Brian Wilson • 1976 Full Interview (The Beach Boys)

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  • Interview with BBC's Bob Harris from the Old Grey Whistle Test show, November 16th, 1976.
    Note: This video is posted for the purpose of historical documentation. I don't claim copyright. It is simply here for the fan community. Thank you!
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  • @CelticTerry1
    @CelticTerry1 Před měsícem +35

    Just remember folks this interview is 47 years old (as I type this) and Brian is still alive and kicking!

  • @copacetic9018
    @copacetic9018 Před 7 lety +927

    Listening to this with headphones on pays tribute to the fact that Brian is deaf in one ear.

    • @SportBrotha
      @SportBrotha Před 7 lety +44

      But it's panned right.

    • @johnhjohnhjohnh
      @johnhjohnhjohnh Před 7 lety +10

      I was thinking the same thing!

    • @nicolasmrn
      @nicolasmrn Před 7 lety +24

      Copacetic that was a very, very intelligent comment

    • @HhEeAaDd
      @HhEeAaDd Před 3 lety +9

      Now that’s funny.

    • @annmarieknapp
      @annmarieknapp Před 3 lety +33

      Which is because of his father's abuse. Creep! I adore Brian and am so happy he wound up having a more happy life. He deserves it. And both his first wife and current wife did much to help him.

  • @derrickstott5231
    @derrickstott5231 Před 7 lety +94

    How can you not love someone who is so haunted, but so honest and articulate.

  • @erikwhitebeard79
    @erikwhitebeard79 Před 4 lety +86

    Although he was struggling with a lot of issues you gotta love his infectious laugh. Wonderful person. True survivor.

    • @HArryvajonas
      @HArryvajonas Před 2 lety +3

      A true artist

    • @mrsmacca126
      @mrsmacca126 Před rokem

      Severe drug addict who has paid the price, over and over again. Tragic

  • @U2WB
    @U2WB Před 6 lety +98

    Brian is Such a warm, sensitive human being. It makes me sad to know what he's been through. Love Brian.

  • @Repomidnight
    @Repomidnight Před 7 měsíci +39

    Here in November 2023. Brian is 81 and still going strong. What a life.

    • @generalkrow
      @generalkrow Před 7 měsíci

      81 and he still sings like an angel.

    • @daftdelta
      @daftdelta Před 7 měsíci +4

      Here, November 2023. Brian is 81 and im just starting my music production career. Current status: diggin' the greats.
      what a life!

    • @generalkrow
      @generalkrow Před 7 měsíci

      Great

  • @keanuconfer2252
    @keanuconfer2252 Před 4 lety +146

    7:26 “I was able to get ahold of all these drugs and they fuh- heh.. heh.. messed me up” such a wholesome funny moment by Brian 😂❤️

  • @ltopomcfly5583
    @ltopomcfly5583 Před rokem +53

    This is the most mature and intelligent I've seen Brian. The Landy years in the 80s really regressed and damaged him way more than his 60s breakdown or 70s depression. He's a big kid here but not infantilized or delicate. Thats why the "Brian's Back" trilogy are my favorite BB albums.

    • @JustinEdwords
      @JustinEdwords Před rokem +4

      15 big ones has some bangers on it. . i love its ok and back home, that same song. . their version of chapel of love. . love what brian does with synths. of course love you is amazing highly underrateed period. and brian is completely lucid. the 80s really ruined him, sadly, but that goes for a lot of things the 80s ruined

    • @neonfroot
      @neonfroot Před rokem +4

      @@JustinEdwords
      The only good part of the 1980s was the early half.
      Especially for the peak of black American culture.

    • @srldwg
      @srldwg Před rokem +1

      @@neonfroot Ageeed!!!

    • @JustinEdwords
      @JustinEdwords Před rokem +3

      @@neonfroot yeah plenty of interesting novel things happened in the 80s but in general, for older legacy bands from the 60s it was pretty much their nadir

    • @Munenushi
      @Munenushi Před 11 měsíci

      drugs will do that over time...
      he's had brain damage from drugs
      "Wilson, 76, has battled mental illness for over 50 years and has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and mild manic depression. He was also diagnosed in 1984 as a paranoid schizophrenic, with doctors finding evidence of brain damage from Wilson's prolonged and excessive use of psychedelic drugs like LSD. (Wilson has warned against the dangers of such drugs in the decades since.)" ~ Forbes

  • @phillace
    @phillace Před 2 lety +50

    Brian Wilson , no pretence , what you see is what you get , a genuinely lovely man .

  • @Dr170
    @Dr170 Před 2 lety +59

    I enjoy how the audio is presented in Brianoscopic format

  • @Frank-yb2hw
    @Frank-yb2hw Před 4 měsíci +20

    Brian Wilson has always taken his art so seriously, it was everything to him. A true artist's artist, man. Genuinely love this dude.

  • @burpreynolds3250
    @burpreynolds3250 Před 4 lety +62

    I can't get enough Brian Wilson... Just love this guy.

