me too...so much happy beautiful hopeful music he has given the world and the poor man was fighting a constant war within his own head...I have so much affection for the man. ....not only his genius writing but that voice ....that falsetto in those songs was like floating in the clouds. love the guy .
His anxiety disorder back then just screams out here, coupled with the excessive meds Landy shoved into him unnecessarily. You can tell how he immediately went to the piano without shaking hands at first. Kudos to him for toughing it out when it was probably terrifying in his mind.
My man had full-blown schizophrenia. As someone with an anxiety disorder myself I can honestly say that I’ve never felt a fraction of the psychiatric distress he must have experienced as someone with schizophrenia. It’s debilitating.
In 1984 he said being single was like liking a Phil Spector record saying there's no separating between the 2. In another interview he said to the interviewer ''Give me a handshake'' ''No a better one that''
"You dropped a lotta weight, haven't you?" "Yeah. 130 pounds, actually." He makes it sound like that's nothing, but that's clearly some MAJOR weight loss.
Brian. Wherever you are right now, I hope you can really FEEL the love we have for you. You touched our lives with great music and we are grateful. I dont just want you to know it...I want you to feel it. You may be the most loved man in America.
@@Beefy-Cheese - Maybe so, but since Brian was such a Beatles fan I thought the reference was fitting. He made many twists and turns getting to a sober place. He completely disavowed drug use later but for so long through the 60’s and 70’s he was pretty much loaded on substances a lot of the time. Maybe staying in bed for years at a time ultimately helped save him too.
Don't let the worst Brian Wilson song I've ever heard distract you from the fact that homeboy slaying the sax back there has one of the most epic mullets in recorded history! The shit is legendary
Wow... I am reviewing his 80s stuff again and it is so amazing. Every decade this guy was producing the most beautiful music I could never dream! Love him!!!!!!!!!
It’s 2022 and Brian Wilson is really struggling now. decades of drug use has made him stare off into space and sit at the piano at his concerts and he can’t sing full songs anymore. So sad
@@brownieboy401 so true - probably picked it cause it was soo simplistic and easiest to sing live and he was terrified of performing lead for the first time in years. He also did it for another show while promoting the album - probably that same week. -it was some Dick Clark show -it comes up if u search - B.W. NIGHTTIME
Actually a good song. Despite the comments on here this album and appearance marked a great comeback for Brian personally and professionally. He’s stayed on the right track since.
I don't think the bass player is getting quite enough credit in this comment section for his epic look. Tragically overshadowed by the sax player's glorious mullet
@@ronfowlermusic No one would prefer that, but "Dr" Landy was undeniably manipulative and drugged Brian out of his mind himself with numerous anti-psychotics.
@@ronfowlermusic I'd rather be fat than brainwashed, misdiagnosed and have permanent ticks because of the excessive meds that weren't necessary. That kook Landy would be in jail if he did that in today's world. Freaking Richard Simmons should've been called instead 😂
@@ronfowlermusic Landy did far more damage than cocaine or heroin ever could. Even at his worst in the 70s he was still lucid. No one is denying that him getting sober and losing weight was good for him. But that doesn't excuse the abuse he suffered under Landy
Agreed except for Lennon, hes wasnt that good. You can only name a handful of good beatles songs written and composed 100% by him (the other ones where mainly with McCartney's music). His garbage solo career proves it, 1 or 2 good songs the rest sucks.
@@theledebb I don’t think McCartney’s solo career is great either. 5-6 great albums and some good singles but ALOT of crap too. I much prefer Lennon personally.
Most musical guests only talk for a couple minutes after performing. I don’t think Dave was scared of him, he did seem like he picked up that something wasn’t right with him though
@@imtired2531 I think Letterman was prepared not to put out his sarcastic witty remarks on Brian. Just to congratulate him for his career in a short civil interview.
