TEAM. Think this caused the riff with Al... who was also lost in the shuffle caused by Brian's incredible talent . Carl was lost in the shuffle for many of those years , but with the role of pacifist, was not anything BUT a team player, Take away any member & the BB would have been a lesser group
regentv980, I'm in complete agreement with your thoughts and feelings about Brian Wilson. I have been a fan from the first song I remember (Surfin' Sufari I think). Brian was/is a tormented genius. God bless him! I hope he's more at peace with himself now. RIP, Dennis and Carl. Yes, thank you Murray. Nuff said.
first...Rubber Soul made brian write Petsounds....Pet sounds made the beatles do sgt.Pepper...But...If Smile came out...the beatles would have been blown to bits...Ive been a die hard beatle fan all my life...Upon listening to petsounds I said this is better the Sgt.Pepper...That is a FACT...and if Smile came out when it was supposed to then that would be the greatest album ever made...
But the fact is that Pet sounds is the greatest album EVER MADE.
If you were really a "die hard" Beatles fan, you would know that the sky is the limit and once reached, its all is one and the same. Absorb all you can of them both and you will see the truth of my statement. Also, a high mind is a right mind.
Considering the fact that Brian Wilson was afraid of travelling and lived like a recluse for more than twenty years, we should be grateful that Brian is not only still around but is able to perform in front of audiences again. His voice will never be the same as it was. Drugs and mental illness will do that to you. But I have relatives who suffer from mental illness and seeing him actually gives me---and them---some degree of hope.
not only will drugs and mental illness do that to you... but over medication, abuse, AND merely getting old will as well... but i totally agree with you.. brian wilson is an inspiration for overcoming the odds and his problems and who doesnt love the guy? his music is still great, even the stuff he is writing now... he is so young at heart, and i think he is aging way better than mike love and bruce johnston are... they are a sad parody riding on brians coat tails.
samradseresht, I dont understand why you dislike his new album? Do you like any of Brian´s albums? Oxygen is not one the best songs but there are many already classical BW songs on this album.
Interesting video. Brian sure has gone through hell and back in his life. Glad to see he's back on track, and still out there making the music we all love and associate with California and fun in the sun! So far I'm enjoying That Lucky Old Sun.
Yes, Brian is no 1! But he should think about staying in the studio, as he did before. I love his last CD. The best for 20 years I think. It has such a good Smile-feeling....
Just wanted to pass on to all of Brian wilsons fans. Listen to the song Lay Down Burden. It comes off of the Imagination cd. He wrote the song in memory of his brother Carl. Looking back to the early days of the Beach Boys Brian had a great falsetto. I really wish Brian wouldnt have been taken advantage of by the psychologist gene landy. Even though the voice is not there the creativity and writing is back. Would love to see the Beach Boys reunite. What an awesome concert that would be.
ok. dont get me wrong here, i respect the guy, he was an absolute genius, he was the mozart of rock and roll. but please, tell me, how is this new CD any good? in my opinion it is dissapointing, and i dont see why you think it has been it's best in 20 years. it's crap. its like a fucking nursery rhyme. oxygen to the brain is the worst song ive ever heard.
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The1211deep 2 months ago
His mind has been through hell. He's just blessed that he had the money to get help through the years. He is a person who should never have done drugs. For some people drugs cause everything to go off kilter and stay that way for a long time. I don't think a person ever comes all the way back. The damage is too nasty.
61193rwh 6 months ago
@61193rwh hello ... if you can count me as was the death of Carl Wilson has died and who else in the band I'm from Colombia and I greatly admire this band and I'm young so please tell me what you agradesco and if children leave .. thanks carl
3422849 6 months ago
@3422849 Thanks for commenting. They were a very fine band. I've heard Columbia is a beautiful country. Your english is gonna get better. Best of Luck!
61193rwh 6 months ago
@61193rwh Thanks I use the google translator really limitations I have.
3422849 6 months ago
Emminem come here...
what?
you see this guys?
yah...
he'll kick your ass right now so u better give up your career...oh and did call and threaten bieber today?
sk8rguy4life1123 8 months ago
Even if you have all the money in the world, it doesn't save you if you are treated the wrong way, and Brian was abused by his "doctor". Carl took him back to this earth.