  • @NotJarrett
    @NotJarrett Před 4 lety +52

    "It's making me a lot of money and it's making a lot of people happy, which is my first goal" king shit, love this man

  • @friotaiocht101
    @friotaiocht101 Před 11 měsíci +28

    Bob Harris is a class guy he never really tried getting deep into Brian's mental problems or harping on that subject... instead he just touched on it for a moment but than moved on & went right back into asking him about his music which he seemed really comfortable with ... Bob is a great guy I respect him for being very cool with Brian... other interviewers would have relentlessly harped on the issues of his mental problems... very cool interview indeed...

  • @noworries12
    @noworries12 Před 3 lety +44

    he turns 80 next year, like Paul...hard to imagine a world without those guys

    • @daniellavaladez7820
      @daniellavaladez7820 Před 3 lety +1

      He’s turning 79 soon! Definitely can’t wait for next year…80 years old, omg!

    • @noworries12
      @noworries12 Před 3 lety +5

      @@daniellavaladez7820 yeah unbelievable, but 80 is the new 60 these days :-)

    • @mrsmacca126
      @mrsmacca126 Před rokem

      Their birthdays are two days apart

  • @vampyros1
    @vampyros1 Před 6 lety +57

    It's really uplifting to see this little glint in Brian's eye throughout the interview; he's in a great mood here.

  • @SumTingWong1482
    @SumTingWong1482 Před 3 lety +58

    I’m 47 and (sadly) just now realizing what this man has done. I suffer from lifelong depression and am doing well in my life and I take inspiration from humans like this who, despite their suffering, follow their heart and make the sacrifices to do what they love. And the world benefits greatly. And his songs are far more enjoyable to listen to now that I have a better understanding of BW’s life and ups and downs and just how damn hard it is to arrange and create such captivating sounds, harmonies and songs. Songs that hug and capture our hearts and nourish our weary minds with imagery, emotion, and of course, just plain fun. Thank you Brian and your Beach Boys.

    • @wadeworkman7283
      @wadeworkman7283 Před 3 lety +2

      Brian was a schizophrenic that was notoriously difficult, almost abusive to work with. Yes, he was a musical genius and could write and play every instrument part. That’s true. But he was no “nice guy” to be around. His own brother fought to get him committed.

    • @stampeaceful
      @stampeaceful Před 3 lety +3

      @@wadeworkman7283 way to stigmatize mental health issues. Where's your evidence that he was abusive? Quite the contrary; he was a gentle soul who suffered abuse at the hands of his own father, who mercilessly beat him. He struggled for creative freedom under the oppressive control of his father, the bullying of his cousin Mike Love who wanted Brian Wilson to write surf songs forever, and industry execs who wanted him to endlessly churn out the same predictable product. He did suffer brain damage from his extensive drug use, as did a lot of people during that era.

    • @disprogreavette8545
      @disprogreavette8545 Před 3 lety +2

      @@stampeaceful long term use of anti psychotic and anti depressant medication can really damage the brain also

    • @brocklanders9259
      @brocklanders9259 Před 3 lety +1

      @@wadeworkman7283 You can say that about a bunch of musicians. Quit shitting on a legend

    • @rg2027x
      @rg2027x Před 2 lety

      @ Tung Mai Bung - awesome comment...👍

  • @ChristianTheChicken
    @ChristianTheChicken Před 7 lety +81

    He's so engaged in this interview lul. nowadays he would just say "yup" to 70% of the questions

  • @plasteredbastard
    @plasteredbastard Před 2 lety +44

    A tender, kind soul Brian is. A soft heart, fragile ego and selfless sense of humanity. I adore him.

  • @garyolshan4177
    @garyolshan4177 Před 3 lety +41

    Pet Sounds will be listened to hundreds of years from now.

  • @kalebschulz7310
    @kalebschulz7310 Před 4 lety +35

    Such a hopeful Brian here. Nothing but love for this man.

  • @thesnorman5666
    @thesnorman5666 Před rokem +69

    “I had a lot of money, of course I’m a millionaire” lol probably one of the only people who can say that line and not sound like a dick 😂

    • @ulrap1202
      @ulrap1202 Před 10 měsíci +6

      Ha, yeah. Totally unassuming guy, always loved him for that..

  • @avanti6058
    @avanti6058 Před rokem +28

    Bob Harris is a man of integrity. Brian was talking about drugs and the guy far from being an opportunist with the news and digging into that, he changed the subject and probably wasn't interested in it and only wants to know about his musical projects.

  • @HugoNewman
    @HugoNewman Před 4 měsíci +18

    Excellent interview. Calm and disarming enough to get a clearly fragile Wilson to speak candidly, and in a way that seemed (relatively!) at ease. And yet asked incisive questions. Modern interviewers could learn a lot.

  • @beetljuice8072
    @beetljuice8072 Před 2 lety +51

    He seems a real down to earth guy

    • @evanwright9016
      @evanwright9016 Před rokem +5

      Ego death'll do that.