I haven't heard anyone mention this but when he says how much weight he lost and the audience claps you can see Brian's face drop, this man has been abused so much in his life. He's pretty much still being abused with all of the live shows he's forced to do
Brian should have never done this show. He was not well enough for it. Landy did him bad, but in the beginning I guess you could say that he saved Brian's life. Divine Intervention came when he met Melinda who saw what Landy was doing to Brian. God protects his children when they have had enough and need to be saved. Looks like Dave did not want to continue that interview beyond a few cursory questions and can't say that I blame him.
oh hush, Brian is looking at sounding great here. I guess you never saw him at his worst, in the early 80's. 300 pounds, unshaved, unwashed, singing with a ravaged voice. Landy got him in shape again, got him to put away the hard drugs and the smoking that was destroying his voice. There was nothing unusual about this interview - that's all the music people ever got on this show.
not well enough? the album was great and obviously his singing voice was permanently damaged, nothing much you could do he needed to work within the vocal range he still had.
Imagine sitting with Brian Wilson and only being able to ask him about "the sandbox" and being overweight. Such a bummer to see a genius being patronized by a plebian.
I thought they were decent questions for only having a couple minutes with him... Like he's going to start asking him about the creation of Smile or something? Also I think the song is kind of funky and catchy.
I mean, usually these interviews are planned out in advance... Perhaps this is the subject matter Brian or his management asked Dave to talk to him about... Brian was very mentally fragile then (and frankly even now) - it took him a minute to even get the Indiana surfing joke and it would be atypical of a musician to acknowledge in an interview that their single did poorly. He was not a seasoned interview pro. Finally, this was a late night show in the 80s. Those shows aren't known for their deep dives or hard hitting questions. I don't see anything to chastise Dave about.
I’m not sure that Dave could’ve done much different really. I agreed that the questions were banal but Dave’s audience isn’t the right one for any sort of in depth deep dive questions and the amount of time he had would’ve made it pointless. I’m assuming that any questions about the conservatorship or Landy were off the table and, looking at Brian, I’d say at this point he wasn’t ready for anything too deep or meaningful in terms of questioning. He looks nervous and a bit bewildered and bearing in mind the previous 10 years he’d had I think it was a safe play by Dave. Brian did really well to do the performance and interview by himself and I suppose that the subject picked was one that he would easily respond to. I do agree though, as a Brian fan it’s frustrating but 99% of those watching most likely weren’t as big fans as us 😀
it must have taken so much courage for him to get up there and also i totally get the sand box thing. For a long time i used to lie down, close my eyes, sipping pineapple and coconut cocktails while listening to hawaiian music and i was immediately transported a beautiful beach in maui with a tropical sunset....and ive never even been there in my life! The mind is an awesome thing
Well, description under the title says: "includes a performance of night time, with some dodgy sax from a very strange backing band - and an interview with brian!" Nothing wrong with the sax. The only thing dodgy was Brian's singing.
@@jaggass he's not drugged up here, other than being on some meds to control his ups and downs. I don't know if you've ever suffered from depression; it's hell. I am thankful we have medicine that can help balance us out now.
Those were the Landy days... he was over medicated and controlled by his doctor turned into manager/co-writer/whatever... Poor Brian, it took few years to get rid of this situation. Good thing he made him Lose lots Of weight
Brian was scared here. It is evident that that criminal Landy had completely subjugated him and had transmitted terror to him in interpersonal relationships.
All I want in life is to give Brian Wilson a hug and tell him how much his music means to me.
I fucking love this man.
I had that very pleasure. One of the great moments of my life.
I have the same feeling about Mike Love
@@yaniingham-thomas5001 Suum ciqque.
me too...so much happy beautiful hopeful music he has given the world and the poor man was fighting a constant war within his own head...I have so much affection for the man. ....not only his genius writing but that voice ....that falsetto in those songs was like floating in the clouds. love the guy .
Me too, I adore him
His anxiety disorder back then just screams out here, coupled with the excessive meds Landy shoved into him unnecessarily. You can tell how he immediately went to the piano without shaking hands at first. Kudos to him for toughing it out when it was probably terrifying in his mind.
Sad time in his life, but MAN WAS HE HANDSOME. I'm straight, but I have such a man crush on late 80s Brian
@@jimjones6901 I think you're gay, can't blame you, it is Brian after all.