I'm so sad, I was born too late to see the real BB live. Mike Love is coming to Finland this summer, but that has nothing to do with the real BB.
Let me quote another band to express my feelings about The BB. "thank you for the music".
LazyDonna 9 months ago
This man has given so much...I will always give him back
a standing ovation...for his music AND for the immense
courage exhibited on the road to his recovery.
richroach1 10 months ago
the world is becoming a horrible place. god bless you brian. you've proven your talent times over and the fact that bringing joy says it all.
thegreenhaze 11 months ago
When I hear the Sawyer Brown song, "Gypsies on Parade," I think of Brian Wilson.
cherokeeangel01 11 months ago
Brian really seems to be doing much better I saw his 2001 Pet sounds tour his voice and performance was great but he did seem to be a little foggy and disconnected but I have seen footage from the British portion of that same tour and he seemed to have really opened up he seems to be enjoying his life and I am so happy for him long before I listened to his music I watched anything I could about him his story is still so fascinating to me Much Love Brian
klbax63 11 months ago
I have had the absolute privilege of seeing the original and real Beach Boys (all three Wilsons, Mike Love & Al Jardine) live back in 1968 or '69 in Hartford, Ct. Opening act? The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Now that was an interesting show!
alibabarhum 1 year ago
He lost both his brothers.
His cousin has repeatedly treated him like garbage.
He had a "doctor" who was only trying to ruin him.
He had NOTHING. And now look at him. It makes me come to tears listening to the new version of Good Vibrations because you can HEAR how much of a turnaround he's made and continues to make.
RazrHack 1 year ago 17
I will never forget growing up in the 60s with this music blasting out of my first transistor radio. I was nine and it was 1964, it was a wonderful time with all of the great music coming from everywhere. This music is timeless along with so many other great bands from both sides of the pond. What has happened to our music today? I have seen two generations now listen to the same stuff I did from the same groups. Nothing much new really. I wonder why.
badmoonryzn 1 year ago
i bet his family are very proud of him now his such a nice guy all the performers i have seen in my yrs and theres many of them brian is the best i hope he see all the people who look up to him no one thinks badly of what he did we all think his a giant amungst men for beating he troubles his had god bless to you brian
simbadidge 1 year ago
Brian Wilson did not have a stroke. Tardive dyskinesia, a neurological condition that develops when the system is saturated with psychotropic drugs. These drugs had
been prescribed for Brian by his doctor! Or that's what he called himself!
Darkwolfhowlslak 1 year ago
nah i think its his ear...hes deaf in his right ear....hes said that in earlier interviews
d15er 1 year ago
nah i think its his ear...hes deaf in his right ear
d15er 1 year ago
I hate these adds
uratrick 1 year ago
@uratrick
I hope in every single bone in my body that you, your family, your dog, your god, ever single thing you ever touched dies in a fucking dumpster fire where it belongs.
skeat369 1 year ago
@skeat369 Well it has not happened yet so you are not trying hard enough ass clown
uratrick 1 year ago
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BobbiFreddiec 1 year ago
Love u man.
MrBudUnited 1 year ago 9
Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the rock n roll world's answer to Beethoven--glad to see you back, Bri, we missed ya...
hooptyhee1 1 year ago 3
I can still see a bit of crazy in there..
conor30000 1 year ago
@conor30000 Yes, I've noticed, and it's a bit saddening to realize it's impossible to reverse.
BasementBeginnings 1 year ago
at the end the guy on the right playin guitar waving his arm such an idiot, dont tell me its playback
jammmon 1 year ago
From what I've read about Brian's life, I find him to be very inspirational. I love his candid honesty. He's funny in a lot of his interviews...and I mean that in a good way. Love him!
Verniegirl9 1 year ago
Jeez, I love this man.
StLennyBruce 1 year ago
At 0:55 when it shows Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper framed with a photo, can someone tell me the story behind that?
drawboy6x3 1 year ago
@drawboy6x3
Sgt pepper caused by the album Pet Sounds, the bealtes wrote revolver, which inspired the Beach Boys, then they wrote Pet sounds.
When the Beatles heard Pet Sounds, they wrote Sg.t Pepper. If the Beatles hadn't written Revolver, there would be no Pet Sounds or Sgt. Pepper.!