    • @lucasm3879
      @lucasm3879 Před 2 měsíci

      @@evanwright9016
      Did he really have an ego that needed to die before the drugs though?
      Doesn’t seem like it to me.

  • @musicfanhawk4523
    @musicfanhawk4523 Před 6 lety +35

    So happy to see this interview. And see Brian coherent and engaged and without deep saddness in his eyes. Really a true sincerety and such honesty and hope.

    • @EmesiS
      @EmesiS Před 6 lety +8

      Huh? This was done 40 years ago. Lots of drugs, mental issues and treatments since then.

  • @rbrookswilliams1689
    @rbrookswilliams1689 Před 3 měsíci +23

    I love how Brian is giving shout-outs right and left to his contemporaries: Chuck Berry, Randy Newman, Phil Spector, Donovan, Art Garfunkel.........He's a Beautiful Man.

  • @justsayin502
    @justsayin502 Před 8 lety +13

    Brian Wilson, having a rare moment of clarity.

  • @plembonicities6263
    @plembonicities6263 Před rokem +36

    I have watched this interview several times and laugh every time Brian catches himself cursing. This is a great piece of history.

  • @tyler_
    @tyler_ Před 6 lety +46

    There's never been a better interviewer than Bob Harris. Every rock star that he interviewed, huge ego or not, would get comfortable with this guy and talk about anything. He's the real star.

    • @luckyswine
      @luckyswine Před 3 lety +2

      He appreciated music, asked musician oriented questions, and so they knew he loved the stuff like they did.

    • @lnl3237
      @lnl3237 Před 3 lety

      My first introduction to Bob Harris was an interview he did with a very young Linda Ronstadt in the early 70's. His voice is hypnotic.

    • @chilly6470
      @chilly6470 Před 3 lety

      @@lnl3237.... His voice sounds like Terry Wogan. If you've heard of him?

    • @lnl3237
      @lnl3237 Před 3 lety

      @@chilly6470 No, I haven't, but thank you-will investigate.

    • @lnl3237
      @lnl3237 Před 3 lety +1

      @@chilly6470 Did look him up. What a remarkable voice and life! Was interested to read that at his public memorial, the Eva Cassidy's version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" was played. One of my favorites, too.
      Thank you again for making this man known to me.

  • @user-hk7hz9cn7v
    @user-hk7hz9cn7v Před 4 lety +41

    Brian is such an amazing and beautiful human being. An absolute musical genius

  • @user-hk7hz9cn7v
    @user-hk7hz9cn7v Před 3 lety +34

    Brian was a tortured soul and his story is fascinating to tragic to beautiful. To be an absolute genius tormented by voices in his head and insecurities and to come out at the end with more amazing music, more emotions for us to feel and completing Smile is such a win!

    • @daniellavaladez7820
      @daniellavaladez7820 Před 3 lety +3

      Well said and I totally agree!

    • @thomasmuscheck1987
      @thomasmuscheck1987 Před 25 dny

      This is where.. when one sees the John Cusack biopic called Love and Mercy (the actor who played third base for the Black Sox in 1919), the realization of what "saved Brian" hits upside the head. Forgive the bad metaphor. The depiction of Brian's first meeting with his great late wife and his buying a Cadillac from her.. with Landy in tow carrying the checkbook and CLEARLY NOT REALLY WANTING him to do it, and most certainly not wanting him to PAY CASH FOR IT just to impress the babe.. well let's just say.. it really really hits home. More than just a very nice little movie, if the nobody named me is to be believed. LOVE AND MERCY.. to you and your friends.. tonight.

  • @marcfedak
    @marcfedak Před 5 lety +36

    What a great interview. Brian Wilson has so much child like enthusiasm about his music, it's contagious. He's also very modest and honest. I'm going to have to try to find that atonal Boris Karloff-like song he mentioned.

    • @1BKPictures1
      @1BKPictures1  Před 5 lety +3

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  • @marcfedak
    @marcfedak Před 6 lety +28

    Very enjoyable interview. Brian Wilson comes across as a pretty modest, honest guy and the interviewer did a good job focusing on Brian's great body of work and less on sensational aspects.

  • @brucew3641
    @brucew3641 Před 2 lety +18

    The smile he shoots the interviewer at 11:35 shows how kind hearted he is as a man... This is while retelling the music of "pet sounds" because the camera cut out the first time in the middle it seems. So many in that business would roll their eyes or act like their time was being wasted. He just enjoys it... 11:35 is a good moment.👍
    He also gets so excited at 16:43 talking about making a fairytale album, flashing another big smile. No wonder he named an album "smile", the dude is just so easy going and kind...

  • @Jeffdaniels-hw2yy
    @Jeffdaniels-hw2yy Před 9 měsíci +22

    I really enjoy how candid and honest he is here especially about his drug addiction. Being an ex addict myself, its refreshing to see someone be so open about his struggles. Also the millionare line is funny..