My man had full-blown schizophrenia. As someone with an anxiety disorder myself I can honestly say that I’ve never felt a fraction of the psychiatric distress he must have experienced as someone with schizophrenia. It’s debilitating.
Landy was a jerk but if he didn't treat him Brian wouldn't be alive today. All of the Beach Boys said that
@@jmaguire2232 I believe he has schizoaffective disorder. Landy had him medicated as a paranoid schizophrenic
Did anyone else catch Brian’s “surf the bathtub” comment? Brian’s a very funny guy, actually.
and, really, really smart! Superior intellect.
he has the sweetest wit I've ever heard
In 1984 he said being single was like liking a Phil Spector record saying there's no separating between the 2. In another interview he said to the interviewer ''Give me a handshake'' ''No a better one that''
"You dropped a lotta weight, haven't you?"
"Yeah. 130 pounds, actually."
He makes it sound like that's nothing, but that's clearly some MAJOR weight loss.
@Pixie oh hush your mouth! He's a modest man, that's all.
@Pixie yup..Dr Landy days.
That 600 calorie diet...wasnt healthy weight loss at all. They treated as if he was 600 pounds before lol
Brian. Wherever you are right now, I hope you can really FEEL the love we have for you. You touched our lives with great music and we are grateful. I dont just want you to know it...I want you to feel it. You may be the most loved man in America.
The long and winding road back to clarity was epic for Brian. His heart always seemed pure, even if substances had once clouded his head.
I think you mean "long promised road"
@@Beefy-Cheese - Maybe so, but since Brian was such a Beatles fan I thought the reference was fitting. He made many twists and turns getting to a sober place. He completely disavowed drug use later but for so long through the 60’s and 70’s he was pretty much loaded on substances a lot of the time. Maybe staying in bed for years at a time ultimately helped save him too.
Imagine if Brian was interviewed on Letterman’s new show... that would be awesome
someone, make this happen.
@@_keato I suspect that it would be thoroughly uncomfortable to watch.
Don't let the worst Brian Wilson song I've ever heard distract you from the fact that homeboy slaying the sax back there has one of the most epic mullets in recorded history! The shit is legendary
For real! Couldn’t take my eyes off >.
Yes, epic mullet! But all members of this band came out of the local freak house. Worst BW song ever
Also Dave Coulier playing lead guitar over on the left
hahaha!
Lol. Yes, awful song!
THANKYOU Brian for not quitting!!!
THIS!
brian has always been and will always be the sweetest soul on earth. ♥️
Cute, too. So endearing. (Unlike Mike Love).
@@patricias5122 mike who? 💀💀 eff that guy.
Brian Wilson.
You’re looking at a musical genius.
I love this man. I wish I could tell him how much his beautiful music with the beach boys has helped me through a lot of sadness in my life.
I love that last frame, if you pause it, where Dave is trying to shake Brian's hand, and Brian is oblivious.
Wow... I am reviewing his 80s stuff again and it is so amazing. Every decade this guy was producing the most beautiful music I could never dream! Love him!!!!!!!!!
Check out That Lucky Old Sun album.
6:02 Brian's just looking at the camera like, "Let me outta here please..."
2020 still going strong. He's such a gentile soul.
It’s 2022 and Brian Wilson is really struggling now. decades of drug use has made him stare off into space and sit at the piano at his concerts and he can’t sing full songs anymore. So sad
@@dogpd3 Wow, I believe that he's in his 80's.
RayRay He specifically has a non-Jewish soul?
@@timsanderson5572technically not wrong lol
I just love Brian Wilson so much. ❤️
Lets not forget that love and Mercy came out of that album great effort still had the ability even considering his condition
Shouldve did MELT AWAY
@@ameerordimly1449 Or Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight. Or any song from that album but Night Time, which is probably the weakest song on it!
