Brian Wilson talks about drug use on QTV

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Legendary songwriter of Beach Boys fame, Brian Wilson, joins us for a chat in Studio Q. In this excerpt from the interview, Brian fields a few questions about drug use.

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[saguaroboy]

The Beatles, like Brian Wilson, had an advantage over current musicians: They had 100% solid musical writing and performing chops before psychoactive drugs really made their appearance. Hence the ability to channel those wacked-out creative urges into the best music ever made.

[MikeEder]

He was never absent ten years. Even at his worst he never stopped recording here or there.

[Clanhelius]

@VIDEOTIMEMACHINE the white album and abbey road are hit and miss? What are you doing dude? At the very least, drugs probably drove the band away from eachother (see: white album, it's all over the place only because everybody was doing their own thing (see:drugs and their effect on musical output)). And even then, who cares. They're artists. They'll pursue whatever the fuck they feel like

[spacepatrolman]

@saguaroboy Mike Douglas said why do you have to take drugs your a genius brian said because it changes your body chemistry what does that mean it means he needs psychotherapy which i guess he had because he mentions his psychiatrist but on the radio show he isnt in denial tony Benett said to Bill Evans why do you have to take drugs your a genius he said because drugs make me feel renewed same thing he needed psychotherapy but he didnt get any and he died.

[saguaroboy]

@spacepatrolman When you're high, who wants to admit it on the Mike Douglas show? He could mow down nuns with an AK-47- His music still has more integrity than anybody before or since.

[spacepatrolman]

@saguaroboy he is contradicting himself in the mike douglas show interview hea said he never took drugs to write anything in the radio show interview he said he did

[DanCiTi]

@cactaceous eh, most bands could probably do it faster, they just get in a rut of a touring cycle and needing to "get the most out of" each album and stuff. People who just release their music for free online release them all of the time. It some cases it had to do with having money from touring to record properly again too.

[VIDEOTIMEMACHINE]

@cactaceous Compared to the stuff before the LSD , The music was more bad then good.

[cactaceous]

@VIDEOTIMEMACHINE You say "look at the music that the Beatles put out in 68 to 70. Hit and miss stuff." First, the Beatles released 4 & a half albums worth of music in those 3 years if you count that The White Albums is a double one & Yellow Submarine has previously recorded tracks among new originals. That is staggering. Bands now a days take 2-3 years to release one album. Second, Abbey Road was done during that period. Masterpiece. White Album, convoluted yet brilliant. Only dud, Let It Be.

[PrestonDowMusic]

@VIDEOTIMEMACHINE "drugs" is a tricky term. grouping them all together isn't a good idea

[BlindMelon1993]

@PATEv4 fuck you dude Brian Wilson Is god himself

[VIDEOTIMEMACHINE]

Just like the beatles. It sparked soemthing but look at what happened after. Look at the music that the beatles put out in 1968 to 1970. HIt and miss stuff. Drugs are not the answer