That's why Brian and Paul have a big friendship. =) god bless them both!!
eoras77 1 year ago
@eoras77 the album was rubber soul, but the rest you have right. :)
Okiemom50 1 year ago
I love you Brian!
fanfanackapan 1 year ago
Brian is doing what he wants to do. Making music is his oxygen. He is so loved. Each Beach Boy was necessary and had a special contribution.
cottonclubgirl 1 year ago
Brian was, is and always will be a Genius. I was brought up listening to the
Beach Boys which made me a happy guy eversince. Someone who wrote
I Get Around, California Girls, When I Grew Up To Be A Man, God Only Knows,
Good Vibrations etc. deserves all possible admiration. I'm so glad he's still
writing good songs and performing after almost 50 years. Brian, Elvis, Roy
Orbison & Jerry Lee Lewis are my heroes forever!
atletico45 1 year ago
such a pure fucking genius
jamesbreedthelove 1 year ago
Lucky indeed. He lost two brothers, you never know who's next. Hopefully, Brian outlasts the other Beach Boys and is still able to sing up a storm.
Seattlecarnut 1 year ago
Watching this just makes me sad, really. The legend Brian Wilson already is, think about what he could've been without all of his problems and the cancellation of SMiLE. God?
Quizli 1 year ago
I love you Brian
coolsweetgroovy 1 year ago
Too bad he doesnt have the voice he used to. :(
krumbolt1 1 year ago
Brian Wilson and Wendy Williams would be awesome American Idol judges thumbs up if you agree
coolsweetgroovy 1 year ago
1:45 XD
BRYONMU 1 year ago 2
Brain Wilson he is the best .i love him, his work keeps me happy.always .keep
up the good work brian.lot's of love
ilovelove1001 1 year ago
Brian Wilson is one of the Legends of the 60's, whether he likes it or not!
and sa for his voice, my god i wish i could sing like that. let's face it, Brian IS the sound of the Beach Boys.
smartbomb05 1 year ago 2
Brian Wilson: recording artist
Michelangelo: interior decorator
MentalSentinel 1 year ago
Tell ya this, Brian and his band did good and still can sing and make good vibrations to the lyrics even at an older age. He is lucky he isn't one of the gangsta rap type dudes of nowadays, who when and if they reach an older and gentler age, won't be singing and doing the lifestyle they do as young folks. Think about it and picture how that would be in 2053.
Zippertheslipper 1 year ago
Brian's entire soul was poured into the Pet Sounds album. It reveals his vulnerable side, very loving and sweet. He is a good guy, who always wants to please others.
I think his deepest soul-searching roots still go back to wanting to be fully accepted by his father. If he learns to forgive dad, he will continue to find even greater inner peace.
That is my humble opinion, after studying his life, and loving his music.
Bryan, I love you like a brother.
glaetze 1 year ago
"I gotta keep myself financially secure and I want to make people happy.." he is still sane enough to mix business with pleasure!
tunderbomber 1 year ago
love brian. A couple og years ago i saw his performance on a norwegian festival. He wore a white tracksuite, flirted with his backup singer, and cut his hand on his cheating note :P LOVE him! Living legend!
brunesmask 1 year ago
Brian reminds me so muchof Justin Bieber anyone noticed
coolsweetgroovy 1 year ago
I love this guy. He may not be able to talk very well, but you can tell he's at home behind the piano and when he's singing. Glad he's still with us, his brothers were taken too soon.
youboozeyouwin 1 year ago 3
how come this people are not JUMPING??! (sorry, i kinda envy them a little bit for actually having been there).
anitasseo 1 year ago
tener el sgt pepper dedicado con un "i love you" por los beatles es como para morirse tranquilo, no?... brian, te merecés eso y tanto más!
anitasseo 1 year ago
the world z a sick place thank u brian wilson for shedding some light
Teck7Deck7Master 1 year ago
He has such a terrible voice now. It's a shame really. His voice was like that of an angel back in the 60s.
MrKennyBones 1 year ago
@MrKennyBones To be honest,these music clips live here was a bad night,but have seen him in nice voice recently and definitely not terrible.
yeoGlover 1 year ago
@MrKennyBones expecting to hear your voice in your sixties... without having had the career he did have, dude..
anitasseo 1 year ago
@anitasseo No, look. I've heard tapes of Brian from the really early 70s. Possibly late 60's and his voice was pretty much like it is now. Don't know how that happened but he was a pretty heavy drug user from the Smile era and to the late 60s and begging of the 70s right?