  • @toastertwo1602
    @toastertwo1602 Před rokem +26

    One of the best interviews I've ever watched. He is sooo interesting person to listen to. I can listen to him over and over.

  • @davidfanucci8339
    @davidfanucci8339 Před 7 lety +34

    Such a delicate person.

  • @Nightrain76
    @Nightrain76 Před 4 lety +30

    So open and humble.

  • @Pun2404
    @Pun2404 Před 7 lety +75

    He's such an adorable fuckin' genius...

  • @martinkristensen8398
    @martinkristensen8398 Před 3 lety +29

    Its a relief that bob harris really knows about beach boys music and asking intelligent questions also about the lesser known stuff seems to make brian relax

    • @drillbag7832
      @drillbag7832 Před 3 lety +16

      That's "whispering" Bob Harris. Not rolf...thank god

    • @mrflea7288
      @mrflea7288 Před 3 lety

      No Rolf Harris knows about boys and bob Harris knows about the beach boys .

    • @toastertwo1602
      @toastertwo1602 Před 6 měsíci

      Truly professional

  • @vincentm614
    @vincentm614 Před 5 lety +60

    Brian appears quite normal here. He has a sharp sense of humour.

    • @jamescrouch3217
      @jamescrouch3217 Před 4 lety +11

      I say he probably wasn’t completely off of drugs just yet. I’m just speculating of course.

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Před 3 lety +80

    Brian is so honest, it's rare to see this in someone so successful. In this he's still under the Landy spell.

    • @otiswinn6709
      @otiswinn6709 Před 2 lety

      i used to watch your videos when i was little, great to see you.

    • @richbailey8174
      @richbailey8174 Před 2 lety

      Well I guess....I think those around him babied him and indulged him way too much....I could have fixed him in one minute and for free....give him a gigantic slap in the face and say "Hey....what the f*ck is wrong with you! Grow up!"

    • @JackSmith-ji6ut
      @JackSmith-ji6ut Před 2 lety +1

      @@richbailey8174 most uneducated comment I've possibly seen, shame on you

    • @richbailey8174
      @richbailey8174 Před 2 lety

      @@JackSmith-ji6ut Oh really?...you think differently I assume because you are as you say "educated"?...maybe you are medicated like he is

    • @JackSmith-ji6ut
      @JackSmith-ji6ut Před 2 lety +1

      @@richbailey8174 lol give your head a good wobble pal! If you don't understand or have ever suffered from severe mental health ( I have myself) your opinion is irrelevant. And your speaking about one of the best musicians of our time. Take your gave for a shit and get your head down big man 💪 x

  • @tahsinsabah833
    @tahsinsabah833 Před 6 lety +24

    He answers the question so politely

    • @mrsmacca126
      @mrsmacca126 Před 6 lety +10

      Tahsin Sabah all 3 brothers have impeccable manners patience and articulation... especially early on, b4 substances & diseases set in...

  • @elbravovierde8010
    @elbravovierde8010 Před 3 lety +34

    Brian seems to have a pure hearth. We can see It in his face. He's almost childlike. God bless him!

  • @justmadeit2
    @justmadeit2 Před 2 lety +42

    He was sharp here, amazing how much he changed some years later

    • @leonconnelly5303
      @leonconnelly5303 Před rokem +6

      Landy destroyed the man. Brian may have been travelling down a very dangerous but he does seem genuinely excited and happy in a way he hasn’t in the last 30 years.

    • @JustinEdwords
      @JustinEdwords Před rokem +2

      @@AnArchyRulzz his mouth movements here are because he is deaf in one ear. but the current brian. . yeah, landy fried him with heavy antipsychotics in the 80s. worse than most any recreational drug

  • @kraftyhandz
    @kraftyhandz Před 5 měsíci +21

    I don’t really listen to The Beach Boys but my respect for Brian Wilson is immeasurable. He’s a true inspiration as an artist.

    • @pigchamp3627
      @pigchamp3627 Před měsícem

      Why do you respect him if you don't listen to his music, you don't know him

    • @Knifymoloko
      @Knifymoloko Před měsícem

      I listen to Pet Sounds every once in a while. First interview I'm seeing and here's a charming human being

  • @SluffAdlin
    @SluffAdlin Před 7 lety +14

    Thank you for the music Brian...

  • @joshuagerthoffer2321
    @joshuagerthoffer2321 Před 2 lety +35

    Brian is the definition of cool.

  • @jimloggin5889
    @jimloggin5889 Před 2 lety +19

    I have never seen Brian so articulate, funny, and normal. Very nice!

  • @Blinki18284
    @Blinki18284 Před 8 lety +8

    He's so full of power in this interview. And just two years later he was down again. Maybe the most interesting stage of life of Brian Wilson. He experimented so much musically and had so many great ideas. And he talked about the post-Smile-albums, which he didn't that much afterwards.

