The first was Pet Sounds the emotional autobiography of its 23-year old “auteur,” it is considered by many to be one of the greatest albums ever made. He was barely out of his teens when he began to create some of the most beloved records ever… nine consecutive “gold” albums that featured such classics as “Surfer Girl,” “In My Room,” “I Get Around,” “Don’t Worry Baby,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “Help Me Rhonda” and “California Girls”…just to name a handful of the more than two dozen Top 40 hits Brian co-wrote, arranged, produced, and performed on with his family band, the Beach Boys.īy 1966, though, glorious harmonies, ingenious hooks and four years of virtually uninterrupted creative growth and commercial success was no longer enough to satisfy Wilson, and as his artistic horizons expanded dramatically, he produced three records in that landmark year that forever changed the course of popular music. As a teen in the 1950s, he became obsessed with the harmonic blend of groups like the Four Freshmen, and then, in the early 1960s, inspired to combine multi-part vocal harmony with the rock rhythms of Chuck Berry, Brian found his place in the musical sun. He had also started singing harmonies…literally “in their room”…with his two younger brothers (Dennis and Carl). His mom and dad both played piano, and as a young “boy soprano,” Brian’s vocal gift was immediately evident. Wilson’s remarkable journey began in a modest Hawthorne, California home that was filled with music.
Indeed, it is no exaggeration to call Brian Wilson one of the most influential composers of the last century. He is one of popular music’s most deeply revered figures, the main creative force behind some of the most cherished recordings in rock history. I have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands.” If the sound didn’t make any sense, then I wouldn’t know what to do - I’d be lost! It’s instinct that tells me.
I worked overtime on that I worked hours to get it right. “I would have the musicians keep playing over and over again till the sound made sense.
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