I'm not badmouthing him or anything. I just think it's kinda sad that it happened.
He actually have alot in common with the way Ozzy sounds. That "broken from drugs and alcohol" sound if you know what I'm saying.
MrKennyBones 1 year ago
@MrKennyBones well.. maybe you´re right.
anitasseo 1 year ago
don't worry Brian, you don't need to play baseball, the San Francisco Giants already have a Brian Wilson as the closer :)
alithegreatest34 1 year ago
I love it: the AP graphic says : Brian Wilson..Recording Artist.....
That's like saying Ferrari...a car,,,,,,,LOL...
mitchinam 1 year ago 2
Sad.
SubconsciousGatherer 1 year ago
All you have to do is listen to the band's happy and joyful songs and it's a great world to be in!!! --no drugs or other substance necessary. Good vibrations . . . for sure.
jillkc 1 year ago
Still one of the best song writters of that generation! Love you man!
Sueezee1 1 year ago
His band is great and Brian looks happy when he's on stage these days.
jcook51 1 year ago
Brian can stand shoulder to shoulder with Lennon and McCartney and then take one step forward.
TheMagicalMadrigal 1 year ago
We're all imperfect thats why we're on earth. Do people get confused or lost yes but calling people mentally ill is just as primitive as calling someone in the 16th century a witch.
Silvertrine 1 year ago
@Silvertrine Wow. You are a full-blown retard. We're on Earth BECAUSE we're imperfect? Explain the logic there, Einstein. Are you suggesting that if we weren't imperfect we wouldn't exist? Do you deny the existence of mentally handicapped people as well? Are they just lost or confused?
b2o2o 1 year ago
@b2o2o All i'm saying is things arent black and white we all inhabit that grey area of imperfection like Brain. You also prove this with the way you responded to me. I love it when my points are proven instantly.
Silvertrine 1 year ago
@Silvertrine You claim that saying someone is mentally ill is akin to accusing someone of being a witch. I just want you to explain that extraordinarily stupid statement. I'd also love for you to explain your first statement, which basically says that we are here on Earth BECAUSE we're imperfect. Seems a bit backwards, don't you think? Do we move on to a different planet when we achieve perfection? I know that you have a limited capacity for thought, but it'd surely be good for a laugh.
b2o2o 1 year ago
Mike Love didn't write all the words. He wrote on some songs. Brian was inviolved in all the songs as well as working with Jan and Dean. Brian didn't need Mike Love but Mike Love needed Brian Wilson.
hinklede 1 year ago
The thing is...MIke Love wrote all the words...Brian just did the music. Mike had to sue to get back his rights that Brian's dad 'stole' originally, when they were all kids...
Rowlandph 1 year ago
Fuck, Brian was never good with words anyway.
His solo work might not be on the same level as the 60s Beach Boys, but if you expected that then you deserve disappointment.
glassfrehley 1 year ago
P.S.
Listen to 0:53
I want to keep myself financially secure?
1SeanPG 1 year ago
@1SeanPG OK, that's what you base it on. Just before that he said it's a labor of love and after he said he wants to make people happy. I don't know everything, but I am sure he doesn't really need to do it to be financially secure. 'Nuff said.
abata15 1 year ago
@ abata
He would have to throw that in would'nt he? It would look bad to say "I need the money".
Look, money aside, if you think this bears any resemblance to what the Beach Boys WERE, you're as sad as Brian on that stage undoing all the coolness he ever had.
1SeanPG 1 year ago
@1SeanPG i agree with all you said about brian wilson,i think his wife pushes him to much esp,by adopting 4 children at his age.
Desiree50 1 year ago
@Desiree50
Thanks. The irony here is that I really loved the beach boys back when they were all together. I just don't see that magic anymore. All I see is an old man (possibly being taken advantage off?) making a fool of himself. He should go down to the beach and watch the waves and the surfers...................and smile.
He does'nt have to prove anything to anybody. He knows what he's done.
