In our lifetimes, following the career of music genius Brian Wilson, who died today at age 82, was like our getting to watch the life of Van Gogh in person. This was someone clearly superior to all others in his creative field, yet often profoundly and seriously troubled. Thank goodness he was as prolific as he was.
Presumably most of my friends and readers here have his major works, Beach Boys and solo, at their avail. So i'm going to suggest you obtain a late release of his from 2021, "Brian Wilson At My Piano: his classic hits reimagined for solo piano." This is, as indicated, Brian at the piano pretty much opening his brain in this simple form to reveal how he created these songs, what themes in them were important. Enjoy when you find it.
Here's something I wrote about observing his state of mind, and honoring him, in 2010. Click link
(https://fastfilm1.blogspot.com/2010/05/should-one-take-photograph-of-brian.html)
My above photos were taken of Brian Wilson winning an award at a gala in the 1990s; auditioning Darian Sahanaja and the Wondermints at Spaceland to complete his long delayed "Smile" masterpiece and perform it for the first time in London; and at the house of musician/Satellite radio DJ Chris Carter, posing with his birthday present with its giver Rodney Bingenheimer, Mayor of the Sunset Strip, Satellite radio DJ and longtime friend of Wilson's.
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