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“Brian Wilson was a dangerous producer. Dangerous in the sense that he entered and explored non-defined recording territory without a net. He was abstract when the record industry executives wanted simple and silly.

Brian’s records would start from a small place of ordinary and then go for the ‘middle thing’ that is so difficult for musicians and painters to get to. He concentrated on what could be left out as much as what would be left in. The music had grace and spirit, so much so that it could be orchestrated across a wide spectrum of musical styles. Brian composed and produced musical effects like the first viewing of a sunrise to a once-blind person.”

” — In The Studio - The Pet Sounds Sessions Boxset, liner notes

God Only Knows (Stereo backing track) - The Beach Boys

“On a lot of records, more is less. With Brian, more always became more. There was never clutter. I think even if the record was full and didn’t need any more, you could have Brian add something. Say ‘Just for fun, add something,’ and he could add more and more, and it would never get in the way. He could always find a spot, a little space where he could musically fill something. If you saw a graph, he could almost fill it until it turned black, so there were no more waves. And it could still sonically be healthy. I don’t know where that kind of ability comes from. It’s pretty scary.” — Danny Hutton - Pet Sounds Boxset, liner notes [link]

(Source: facebook.com)

patsounds:

Brian Wilson with Sunday

theretrothomas:

Recorded “live” at a… BEACH BOYS’ PARTY!

shoot-the-curl:

“Hi, my name’s Brian Wilson and I’m too awesome to put my glass in the sink, so I think I’ll just throw it over the railing.”