1SeanPG 1 year ago
@1SeanPG heythere sean,ty for agreeing with me try going on brians message board and saying something negative about him and they get really pissed.i think i was thrown offLOL.i say brians wife is pushing him along with some others.i say let the man rest and enjoy hisgrandchildren.he worked hard since he was in his teens,just let het him be
Desiree50 1 year ago
@Desiree50
Hey Desiree50, my comments about Brian Wilson are not made with any malice. It's just so obvious to anyone that this "performance" looks wrong. As much as I love Jerry Lee Lewis, he's another one who needs to hang up his hat.
It's a moment in time when these guys "have it", then it's just all downhill I'm afraid. It comes to us all.
1SeanPG 1 year ago
Brian should be People Magazines Sexiest Man Alive for this year
coolsweetgroovy 1 year ago
Once you start to do it for the money, it's already too late.
Give it up Brian, I'm sure you've made enough money by now!
1SeanPG 1 year ago
@1SeanPG For him it was never for the money. You know not what you talk about.
abata15 1 year ago
@abata15
I'm always wary of strangers who tell me they know everything and everybody else knows nothing.
I loved the Beach Boys when they were at their prime. This however is just plain embarrassing to watch. At what point does cool become uncool?
1SeanPG 1 year ago
Brian ....I have loved you since the sixties!!!!
muttsaplenty 1 year ago 2
I love Brian
coolsweetgroovy 1 year ago
brian writes im hooked!!!.greatest songwriter of all time
MrPetercriss1971 2 years ago
This guy is a Genius!!!!!!! I love you so much Brian. Thanks for being here doing what you've always been doing: our happiness. :-)
Paolo
fasterthanbolt 2 years ago 2
I love Brian!!!!
VIDEOSTHATMATTER 2 years ago
Mike Love can suck a dick.
Jilf 2 years ago 4
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coolsweetgroovy 1 year ago
listen to any of" behind the sounds " and you can tell the changes when he does interviews now.I think the acid did the trick. But we still loive him.
chumleer 2 years ago
too bad ,last good close-up at 2:33
reginaron 2 years ago
If Brian can make it back from mental illness, anybody can.
For many years, he was about as mentally broken as somebody can get and now he's at peace with himself. Good for him.
Fetrey 2 years ago 34
@Fetrey i don't think he's actually "come back" though
nalm2025 1 year ago
@Fetrey Brian was a multi-millionaire celebrity, one of the most successful musicians of all-time, and loved all around the world. To say if Brian can do it, anyone can, is a very poor example. Believe me when I tell you, people who suffer from mental illness - with no support, no money, and worst of all nobody that understands their problem - have it so much more beyond difficult that you may not be able to even comprehend what it's like.
rwfmade 10 months ago 2
Girl drummer ??? That is Mike D'Amico
paisleygerry 2 years ago 2
Great music, but the girl drummer is a little to P/C
dithbmine1 2 years ago
What do you mean? There are a number of very talented women drummers out there. Get into the 21st century, please.
belladeballe 2 years ago
@belladeballe: Absolutely. The late great Karen Carpenter comes to mind right off the bat.
thunderstruck665 1 year ago
geico is a rip off
dithbmine1 2 years ago
Brian talks from the side of his mouth for many many years now, since his 40's, as if he had a silent stroke - not as if he has 'brain damage' from any drugs. Stroke does that in aftermath. I suspect his problems may have had physical basis long ago. He's a genius regardless of anything.
StellarJaguarEngine 2 years ago
I reckon he needs singing lessons. Not because his voice is substandard, but because it has so much f***ing potential!!!
tikalal 2 years ago
Don't do drugs kids
EffLabels 2 years ago
You idiot, you are talking about something you don't know. He has schizophrenia, and he has used medicines all his life.
LuchoAlbertoG 2 years ago
Before you call me an "idiot," fanboy (is he your bf? or something? LOL) Do your research. Brian has admitted to doing numerous hellucengenic drugs (which are capable of altering ones cerebrial chemicals) Only after the drug use , at around age 25, did the voices begin. You would have to be naive to assume that drugs did not contribute to the demise of his mental and physical health. Duh!