  • @1955Cal
    @1955Cal Před 6 lety +30

    Good interview, Brian seemed fine and sounded very relaxed. He's smoking that cigarette likes it's a joint. I'm a big Beach Boys fan and I'm glad Brian did recover, I can't imagine what he went through.

  • @meio4744
    @meio4744 Před 6 lety +38

    What a lovable teddy bear.

  • @chrislynch8128
    @chrislynch8128 Před 5 lety +59

    Anybody pick up on when he says “making people happy is my first goal” at 8:28, he then gives a very sad, longing look. And the camerman picked up on it and zoomed in, the only time he zoomed in during the interview. Great camera work, almost capturing the sadness that Brian could make so many people happy, but couldnt make himself happy . . .

    • @0161GHM
      @0161GHM Před 5 lety +3

      nah don't see it.

    • @akbarshoed
      @akbarshoed Před 5 lety +1

      You cannot make yourself happy. Cannot be done. Your hormones adjust.

    • @ComeOnIsSuchAJoy
      @ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Před 5 lety +3

      @Mitchell Smith I'd like to think it wouldn't have changed all that much. Brian was oh so close to completing _Smile_ , as the _Smile Sessions_ box set showed; a few more songs just needed vocals/lyrics, and, probably the biggest hurdle, putting all the pieces of the puzzle in place. It's a shame he couldn't get the assistance/moral support in order to carry it out. As witnessed throughout most of rock at that time, the 'extreme studio production' was beginning to yield to simpler productions again in late '67/early '68, as witnessed by Bob Dylan's _Basement Tapes_ and _John Wesley Harding_ , The Beatles' "Lady Madonna," and The Stones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash," for example. Therefore, The Beach Boys would've probably come back down to earth again with _Wild Honey_ ( _Smile_ having been completed would've made _Smiley Smile_ non-existent) and continued on as they did, albeit with other songs replacing the _Smile_ songs that popped up on subsequent albums; heaven knows they left enough songs in the vault for that to happen.

    • @steves4533
      @steves4533 Před 2 lety +1

      I picked up on that. There's another interview of him in the 80s when he did his solo album where he talks about how he used to always do everything to make others happy.
      My take is that is the effect of growing up under the malignant narcissim of his Father.

  • @caryd67
    @caryd67 Před 7 lety +22

    Not hard to tell which is his deaf ear.. This dude breaks my heart. Sadness seeps out of him, despite his brave smiles...

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Před 7 měsíci +16

    Interesting to hear how Pet sounds is regarded in 1976. All these years later Pet Sounds is still up there in many people's top 5 albums of all time. And some will argue it's up in the top 3 easily. Brian musically was so ahead of anyone else with Pet Sounds.

    • @bernardbaker6803
      @bernardbaker6803 Před 3 měsíci +1

      the Pet Sounds obsession didn't really start til late 70's. I think Sunflower/Surfs Up/and espec Holland would be preferred by youth of today....

    • @TheManHimself94
      @TheManHimself94 Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​@@bernardbaker6803 Good observation. As a teenage Beach Boys fan, I have to say that Sunflower to Holland is probably my favourite period of the band along with Pet Sounds & SMiLE.
      Though I think the love for Pet Sounds is universal, the edge the band had between Carl and the Passions: So Tough and Holland would probably attract younger people like me. It's a shame that they didn't continue with the direction they were heading after Holland.

  • @TheMonkeyman724
    @TheMonkeyman724 Před 4 měsíci +23

    God Bless Brian, he is an American Treasure

  • @bryanwells3216
    @bryanwells3216 Před 2 lety +38

    Bill Murray sounds just like Brian Wilson.

  • @AoOniTV
    @AoOniTV Před 6 lety +51

    From around 7:10, wow the amazing honesty and openness here. You’ll never see interviews like that today!

  • @stephanieheston3212
    @stephanieheston3212 Před 3 lety +23

    Brian seems genuine, without pretense.

  • @AllTheBestCO
    @AllTheBestCO Před 5 lety +18

    What a great interview. History was made that day. High honor to see this today. Bless Brian Wilson, and all of the Beach boys.

  • @reddoor6114
    @reddoor6114 Před 2 lety +31

    Cool that he said he likes the friends album the most. Its probably my favourite too

    • @JustinEdwords
      @JustinEdwords Před rokem +1

      all of those late 60s post pet sounds albums are pretty great. . glad people are catching on.
      even smiley smile is WAAAAY out there, more than smile, honestly.

  • @cynthiarowley719
    @cynthiarowley719 Před 11 měsíci +25

    Seems clear-headed to me. Charming fella.

  • @rickt1951
    @rickt1951 Před 3 lety +14

    Damn, he's so out there but so in control, he's a definite genius. His facial expression when he was asked about his long term plan looked like it freaked him out. I could listen to him all day long.

  • @JohnMcGary1
    @JohnMcGary1 Před 7 lety +26

    he seems very sharp here. nice to see.