@@brownieboy401 so true - probably picked it cause it was soo simplistic and easiest to sing live and he was terrified of performing lead for the first time in years. He also did it for another show while promoting the album - probably that same week. -it was some Dick Clark show -it comes up if u search - B.W. NIGHTTIME
Sorry - It's just a Dennis Wilson 'Forever' rewrite
Actually a good song. Despite the comments on here this album and appearance marked a great comeback for Brian personally and professionally. He’s stayed on the right track since.
at least one person gets it, thank you
The Patrick Bateman-esque monologue really sold this comment
It wasn't that bad, really. I mean it's got a hook. Even the underwhelming stuff by Brian still has his touch of genius on it.
Yeah! This was a great album, albeit with some over the top production.
"night time" despite being undeniably catchy like alot of his music was the low point of his self titled album from 1988.
No such thing as quitting in life..... just blew right by everybody including Dave.
I love this version. It suits his voice at this time in his life.
I don't think the bass player is getting quite enough credit in this comment section for his epic look. Tragically overshadowed by the sax player's glorious mullet
David Letterman: Surprisingly this is this man's first talk show appearance.
CZcams: Up Next "Brian Wilson Interview on the Mike Douglas Show 1976"
That's narcissist Dave for you.
Very interesting to see this again so many years later. Looks like Landy had Brian on uppers.
0:22 that girl screaming!!
Under the influence of Landy----very dark years.
Yes. Some very good music, though.
maybe you would have preferred he stay 300 pounds and lie in bed all day out of his mind on cocaine and other substances
@@ronfowlermusic No one would prefer that, but "Dr" Landy was undeniably manipulative and drugged Brian out of his mind himself with numerous anti-psychotics.
@@ronfowlermusic I'd rather be fat than brainwashed, misdiagnosed and have permanent ticks because of the excessive meds that weren't necessary. That kook Landy would be in jail if he did that in today's world. Freaking Richard Simmons should've been called instead 😂
@@ronfowlermusic Landy did far more damage than cocaine or heroin ever could. Even at his worst in the 70s he was still lucid. No one is denying that him getting sober and losing weight was good for him. But that doesn't excuse the abuse he suffered under Landy
This interviewed disappeared from YT ages ago. It looked like Brian was very unstable due to him being heavily medicated.
Why was he like this
@@nataliarobinson9514 Drugged up to the eye balls on anti psychotics.
@@jaggass oh hush. He looks fine here. Brian's never been Mr. Generic Adult.
Heavily medicated thanks to Dr Landy which allowed him to control Brian, as we know today
Dave was nice & gentle with him.
Yes he was 🥰
But he still brang up all the cliché bullshit. Poor interview meant for the masses.
Dave is a dick. Period. Hell, that’s his whole schtick.
I was gonna say the same.
He was respectful.
Because Brian is broken.
Brian looks so young but so old at the same time
He had some spectacular hair for his age. What was he, like 46 here? Damn good mullet, no doubt.
@@hasselett Yeah he was blessed in that area
Dropping that much weight the way he did it is pretty unhealthy
@@JustinEdwords of course, but also the previous 20 years of drug abuse
We love you Brian!!!!
The guy is beyond a legend. Lennon, McCartney, Dylan his only debatable competition.
You have spoken the truth
Agreed except for Lennon, hes wasnt that good. You can only name a handful of good beatles songs written and composed 100% by him (the other ones where mainly with McCartney's music). His garbage solo career proves it, 1 or 2 good songs the rest sucks.
Maybe add Paul Simon and Billy Joel.
But in my heart all those guys combined don’t equal Brian. Very few things have touched me the way his music has
@@theledebb yeah personally I’d have said Harrison, but Lennon didn’t SUCK
@@theledebb I don’t think McCartney’s solo career is great either. 5-6 great albums and some good singles but ALOT of crap too. I much prefer Lennon personally.
Two legends right there 🍻
Sad...one of most talented guy we ever produced..glad to see he came back from this..... genius.
This song makes me feel like nothing is that bad anymore 🤣
I love Brian WILSON
Actually, I think Dave was the one who seemed terrified and couldn't wait to wrap the interview. Brian was seriously weirding him out.
Brian did seem out of control through no fault of his own.On other interviews in 1988 he seemed more like himself after not being drugged up as much.
Google Eugene Landy. You'll understand. He was Satan.
