The astonishing genius of Brian Wilson
By DJ M on June 24th, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
THE GUARDIAN "I meet Brian Wilson in the tiny, windowless conference room of a Mayfair hotel, where he is promoting his latest series of British concerts accompanied by his musical director, Jeffrey Foskett. The former leader of the Beach Boys sits bolt upright, a portly, 69-year-old man with his grey hair arranged in a kind of quiff. There is, as everyone who meets him seems to note, something ineffably sad about his eyes, even when he laughs, which he does in a gruff, mirthless shout. He rattles through questions as if being interrogated – yes, no, I don't know, I don't understand the question – but insists that he enjoys being interviewed."
Brian Wilson on taking LSD: "At first, my creativity increased more than I could believe ... On the downside, it fucked my brain."