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Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, best known as the founder, songwriter, bass player, vocalist, keyboardist, and producer of the American cult band The Beach Boys, a Grammy winner and nominee for Golden Globe and Emmy awards. Wilson has also contributed to other musicians' projects.

The Beach Boys

In 1960, Wilson brought together The Beach Boys with brothers Dennis and Carl, cousin Mike Love, and school friend Alan Jardine. The group quickly gained fantastic fame. The most famous songs from the early 1960s are "Surfin' USA", "Fun, Fun, Fun", "I Get Around", "Help Me Rhonda", "California Girls" and "Good Vibrations". Thanks to these hits and other songs, The Beach Boys turned into a group that shocked the whole world. Brian directed the band's music. A theoretician of the group's gentle harmonic vocal lines, he was known for his punctuality in studio work. As the artist himself noted, such performers as The Four Freshmen, Chuck Berry and Phil Spector influenced him. Brian was also a huge influence from The Beatles, being a big fan and competitor, while being a huge influence on them.

In 1966, Brian decided to drastically change the band's musical course - the surf rock style was a thing of the past, now the band began to create in the soft rock style. Recording his first concept album Pet Sounds in 1966, the first of its kind, Brian caused both delight and bewilderment among critics and fans. The sound was too different from previous records, but new songs have already stormed the American charts - the Good Vibrations single reached the first line. The album had a strong influence on all the music of the sixties, in particular on the famous album "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles.

Soon Brian took up a new album - Smile. He explained its concept as "a teenage symphony for God". However, in mid-1967, Brian developed mental health problems and the recording was put on hold. The album was re-recorded and released only in 2004.