Most musical guests only talk for a couple minutes after performing. I don’t think Dave was scared of him, he did seem like he picked up that something wasn’t right with him though
@@imtired2531 I think Letterman was prepared not to put out his sarcastic witty remarks on Brian. Just to congratulate him for his career in a short civil interview.
@@rossriver75yukon27 Maybe Dave was told to lay off or else, lol.
Elora...great interview, you are amazing
I haven't heard anyone mention this but when he says how much weight he lost and the audience claps you can see Brian's face drop, this man has been abused so much in his life. He's pretty much still being abused with all of the live shows he's forced to do
600 calorie diet.
Brian was twitchy here but perfectly coherent. And a joke! About Dave in Indiana having to surf in the bathtub.
And a special appearance by Joe Dirt on the saxophone!
Def Leppard sucks!
I absolutely love Brian Wilson 💯🥰❤️
Brian should have never done this show. He was not well enough for it. Landy did him bad, but in the beginning I guess you could say that he saved Brian's life. Divine Intervention came when he met Melinda who saw what Landy was doing to Brian. God protects his children when they have had enough and need to be saved. Looks like Dave did not want to continue that interview beyond a few cursory questions and can't say that I blame him.
oh hush, Brian is looking at sounding great here. I guess you never saw him at his worst, in the early 80's. 300 pounds, unshaved, unwashed, singing with a ravaged voice. Landy got him in shape again, got him to put away the hard drugs and the smoking that was destroying his voice. There was nothing unusual about this interview - that's all the music people ever got on this show.
Every performer sits and talks with Dave for just a couple minutes after if at all
not well enough? the album was great and obviously his singing voice was permanently damaged, nothing much you could do he needed to work within the vocal range he still had.
How they got him to do the show is a mystery.
Landy got paid
i mean he was an artist he did quite a few appearances in the late 80s. he even was on full house! (despite funnily him denying he was there)
@@dmer-zy3rb Maybe he meant mentally he wasn’t there
A true legend.
Imagine sitting with Brian Wilson and only being able to ask him about "the sandbox" and being overweight. Such a bummer to see a genius being patronized by a plebian.
Thank You. Brian knew this and handled it with class.
I thought they were decent questions for only having a couple minutes with him... Like he's going to start asking him about the creation of Smile or something? Also I think the song is kind of funky and catchy.
I mean, usually these interviews are planned out in advance... Perhaps this is the subject matter Brian or his management asked Dave to talk to him about... Brian was very mentally fragile then (and frankly even now) - it took him a minute to even get the Indiana surfing joke and it would be atypical of a musician to acknowledge in an interview that their single did poorly. He was not a seasoned interview pro. Finally, this was a late night show in the 80s. Those shows aren't known for their deep dives or hard hitting questions.
I don't see anything to chastise Dave about.
I’m not sure that Dave could’ve done much different really. I agreed that the questions were banal but Dave’s audience isn’t the right one for any sort of in depth deep dive questions and the amount of time he had would’ve made it pointless.
I’m assuming that any questions about the conservatorship or Landy were off the table and, looking at Brian, I’d say at this point he wasn’t ready for anything too deep or meaningful in terms of questioning.
He looks nervous and a bit bewildered and bearing in mind the previous 10 years he’d had I think it was a safe play by Dave.
Brian did really well to do the performance and interview by himself and I suppose that the subject picked was one that he would easily respond to.
I do agree though, as a Brian fan it’s frustrating but 99% of those watching most likely weren’t as big fans as us 😀
There's no reason to go at Dave.
it must have taken so much courage for him to get up there and also i totally get the sand box thing. For a long time i used to lie down, close my eyes, sipping pineapple and coconut cocktails while listening to hawaiian music and i was immediately transported a beautiful beach in maui with a tropical sunset....and ive never even been there in my life! The mind is an awesome thing
Dave had his own troubles, so I'm sure he felt something just being int he same room with Brian.
' God only knows ' why Mr. Wilson is such a musical genius.
I saw his first live performance in St Charles IL that year
Brian WIlson Love
I live you Brian.
Awesome interview and Dave was good to him.