    • @uncleharry5758
      @uncleharry5758 Před 7 lety +5

      Yes he was, he's very lucid in this interview, sharp/alert...ect..........if this is 1976, then it'a too bad he continued with the hard drugs after this, cause if he had stayed hard drug free, what he did prior to 1976 might not have caught up to him....

    • @AnthonyMonaghan
      @AnthonyMonaghan Před 7 lety +3

      UncleHarry You are joking aren't you? He's coked up to the eyeballs here my good man.

    • @bottomsupbass
      @bottomsupbass Před 7 lety +2

      Anthony Monaghan he coukd also be in a manic state. its sort of like being on coke. people who are bipolar are on top of the world during the manic state. then when they crash its awful

  • @bsouth7042
    @bsouth7042 Před 4 měsíci +16

    Guy’s completely honest about his own weaknesses, his own history, his contributions to the band and the music. Very candid and revealing.

  • @DP-rp9fk
    @DP-rp9fk Před 4 lety +19

    Such a sweet, sincere guy. Bless Brian Wilson.

  • @Errachttoo
    @Errachttoo Před 7 lety +18

    My God, what a special soul.

  • @bobareebop
    @bobareebop Před 3 lety +21

    He is quite lucid and even-tempered here. His intelligence shines through, as does his love for others. And his voice sounds good...a little lower register than 5 or 6 years earlier, but not too raspy yet.

  • @FrancieMoon9
    @FrancieMoon9 Před 5 měsíci +19

    I've watched this interview many times.... He is so interesting....Absolutely intriguing...

    • @richerdw3.41gmail.
      @richerdw3.41gmail. Před 3 měsíci +1

      Hello how are you doing today

    • @arriuscalpurniuspiso
      @arriuscalpurniuspiso Před 16 dny

      He was very creative and insightful. He suffered a lot because he had it all and paid the price for his legacy as an artist

  • @playdeebug4400
    @playdeebug4400 Před 2 lety +18

    Met The Beach Boys on a southwest flight in the late 70’s. They signed my boarding pass. I had it for years but lost it unfortunately

    • @Poway19
      @Poway19 Před 2 lety +3

      Far out man. Bummer that you lost it. Radical that you had it.

    • @dereks7745
      @dereks7745 Před 2 lety +3

      All of them signed it? Even Dennis?

  • @kincaide67
    @kincaide67 Před 5 lety +29

    14:26 - look at the smile. Man, he loved Dennis so much!

    • @sharonellis8449
      @sharonellis8449 Před 5 lety +3

      Wow what a smile. Gave me a tear in my eye. Yes the love for his brothers is beautiful

    • @bunnyhop3211
      @bunnyhop3211 Před 4 lety +4

      They were laughing as it was Charles Manson's song that Denis used and changed some words. Manson was not happy with him...

    • @lonobl7575
      @lonobl7575 Před 4 lety +3

      bunnyhop3211 yeah it sounds almost like a nervous laugh towards the end - definitely thinking about the Manson scenario

    • @stephaniebaker1542
      @stephaniebaker1542 Před 3 lety

      @@lonobl7575 The thing about the whole Manson incident, is that as messed up as Brian was back in those days, even he was coherent enough to see that Manson was a complete lunatic, and told Dennis to get rid of him, and get him out of his house......like NOW!

    • @daniellavaladez7820
      @daniellavaladez7820 Před 3 lety

      I know Brian rarely smiled, but when he did, he had such a beautiful and sweet one!

  • @Nightrain76
    @Nightrain76 Před 3 lety +17

    He strikes me as such a humble man.

  • @Hollowsmith
    @Hollowsmith Před 3 lety +28

    I bet very few people would have thought Brian Wilson would still be alive today. The dude has been overweight, a smoker, battling mental health issues, etc, for decades, and somehow his body has just kept ticking and he's outlasted a lot of health-nuts from his generation lol.

  • @Samaraselah
    @Samaraselah Před 5 lety +48

    Obsessed with Brian Wilson..he kinda looks like Cameron from Ferris Buellers day off if he hadn’t showered for a while and was a genius

    • @juanelias6152
      @juanelias6152 Před 5 lety +5

      I'm currently obsessed too!

    • @jaggass
      @jaggass Před 5 lety +5

      Alan Ruck does look like a young Brian Wilson.

    • @chrisgault87
      @chrisgault87 Před 5 lety +4

      That's weird my friend looks like Cameron and his son looks like Brian Wilson no joke

    • @bobsmith3457
      @bobsmith3457 Před 3 lety +1

      He looks like Zack galifanakis

  • @ericnickel3280
    @ericnickel3280 Před 7 lety +54

    I wonder if Bill Murray used Brian Wilson as inspiration for Carl in Caddy Shack. Both talk out of the side of their mouth and Bill's character even sounds like Brian in this clip.

    • @burtflaxton
      @burtflaxton Před 7 lety +7

      First thing I thought of was Carl.