I know a handful of schizophrenics, and a percentage began hearing voices after abusing drugs. Fact
EffLabels 2 years ago
EffLabels and others above: Whether Brian had a stroke or whether the use of drugs affected him or whether he suffers from schizophrenia or other mental disorder(s)...who are we to make that decision solely based on the way he talks and/or looks...Let's wish him well physically and mentally and love him and his beautiful music. There is only one Brian Wilson....let's think of him positively and keep him in our hearts and thank him for all the smiles he has brought into our lives.
violetrod 2 years ago 40
well said, violetrod.
ramitupursnout 2 years ago
@violetrod ,True statements !
Tejano44 1 year ago
same here... i know two guys who started developing their illness after doing alot of mushrooms and acid. Thats not to say maybe they had a pre desposition to the illness but the drugs certainly helped
vycadin 2 years ago
The performances shown here are great, Brian still has it
Huddiethegreat 2 years ago
I hope I still get a chance to see him perform live!
Armachillo 2 years ago
God bless Brian Wilson! So glad he's still with us!
sydbarrett5 2 years ago 3
He reminds me of Carl the greenskeeper in Caddyshack. Love ya Brian!
autumn1231 2 years ago
Sounds much better than Mike Love's band.
TraderDelta 2 years ago
lookin good Brian!
phogroian 2 years ago
This is the most comfortable I've seen Brian in an interview in YEARS!! Good job! :)
Johnk662561 2 years ago 2
hey Brian,ilove you but give it up.You have enough money.why not just retire and enjoy your grankids
Desiree50 2 years ago
I agree that Brian is a Genius, but you guys on comments shouldn't say such bad things about Mike Love. Remember that MIke love sings lead vocals on Surfin' USA, California Girls, and many other good songs. My favorite Beach Boy is neither one of them: it's Carl who passed away.
benzedrine88 2 years ago
Why can't you all appreciate them as they were without coming out with theories and accusations. None of you know what went on first hand so give it a rest.
UPTHEFARM 2 years ago 2
Brian is, always has been, and always will be the "king of pop" - if there can be such a thing. DOWN WITH "Mike Love"
ernstblofeld70 2 years ago 2
looks like the muso's around him are having a lot of fun
thats what playing musics al about isnt it?
stormbouy 2 years ago
very happy that brian wilson is fine, today.
( when i think in that STUPID period with Landy, that monster, i feel such an anger: i could break DR. Landys face in a min !! )
And, i still dont understand why Mike CRAP Love ( i feel bad feeelings about him; really ) was in the band!! The others ( to protect Brian and the band) should got r of him
But, most important: Brian Wilson is wiser, he learned A LOT in Life. If he was a bright genius, now he is a brighter soul.
Joaopandao 2 years ago
As I get older, he gets better and better...back in the early to mid 60's the Beatles were the kings! Beach Boys just couldn't measure up...but now I've grown and matured...and I love Brian Wilson and his music. His courage is an example and inspiration. I love what this guy represents: keep living...stay alive! Kudos to you Brian..and thank you
tcnewell 2 years ago
i wonder why he had a nervous break down? well, luckily he's all better and still recording. GO BEACH BOYS!!!!!!!! (i like their song "Good Vibrations") (-:
tyler053098 2 years ago
He was really under enormous pressure in writing and arranging the music, singing, and trying to go on the tour as well. Not to mention the outside pressures from the record label (Capitol) and his Dad, who managed the group until he fired him. It all just became too much for him.
snoops71 2 years ago 3
Pity he wasn't so together way back then
neverindoubt 2 years ago
It was a lot for someone so young, who was also fragile, and from an abusive background. It's been one long road for him.
snoops71 2 years ago 4
Granted, of course; even harder on Dennis, perhaps. Glad that Brian is healthy, but imagine what it would have been like if he had been healthy back then.
neverindoubt 2 years ago
Me too. I've always had a lot of respect and admiration for him. Now, Dennis... That's another story;-)
snoops71 2 years ago
he got fat ,, took too many drugs and had to deal with Mike kunt
mugwamp4 2 years ago
the best!!!!!!
actionjacksonful 2 years ago
I didn't realize Brian had so many people in his band. He's always been so talented, he doesn't really need so many outsiders around him.I hope they aren't riding his coattails for a taste of fame, when he's the true artist. He has been taken advantage of time and time again. Then again, maybe they make him feel more comfortable being on stage. That was a problem for him.
snoops71 2 years ago 2
Brian Wilson you are a sweet, sweet heart
lindareena 2 years ago 7
God bless Brian Wilson and THANK YOU Brian for over 40 years of music that touched my life and gave me a lot of very happy memories!
thebirdman47 2 years ago 4
I took my 5-year old son to see Brian Wilson perform Pet Sounds live in 2001. Not long afterward, the Mike Love version of the Beach Boys (sans Brian) were coming to our town. I asked my son if he wanted to see the Beach Boys. He told me no. If Brian wasn't with them, then it's not the Beach Boys. My son gets it and he was 5 years old.