Scott Page on Saxophone. He's always lively and energetic like this :)
That mullet though
Is all about that mullet
The mullet on that saxophonist, though!
Yeah Brian looked spaced out but physically , I never seen him so healthy ajd good looking
I thought the exact same thing.
Some epic mullets in that band
If you want an explanation for the "dodgy sax", here it is! czcams.com/video/igFFYV178F4/video.html
Bro, thanks a LOT!!!
great!
That's hilarious. You gotta love Scott Page!
Well, description under the title says: "includes a performance of night time, with some dodgy sax from a very strange backing band - and an interview with brian!" Nothing wrong with the sax. The only thing dodgy was Brian's singing.
the Mullet man played with Pink Floyd over their 1987-1988 tour.
Only singer in history to recruit his middle-aged neighbor friends to sing backup.
Lool
i love his pointy nose!!! perfection!!
Brian seemed surprised at how quickly the interview ended
Dude, the girl screaming made my day!
Do you have the 1998 performance of Imagination? It used to be on YT
Watching this is so creepy....especially when you realize what you are seeing is not Brian Wilson but a robot created by Doctor Eugene Landy.
that's what his current handlers would like you to believe
That mullet. Just... WOW!
Hope they reunite at Grammys 2023...
If Brian was to look at this now he would probably be so upset.
Why?
@@volumedogs6422 Because he was very controlled by Dr Landy as and was drugged up all the time.
@@jaggass he's not drugged up here, other than being on some meds to control his ups and downs. I don't know if you've ever suffered from depression; it's hell. I am thankful we have medicine that can help balance us out now.
@@ronfowlermusic Yes, he is. Landy was overmedicating Brian when this interview took place.
This band needs That sax player!
Scott Page on sax, right after the Momentary Lapse Of Reason tour.
Business on top, party at the back.
Brian is a genius but this song is terrible. :(
Landy probably wrote it
Give this album a chance though. It's brilliant.
I disagree. It's pretty fun.\
This live version is awesome I think, but the album version is indeed terrible!
Why is Brian's mic turned down so low
Sax guy totally got that *razzmatazz*
HE WAS A MUSICAL GENIUS
Is.
Did he ever appear on Johnny Carson or just sing about him?
The mullet guy is jammin, he recieves extra power from his mullet that the others dont have.
But the only thing worse than a guy with a mullet, is a dancing, sax playing guy with a mullet
Kooky song lol
Always
He is the beach boys the brains the genius and the head honcho
He's a very seet guy! Awesome full head of hair too! 😂
He really looks like Mike love in the thumbnail
Wow,I didnt know he was ever slender!
He looks good in 2022 to
"Dodgy " sax player just came off a world tour with Pink Floyd right before this appearance.
There's such a weird detail during this phase where he Haskins of an underbite or sticking out his lower jaw a lot
It’s weird, looks like it’s not him somehow.
He’s always talked out of the side of his mouth since he’s almost completely deaf in his right ear
@con Who the F is Haskins?…
Man that's some serious teeth grinding going on there 😢
😭
is this pre Ren & Stimpy?
I just want to hug him and tell him about Jesus. His soul is in turmoil. I know the Lord can deliver him because He did it for me.
Is that landy in the pink shirt on backing vocals
no haha, I thought the same thing at first glance.
Just look at Brian's left hand while talking to Letterman 😔
i noticed that too in other interviews from the time Brian was shaking severely during interview - poor guy.
Poor Brian... why does he look and act like this. Somethings off here, you can tell
Those were the Landy days... he was over medicated and controlled by his doctor turned into manager/co-writer/whatever... Poor Brian, it took few years to get rid of this situation. Good thing he made him
Lose lots
Of weight
Brian's always been a little different. That's what makes him a genius.
What’s up with the sax player?
This wasn’t even his first talk show appearance lol
Let's hear it for Garth on sax
Brian was scared here. It is evident that that criminal Landy had completely subjugated him and had transmitted terror to him in interpersonal relationships.
I guess I'm one of the rare people who thinks this BW interview flows better than most of the ones he's done in the last thirty years.
yes it does. usually they can barely get a word out of him.