Genius at Work

I absolutely love the Beach Boys. I think I am somewhat obessessed... in a non-stalker kind of a way haha. My first concert was to see the beach boys, it was in Oct 1988 (Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, & Mike Love). I listened to these songs with my dad alot. And I would listen to my mom's old 45s when I was a little kid. I dont know why but I have always loved them. But my favorite beach boys are Brian and Dennis Wilson (I will do a blog on him soon). Brian Wilson amazes me! I mean AMAZES ME! People often call him a genius... (and I totally agree) but he is so much more than that. At 20 he was writing, singing and producing hit after hit.. and by 25 he had wrote some of the most enduring songs of the 20th century. He revolutionized the producing technique... He did things in the studio that no one else had done to this time. He was a perfectionist and when you watch the above video you can see how he would have these songs all arranged in his head and would instruct the "seasoned" studio musicians exactly the way he wanted it to sound.... and he was 23 at the time. It is just phenominal to me. I can say enough about the genius of Brian Wilson. I hope some point in my life I am able to see him perform, or even just to meet him.