    • @RychleTube
      @RychleTube Před 7 lety +18

      I think Brian spoke out of the left side of his mouth to make the speech go to his left ear as he was nearly deaf in the right ear

    • @jillpilon918
      @jillpilon918 Před 7 lety +13

      RychleTube I have a nephew who is deaf in his right ear and speaks the same way. I also recall Sylvester Stallone doing the same because of his hearing loss as well. So I think it's a common modification for those having hearing loss of varying degrees.

    • @looseele
      @looseele Před 3 lety +3

      You took the words right out of my mouth

    • @krisscanlon4051
      @krisscanlon4051 Před 3 lety +1

      @@RychleTube Very interesting notion! I was always interested in why this was happening and thought it was more emotionally based not so now since he is so clear minded

  • @evrgreen_69
    @evrgreen_69 Před 3 lety +20

    The world is a better place because of Brian Wilson

  • @johnnydtractive
    @johnnydtractive Před 6 lety +90

    OK, so for a long time I've thought I should probably learn about Brian Wilson, because so many artists reference him as a musical genius--it just seemed like musical history I should know about.
    I'm floored. I expected some "musical genius" type--distand & self-involved, caustic, condescending, maybe bitter. That's what I expected Brian Wilson to be. Nothing could have prepared me for who he really is. I cringe to think a human being this sensitive was brutalized when he was young. Absolutely terrible. & so amazing that he found music, or music found him. He just seems to have no pretentions or defences, & at the same time is hearing & experiencing music in a way few other human beings have. He seems absolutely in love in love IN LOVE with music. Extraordinary man with an extraordinary life. So glad he survived, because there are many abused kids like him who self-medicate for years & unfortunately don't survive it.

    • @whatdothlife4660
      @whatdothlife4660 Před 6 lety +27

      He's a gentle grizzly bear. A true American treasure.

    • @monkface
      @monkface Před 3 lety +7

      I had the crazy cool experience of meeting him once and he was kind of like a lost little kid at that point. I worked at a hotel and he and his wife checked in and I drove him to his room on a golf cart which he got a big kick out of. He wanted to ride around some more (I'm secretly blown away that I'm driving him around!) But his wife wouldn't "let" him! Beach boy music is truly some of the first music I heard in my life so it has a special place for me personally so I couldn't believe that here he was sitting right next to me! Ok enough name dropping!

    • @wellesradio
      @wellesradio Před 3 lety +1

      You mean you expected a stereotype? There are a lot of people I would consider geniuses, and the minority of them act as you just described - aloof and bitter. Most of them didn't get to be successful by being assholes.

  • @EdKazO-Vision
    @EdKazO-Vision Před 3 lety +21

    Brian is remarkably lucid here.

  • @davewoodley3716
    @davewoodley3716 Před 8 lety +6

    I saw this interview on TV in '76. I've been waiting to see it again ever since!

  • @ArmanBaig
    @ArmanBaig Před 2 lety +32

    Notice how his mouth strays left when he's speaking. He's deaf in his right ear. He does it to hear himself better while talking.

    • @LauRa-re9un
      @LauRa-re9un Před 2 lety +3

      I don´t understand why he moves his mouth only to one side. I thought he had a problem. He didn´t do that in the 60´s. I thought that had something to do with drugs.

    • @dmer-zy3rb
      @dmer-zy3rb Před 2 lety +9

      @@LauRa-re9un he did do that in the 60s even while singing.

    • @plembonicities6263
      @plembonicities6263 Před rokem +3

      I am just not sure about that. There are lots of people who are deaf in one ear and don't speak out of one side of their mouth like that. I think that may just be the way he speaks. It reminds me of Ronnie Hawkins, except Ronnie speaks out of the right side.

    • @PaulLindgren
      @PaulLindgren Před 11 měsíci

      His Mom, Audry, also spoke out of the left side of her mouth. It isn't as drastic as Brian, but it is there. You can see it in some interviews. I am sure his deafness may have made it more pronounced though

  • @KJ-xc6qs
    @KJ-xc6qs Před 6 lety +46

    He's highly lucid here.

  • @dean3434
    @dean3434 Před rokem +18

    Great to see him kinda smiling and with some giggles, etc.

  • @niamhcathxx
    @niamhcathxx Před 4 lety +21

    he seems so nice :(💗

    • @helencampbell9203
      @helencampbell9203 Před 4 lety +3

      He does. Love his little boy laugh
      The interviewer seemed nice too. Calm. Certainly seemed to put Brian at ease. They clicked.

  • @mojorising0071950
    @mojorising0071950 Před 7 lety +14

    sweet sensitive guy, so vulnerable

  • @ShaneScott69
    @ShaneScott69 Před 3 lety +20

    He's very well spoken and aware despite his mental health issues at the time, interesting watching his body language he's doing so well to keep it together he almost said the F word and corrected himself in style 🙂

  • @ME-ru4hv
    @ME-ru4hv Před 4 lety +23

    He just makes me want to go to my room and cry.

    • @collisw8302
      @collisw8302 Před 4 lety +4

      Same here, the love I have for Brian is so strong.

