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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

“But the first time I heard Pet Sounds was a special night. The album was done, finally finished. He brought it home on that big acetate, and he set the mood. We were on our king-sized iron brass bed and headboard; we had the lights down low. He played it, and it was one of the most moving experiences you could ever imagine. As I heard each song, one by one, it was ‘Gasp.’ It was so beautiful, one of the most spiritual times of my whole life. We both cried. Right after we listened to it, he said he was scared that nobody was going to like it. That it was too intricate.” — Marilyn Wilson - The Pet Sounds Sessions Boxset, liner notes