Brian Wilson Talks With And About Spring (1971)

[bgas]

i have other early 70's brian interviews. more than  what has been posted here. i like the one where brian mentions that roger mcguinn and him were, at one time, going to work on a project together. what, pray tell, would that have been like? i never have , best that i can recall, heard that mentioned any where else.

How uber-cool would a whole album of Ding Dang be?

[Jim V.]

i have other early 70's brian interviews. more than  what has been posted here. i like the one where brian mentions that roger mcguinn and him were, at one time, going to work on a project together. what, pray tell, would that have been like? i never have , best that i can recall, heard that mentioned any where else.

Ooooh. I'd love to see/hear them! Could ya post 'em?

[Mikie]

I've never heard this one from '74 before. Sounds like he did in the Pewter interview. Lucid and articulate, but he probably sparked up a doob or snorted a hog rail before the interview. He laughs at crazy things. Smoker's cough. The feeling of writing car songs was exilerating to him.  Was in Australia when Fun, Fun, Fun went to top 10 and was surprised. Murry came up with the title. Reminisced about Murry and making suggestions about production in the early days. Interviewer here had good questions. Smile - stoned on hash - hippie style music. Even back when he was writing Surfer Girl he didn't stay with one song to finish it but was already onto the next song (like he did with Smile). Says he still had that problem (in 1974). Talked about Roger McGuinn. Up 24 hours and then sleeps 2 days in Bel-Aire. He goes with some guy named Bill to do business at the record company. Loved Leiber/Stoller records. Loves short records. Talked about TM. This is as good or better than the Pewter interview!

He still had his high voice intact in '74 - just starting to show just a little hoarseness but plenty of clarity left.  It's really too bad he thrashed his vocal chords the next couple of years.  It's sad.  Damn.

[Steve Mayo]

i have other early 70's brian interviews. more than  what has been posted here. i like the one where brian mentions that roger mcguinn and him were, at one time, going to work on a project together. what, pray tell, would that have been like? i never have , best that i can recall, heard that mentioned any where else.

How uber-cool would a whole album of Ding Dang be?

yeah, maybe that's all he meant (one song)  but somehow i was thinking he meant a whole lpish like project. but it could have been only one song i guess.

[MBE]

That interview is from 1976 where Brian mentions Roger and has been on Youtube. It was shot for the Old Grey Whistle test.

[Steve Mayo]

ok..all i know is, before it burnt up, the cassette had "brian c '74" on it. i luckily had made a mp3 of it before the fire. thanks for the info mike. i got the cassette from larry froebe's collection. all the info i had.

[seltaeb1012002]

Steve was kind enough to send me this interview. Definitely don't recognize it as one of the interviews making the rounds (although it is entirely possible I have some holes in my collection).

The Old Grey Whistle Test interview - is that the one that has an accompanying video?

edit: The interviewer mentions "Holland" as "the last album". Hmm.

[MBE]

Hm maybe he mentioned it in a second one I haven't heard. Hope to hear it one day.

[seltaeb1012002]

I'll upload it in a few!

[Mikie]

I think it's indeed from around 1974, Steve. He sounds just like he did during the Pewter interview. Compare this voice with, say, the Mike Douglas interview in 1976. The two voices are the difference between night and day. MUCH clearer on this tape from '74.  And why else would Larry write "Brian circa '74" on it?

[Steve Mayo]

I think it's indeed from around 1974, Steve. He sounds just like he did during the Pewter interview. Compare this voice with, say, the Mike Douglas interview in 1976. The two voices are the difference between night and day. MUCH clearer on this tape from '74.  And why else would Larry write "Brian circa '74" on it?

yeah...larry knew his beach boy sh*t, that's for sure! plus a real great guy. but that is all i know..what was on the label.

[SMiLE Brian]

I think it's indeed from around 1974, Steve. He sounds just like he did during the Pewter interview. Compare this voice with, say, the Mike Douglas interview in 1976. The two voices are the difference between night and day. MUCH clearer on this tape from '74.  And why else would Larry write "Brian circa '74" on it?

yeah...larry knew his beach boy sh*t, that's for sure! plus a real great guy. but that is all i know..what was on the label.

Steve, you rebuilding your collection?

[Steve Mayo]

parts of it...

[Rotat]

I think it's indeed from around 1974, Steve. He sounds just like he did during the Pewter interview. Compare this voice with, say, the Mike Douglas interview in 1976. The two voices are the difference between night and day. MUCH clearer on this tape from '74.  And why else would Larry write "Brian circa '74" on it?

Is this interview available to hear anywhere? Been trying to collect 70s Brian Wilson interviews lately.. There's another one I just heard of Brian and Diane from 1973, where Brian mentions that he hasn't been recording or producing much, just been trying to promote "his main band for the last 2 years" American Spring. Also explains why the name was changed from Spring. Great interview but it also weirdly ends with laughing that I didn't understand. Possibly the comment about "my main band for the last 2 years is Spring" which has been quoted a lot around the board I'm sure.

[seltaeb1012002]

Ah man, I was supposed to upload this! I'd have to find the file name again.

[phirnis]

Ah man, I was supposed to upload this! I'd have to find the file name again.

Would absolutely love to hear it!

[Andrew G. Doe]

I think it's indeed from around 1974, Steve. He sounds just like he did during the Pewter interview. Compare this voice with, say, the Mike Douglas interview in 1976. The two voices are the difference between night and day. MUCH clearer on this tape from '74.  And why else would Larry write "Brian circa '74" on it?

Is this interview available to hear anywhere? Been trying to collect 70s Brian Wilson interviews lately.. There's another one I just heard of Brian and Diane from 1973, where Brian mentions that he hasn't been recording or producing much, just been trying to promote "his main band for the last 2 years" American Spring. Also explains why the name was changed from Spring. Great interview but it also weirdly ends with laughing that I didn't understand. Possibly the comment about "my main band for the last 2 years is Spring" which has been quoted a lot around the board I'm sure.

That was when he fled to NYC after Murry died - Brian started laughing uncontrollably because he'd said they were going to be on Ed Sullivan before he remembered the show had been off-air for about two years by then. He wasn't in a good place then, to put it mildly, and understandably so.

[Rotat]

I think it's indeed from around 1974, Steve. He sounds just like he did during the Pewter interview. Compare this voice with, say, the Mike Douglas interview in 1976. The two voices are the difference between night and day. MUCH clearer on this tape from '74.  And why else would Larry write "Brian circa '74" on it?

Is this interview available to hear anywhere? Been trying to collect 70s Brian Wilson interviews lately.. There's another one I just heard of Brian and Diane from 1973, where Brian mentions that he hasn't been recording or producing much, just been trying to promote "his main band for the last 2 years" American Spring. Also explains why the name was changed from Spring. Great interview but it also weirdly ends with laughing that I didn't understand. Possibly the comment about "my main band for the last 2 years is Spring" which has been quoted a lot around the board I'm sure.

That was when he fled to NYC after Murry died - Brian started laughing uncontrollably because he'd said they were going to be on Ed Sullivan before he remembered the show had been off-air for about two years by then. He wasn't in a good place then, to put it mildly, and understandably so.

Thanks for the info. I didn't get why everyone was laughing but now it makes sense. I didn't know Ed Sullivan was off the air by then. I did notice the interviewer asking Brian how New York was. I had no idea he fled to NYC after Murry died. I guess Marilyn and Diane came with him? Very fascinating period of his life that I don't really know much about.

Also it was sad to hear Brian's voice when he said "the Beach Boys records just aren't selling".. you can hear that he has grown frustrated and uninterested in the group, and he is also trying (in vain) to promote the Spring  'Shyin' Away' single - "PLEASE buy the record"... All that plus Murry's death must have crushed him at the time.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I had no idea he fled to NYC after Murry died. I guess Marilyn and Diane came with him ?

Just Diane.

[FatherOfTheMan Sr101]

I had no idea he fled to NYC after Murry died. I guess Marilyn and Diane came with him ?

Just Diane.

Oh... that's....interesting

[Shady]

Poor Marilyn 

[mathen_]

This is really cool. Are they on something? I don't think I've ever heard Brian's speaking voice from this period, quite different than I've ever heard.

I think the tape is actually running in a slightly higher speed than the original, making Brian's voice sound different.

[Gertie J.]

Poor Marilyn  

poor brian .. two fuglies fucked up his life.. *

* or three with melinda.

[Jim V.]

Poor Marilyn  

poor brian .. two fuglies fucked up his life.. *

* or three with melinda.

Wow that's horrendous of you.

[clack]

Poor Marilyn  

poor brian .. two fuglies fucked up his life.. *

* or three with melinda.

Something I've always admired about Brian -- unlike most rock stars, he goes for the ordinary-looking, attractive women (none of the 3 you mentioned are remotely ugly).