Tl; dr: The true genius of Brian Wilson is a recent discovery of mine and now I cant stop thinking about how his mind works.

Long version: Until recently i had the basic view of him, and his band, that i assume most people do. Some fun little hits, got caught up in the 60's, went over the edge, got it semi-together, and now cruising along off baby boomer nostalgia. I knew Pet Sounds was super well regarded, and I knew the singles off of it were a departure from their early sound but Id never listened to the whole album.

Well recently I listened to the whole thing at a time when i was mentally prepared to have my mind blown. And it was. My new girlfriend coincidentally had just seen Love & Mercy and said while we listened that we should watch it. Well after that I saw him in a totally different light. I didnt want to rely on a biopic for all the info so Ive been reading like crazy and dude is just ridiculously fascinating to me.

Every now and then I get really interested in the way someone's mind works, and the way he has talked about the melodies and harmonies he creates is surreal. On top of that Pet Sounds gives a real time glimpse into the mind of someone who is not fitting in the way he used to, and its killing him. Way more than just the typical Icarus story, even tho thats there too. But unlike Icarus, BW's wings grew back! And after everything he has been thru he finished his magnum opus almost 40 years after it almost destroyed him - *still* living with both schizoaffective disorder and tardive dyskinesia from the overprescription of powerful anti psychotics thanks to his asshole shrink.

Anyways this was long and rambly as shit so a few last points:

~ fuck Mike Love, Stan Love, and now by virtue of heritage fuck Kevin Love too.

~ Brian Wilson is rivalled only by Quincy Jones for America's greatest pop producer imo

~ Carl+Brian > John+Paul

~ Love & Mercy is a great flick

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE