wtf happened to him? He was fine 10 years ago.
10 years.
Brian hasn't been "fine" since the early 1970s.
>>72861872
>I was sitting backstage after the 1974 Grammys with Bernie Taupin (Elton John’s lyricist) and John Lennon. This was when Brian was really having some mental issues. During the course of the conversation, I kept seeing Brian out of the corner of my eye, just kind of staring at us from different angles. Finally, he came up to the table, bent down and whispered in my ear ‘Hey Alice, introduce me to John Lennon.’ I couldn’t BELIEVE that these two men had never met! They were virtually neck and neck in the 60’s as the greatest bands on the planet, and I’m SURE they must have crossed paths at some point. But then I thought to myself, ‘Wow, if they REALLY have never met, I’m going to be the one to introduce them and become a part of rock history!’ So I merely said, ‘Brian Wilson, this is John Lennon. John Lennon, this is Brian Wilson.’ Lennon was very cordial and polite, saying things like ‘Hello Brian, I’ve always wanted to meet you. I’ve always admired your work, and Paul and I considered Pet Sounds one of the best albums ever made.’ Brian thanked him and walked away, at which point Lennon went right back to his conversation like nothing had happened. About ten minutes later, Brian came by our table again, leaned down and whispered something to Bernie, and all of a sudden, Bernie was saying ‘Brian Wilson, this is John Lennon. John Lennon, Brian Wilson.’ Lennon was just as cordial and polite as the first time, saying essentially the same thing about always wanting to meet him. As soon as Brian walked away, John looked at both of us and casually said in his typical Liverpudlian accent, ‘I’ve met him hundreds of times. He’s not well, you know.’
Yeah, he was fine alright.
>He was fine 10 years ago
>>72861909
He could at least sing a bit. I saw him in austin last week and it was horrible. The rest of the band pretty much carried the show.
>>72861872
he aged 10 years
and hell be fine until this christmas
>>72861872
it's called getting old, it will happen to you if you're lucky.
>>72861924
kek
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>>72863628
To be fair, his mind wasn't there
>>72861909
this, he's been on a debilitating cocktail of drugs for years
>>72861955
Holy fuck I just died. Brian Wilson is probably pretty mentally ill but the thought of an autistic musical genius loving Norbit is too much
>>72861872
It's tragic, literally no other musical genius on the same scale as Brian has fallen so hard. All his contemporaries either went out with a bang or lived long, fulfilling lives, many continuing to produce great music.
>>72861955
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>>72863628
Fuck. Brian threads always make me laugh and cry
>>72866541
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr6_SAM1GRQ