  • @dogpd3
    @dogpd3 Před 3 lety +29

    Even on drugs like cocaine, Brian was still more lucid than whatever program Landy had Brian on from 1982-1989.

    • @coby4480
      @coby4480 Před 3 lety +6

      Brian was definitely cognitive and lucid from before the Landy years. I honestly think Landy did much more harm to Wilson’s mental health than the drugs really did in terms of truly doing irreparable damage to his psyche.

    • @kencoleman5007
      @kencoleman5007 Před 3 lety +2

      I thought that he was clean during this interview? Or at least on nothing but cigarettes.
      I've seen a recording of Bowie on Dick Cavett where the rockstar was high that I couldn't believe his manager let him on the stage.

  • @impalaman9707
    @impalaman9707 Před 3 lety +30

    That's an interesting observation Brian made about his family when they sing: Because they are related, their THROATS are similar--and that's why they harmonise so well. They have the "Wilson" throats--just like I suppose the Bee Gees had the "Gibb" throats, and that's why the Gibb brothers, also, had a harmony all their own

    • @BrandMath-ns5yc
      @BrandMath-ns5yc Před 3 lety +4

      maybe the Jackson 5 too

    • @Ac0ustics0ul
      @Ac0ustics0ul Před 3 lety +4

      Everly brothers come to mind, as well

    • @sinenkaari5477
      @sinenkaari5477 Před 3 lety +5

      If you compare beach boys harmonies to beatles harmonies you hear the difference

    • @MrEss-ld3sw
      @MrEss-ld3sw Před 3 lety

      Boswell Sisters

    • @MrGiorgioud
      @MrGiorgioud Před 2 lety

      ....and the Deep Sisters, who were famous for those much-missed “Deep throats”....boom boom!!!

  • @geordiedynes2088
    @geordiedynes2088 Před 3 lety +11

    Brian Wilson is my favourite musician of all time. So glad he made it through

  • @tosinkingfishercheeseburge8901

    Brian Douglas Wilson he is my favourite person

  • @grahamsmall1300
    @grahamsmall1300 Před 3 lety +16

    I like how Brian laughs when they discuss never learn not to love - Brian knows who really wrote it ;)

  • @starfox1
    @starfox1 Před 4 lety +53

    he was a cute bear in the 70s

    • @charliel3248
      @charliel3248 Před 3 lety +7

      He was troubled though

    • @daniellavaladez7820
      @daniellavaladez7820 Před 3 lety +1

      @@charliel3248 Yep. I wish I could go back in time to that period and give him a huge hug. I would’ve helped him find a proper therapist and got him the hell away from Landy as far and as soon as possible!

  • @francisapple
    @francisapple Před 8 lety +37

    I love how Brian Wilson smokes a cigarette like someone who is trying Pot for the first time.

  • @dskywalker3397
    @dskywalker3397 Před 3 lety +17

    Brilliant Interview. Bob Harris: the best. I Love Brian Wilson!

  • @sgtBilko75
    @sgtBilko75 Před 3 lety +16

    Friends and Sunflower are two of The Beach Boys albums I tend to play most often. The sad part of these albums is that they are criminally underappreciated

    • @daniellavaladez7820
      @daniellavaladez7820 Před 2 lety +4

      I’m SO happy they finally released the Feel Flows box set to give those two albums their due after so many years! Late 60s and early 70s is such an underrated era for the Beach Boys in terms of music.

  • @silaslangsyd
    @silaslangsyd Před 8 lety +15

    A musical magician , long may he walk this earth .

  • @tomservo5347
    @tomservo5347 Před 5 lety +29

    As Mike Love said "Brian is a pure Gemini." You can feel those synapses on overdrive with this musical genius. Cool he talks of using non-triad chords and uses visualization with his fingers to help you 'see' those "bunched up chords". Glad he got his life together. I'd love to see him in concert for a once in a lifetime experience.

    • @patricialambert3110
      @patricialambert3110 Před 5 lety +1

      Funny--I always thought a true genius (at least a "poetic" genius) was a Pisces. But then, I never thought much of Mike Love (born 3/1/41) and his songwriting!

  • @PhrygianPhrog
    @PhrygianPhrog Před 8 lety +12

    I like how he explains musical stuff. Like phasing of two voices in unison. And chord clusters.

    • @jeffclaterbaugh6415
      @jeffclaterbaugh6415 Před 8 lety +5

      What Brian is describing is known as double tracking… Where you sing with yourself and some people just have that special voice that when it is double track it is pure magic. Additionally, some people can triple track that is, using two tracks for their voice in the same register and a third track with their voice in a lower octave… And you could not believe how amazing it makes you sound if you have the right kind of voice. Brian has always had his finger on the pulse of sounds and sound control… That is what makes him a musical genius!

  • @clintcalvert9250
    @clintcalvert9250 Před měsícem +7

    This guy was the vision the band really needed. Outside the box by miles.