Azzkicker5 2 years ago 25
That's Awesome!!! You have a smart boy! ;-)
lindareena 2 years ago 2
Well, if the Mike shows are so-ooo bad, why are they always selling out?
snoops71 2 years ago
I guess because people can't get enough of MIke singing a fast car song.
Azzkicker5 2 years ago
It's about the MUSIC, whether you go see Mike or Brian. It's the music they made together for years that people still enjoy.
I wonder what they think about all of the fighting people do about the two of them...
snoops71 2 years ago
mike was a cunt
mugwamp4 2 years ago 2
@Azzkicker5 -
Thank You - from the mouths of Babes
Mike has always clung onto the coat strings -
rentatrip1 1 year ago
@Azzkicker5 i agree with your son!
brunesmask 1 year ago
seen brian wilson in the hollywood bowl in sept 2008 best concert i was ever at do not miss him if he comes your way.
weejanet 2 years ago 2
Mike Love WAS a team play up until the mid 70s. I know he made some comments concerning Pet Sounds and Smile, but he did sing 'Over and Over the Crow Cries...' didn't he? He was not the reason Smile didn't come out. Do you think Mike prefered a much less comercial Smiley Smile? I don't think so. Mike was also into the proggressive music until 1974 when it became clear that the oldies is what the majority of the audience wanted. I think he really becam a jerk around 1976 or 77.
red35rob 2 years ago
How many times do we have to go over this??? Yes, Brian is to credit for the majority of the creativity behind the Beach Boys, but without Mike Love, it never would have gotten off the ground. Don't you get that? Brian then took it to beautiful places that Mike has no comprehension of, but PLEASE...let's give everyone their proper credit.
andy3576 2 years ago 3
First off, I can't stand Mike Love. I think he was jealous of Brian in lots ways during the BB's career. Secondly, Mike DID come up with the name "Pet Sounds" after telling Brian he must have the ears of a dog, as mentioned earlier. This last part is just my opinion, but I think Brian would have went on to have a great career without Mike. It probably wouldn't have been "The BB's", but it would have worked. As much as I can't stand him, Mike does add an element that makes the BB's who they are.
Wandell032 2 years ago 4
yeah, mike certainly is the one who made the beach boys what they were-without brian-a total joke. mike was only interested in the money. he had/has no creativity whatsoever. read brian's book, "wouldn't it be nice". to leave it at that would be a crime. mike was so mean and abusive to his cousin brian, at a time when love was needed. don't let the last name fool you...mike love is evil.
tatelabianca 2 years ago
I totally agree. Mike had a critical role. His weakness perhaps is that he felt the need for more credit .. which caused him at times to be driven more by ego than by a sense of what was best for the TEAM. Think this caused the riff with Al... who was also lost in the shuffle caused by Brian's incredible talent . Carl was lost in the shuffle for many of those years , but with the role of pacifist, was not anything BUT a team player, Take away any member & the BB would have been a lesser group
edwindonaldsnider 2 years ago
Again, If it wasn't for Brian WIlson, Mike Love would still be pumping gas.
cadmaster101 2 years ago 3
If it wasn't for Mike Love, they wouldn't have had as broad appeal. Van Dyke Parks said "happy songs sell records, sad songs sell beer"
red35rob 2 years ago
Wilson always wanted happy songs. Love didn't want "happy" songs, he wanted songs about cars, the beach and girls. screw that.
caats19 2 years ago
Would somebody please pass the torch to Mike Patton....
