History Music / BrianWilson

* PissTakeRap: The notorious "Smart Girls" actually invoked this purposely for NarmCharm, with the idea that Brian obviously isn't a rap natural and is doing this for fun. He even opens it with "My name is Brian."

It was not to be. For reasons too numerous to list here, ''[=SMiLE=]'' was shelved, and Brian's musical productivity slowed considerably as he [[CreatorBreakdown withdrew from the world]]. Following a diagnosis for schizoaffective disorder (a condition that combines symptoms of schizophrenia and mood disorders like bipolar) which he further exacerbated with drug abuse, Brian holed himself up in his house for a number of years, surfacing only occasionally to aid the 'Boys. With over a decade of "help" from controversial therapist [[TheSvengali Eugene Landy]],[[note]]who was secretly using Brian to obtain fame and fortune by leeching off his name[[/note]] Brian was able to more or less restore his health and some level of musical productivity, releasing a self-titled solo album in 1988. A follow-up called ''Music/SweetInsanity'' was completed, but never released.

A musical prodigy from birth, he ironically suffered from complete deafness in one ear. [[note]]Several theories exist as to how that happened; the most popular one being that it resulted from repeated beatings by his domineering father Murry.[[/note]] During TheSixties, as his group enjoyed increasing success and popularity, Brian withdrew from touring to focus entirely on writing, arranging and producing. Brian's increased focus on introspective existential angst birthed ''Music/PetSounds'', regarded as one of the best pop albums of all time. His follow-up project, a "teenage symphony to God" entitled ''[[Music/SmileTheBeachBoys [=SMiLE=]]]'', was intended to mark The Beach Boys' ascendancy to the pinnacle of popular music.

It was not to be. For reasons too numerous to list here, ''[=SMiLE=]'' was shelved, and Brian's musical productivity slowed considerably as he [[CreatorBreakdown withdrew from the world]]. Following a diagnosis for schizoaffective disorder (a condition that combines symptoms of schizophrenia and mood disorders like bipolar) which he further exacerbated with drug abuse, Brian holed himself up in his house for a number of years, surfacing only occasionally to aid the 'Boys. With over a decade of "help" from controversial therapist [[TheSvengali Eugene Landy]][[note]]who was secretly using Brian to obtain fame and fortune by leeching off his name[[/note]], Brian was able to more or less restore his health and some level of musical productivity, releasing a self-titled solo album in 1988. A follow-up called ''Music/SweetInsanity'' was completed, but never released.

A musical prodigy from birth, he ironically suffered from complete deafness in one ear. [[note]]Several theories exist as to how that happened; the most popular one being that it resulted from repeated beatings by his domineering father Murry.[[/note]] During TheSixties, as his group enjoyed increasing success and popularity, Brian withdrew from touring to focus entirely on writing and producing. Brian's increased focus on introspective existential angst birthed ''Music/PetSounds'', regarded as one of the best pop albums of all time. His follow-up project, a "teenage symphony to God" entitled ''[[Music/SmileTheBeachBoys [=SMiLE=]]]'', was intended to mark The Beach Boys' ascendancy to the pinnacle of popular music.

* SilverFox: Started growing some gray hairs around the late '80s, going completely grey sometime during the 2000s.

After being legally separated from Landy in [[TheNineties 1991]], Brian was able to tap into a level of productivity not seen for three decades; to everyone's surprise, he conquered his still-lingering stage fright to perform live. In 2004, Brian resurrected ''[=SMiLE=]'' for a series of live shows; the unanimous praise resulted in a solo studio version of the album, which also resulted in his first Grammy. Since then, he has released a steady stream of solo recordings, and even rejoined with The Beach Boys on a number of occasions, finally releasing the original ''[=SMiLE=]'' sessions in 2011, reaffirming his belief in his masterpiece amongst lavish critical praise. [[EarnYourHappyEnding Truly the story of a man who learned to "smile!"]]

* CoolOldGuy: Turned 80 in June 2022 and is as cool as ever.

* CoolOldGuy: In his seventies and as cool as ever.

* AuthorAppeal: Brian really loves Moog synthesizers, and even created an entire album around it. It keeps popping up in instrumental tracks for songs such as his cover of "[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory You've Got a Friend in Me]]".