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Brian Wilson

Musician

Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer, co-founder and principal songwriter of the Beach Boys, noted for his innovative arrangements and contributions to 1960s popular music.

Co-founder and leader of the Beach Boys; principal writer/producer on landmark works such as Pet Sounds and the song "Good Vibrations." Experienced mental-health struggles and drug use in the 1960s–1970s as documented in biographies and contemporary reports. Collaborated with Van Dyke Parks on SMiLE; officially completed and released SMiLE in 2004. Later solo albums include That Lucky Old Sun and Gettin' In Over My Head.

A selection of DeBaser reviews on Brian Wilson highlights his unmistakable pop personality, the long-awaited SMiLE project, and later solo work. Reviews praise his compositional gifts and arrangements while noting the limitations of his later singing and a nostalgic bent in some releases.

For:Fans of classic pop/rock, Beach Boys listeners, music production enthusiasts, readers interested in musical nostalgia

 Brian from the Beach Boys was a kind of Syd Barrett, only he made it through.

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 After a wait of 37 years, the mythical "teenage symphony to God" would finally see the light again: a smile lit up his pale, wrinkled face.

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 SMiLE is the title of a Beach Boys album that was supposed to be released in '67 but was abandoned when almost completed due to several problems, including the growing alienation of the leader and composer Brian Wilson, his issues with LSD, and his incredible obsessions.

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