ElvisDiablo 2 years ago
Genius! Wish him all the best!
kjetin99 2 years ago 2
can not say anything bad about him,he has been hurt too much in the past,one of a kind,love to meet him,i have so much respect for him
regentv980 3 years ago 5
regentv980, I'm in complete agreement with your thoughts and feelings about Brian Wilson. I have been a fan from the first song I remember (Surfin' Sufari I think). Brian was/is a tormented genius. God bless him! I hope he's more at peace with himself now. RIP, Dennis and Carl. Yes, thank you Murray. Nuff said.
thebirdman47 3 years ago
whoa....whats with this beatle talk...
first...Rubber Soul made brian write Petsounds....Pet sounds made the beatles do sgt.Pepper...But...If Smile came out...the beatles would have been blown to bits...Ive been a die hard beatle fan all my life...Upon listening to petsounds I said this is better the Sgt.Pepper...That is a FACT...and if Smile came out when it was supposed to then that would be the greatest album ever made...
But the fact is that Pet sounds is the greatest album EVER MADE.
john10940 3 years ago 10
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paulgermana 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
If you were really a "die hard" Beatles fan, you would know that the sky is the limit and once reached, its all is one and the same. Absorb all you can of them both and you will see the truth of my statement. Also, a high mind is a right mind.
paulgermana 2 years ago
@john10940 Paul McCartney agrees with you. I guess he'd know huh? :-)
MarksCoffeeHouse2 1 year ago
lovely man
mkqp 3 years ago
I really thought he was going to mention Landy for a moment there.
dominian42 3 years ago
Brian Wilson is the best!!!!!!!!
iwojima654 3 years ago 3
Considering the fact that Brian Wilson was afraid of travelling and lived like a recluse for more than twenty years, we should be grateful that Brian is not only still around but is able to perform in front of audiences again. His voice will never be the same as it was. Drugs and mental illness will do that to you. But I have relatives who suffer from mental illness and seeing him actually gives me---and them---some degree of hope.
poughkeepsiejohn 3 years ago 4
not only will drugs and mental illness do that to you... but over medication, abuse, AND merely getting old will as well... but i totally agree with you.. brian wilson is an inspiration for overcoming the odds and his problems and who doesnt love the guy? his music is still great, even the stuff he is writing now... he is so young at heart, and i think he is aging way better than mike love and bruce johnston are... they are a sad parody riding on brians coat tails.
stumptacular 3 years ago 2
it's practically a miracle he's out and about. but also seemingly happy, more coherent than he's in in a while, and making great music again.
caats19 3 years ago 2
Brain Wislon was his evil twin..separated at birth........ No shit dude.
granpastreetz 3 years ago
That's what drugs will do. Sad story. But I love Brain Wislon.
granpastreetz 3 years ago
granpastreetz
Who's Brain Wislon??? Do you mean BRIAN WILSON??!!
Manfromelpaso 3 years ago
samradseresht, I dont understand why you dislike his new album? Do you like any of Brian´s albums? Oxygen is not one the best songs but there are many already classical BW songs on this album.
ClubViking63 3 years ago
Interesting video. Brian sure has gone through hell and back in his life. Glad to see he's back on track, and still out there making the music we all love and associate with California and fun in the sun! So far I'm enjoying That Lucky Old Sun.
SabrinaMessenger 3 years ago
Yes, Brian is no 1! But he should think about staying in the studio, as he did before. I love his last CD. The best for 20 years I think. It has such a good Smile-feeling....
Anyway, if he like to sing, I will listen.
As I have always done...
ClubViking63 3 years ago
Just wanted to pass on to all of Brian wilsons fans. Listen to the song Lay Down Burden. It comes off of the Imagination cd. He wrote the song in memory of his brother Carl. Looking back to the early days of the Beach Boys Brian had a great falsetto. I really wish Brian wouldnt have been taken advantage of by the psychologist gene landy. Even though the voice is not there the creativity and writing is back. Would love to see the Beach Boys reunite. What an awesome concert that would be.
spartans39 3 years ago
ok. dont get me wrong here, i respect the guy, he was an absolute genius, he was the mozart of rock and roll. but please, tell me, how is this new CD any good? in my opinion it is dissapointing, and i dont see why you think it has been it's best in 20 years. it's crap. its like a fucking nursery rhyme. oxygen to the brain is the worst song ive ever heard.
samradseresht 3 years ago
I'm a huge BW fan, but I think he really needs to retire from touring. :-(
synthbaron 3 years ago
thats right he had such a great comeback now for several years, never expected it...but maybe its therapy for him..
doowopsounds 3 years ago 2