New interview with Brian in latest Uncut.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Interesting. Will probably cause dissention here. I say no more. (and he was gone...)

[Andrew G. Doe]

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[Andrew G. Doe]

[brain fart]

[HeyJude]

Considering I can't pay $10-$15 for an imported magazine, for one article no less (still trying to get a fixed-rate 40 year loan to pay for the shipping for the Uncut Beach Boys guide), anyone care to scan or otherwise point to this article?

They teased it on their website a few days ago, but at least their tease seemed innocuous enough.

[Lowbacca]

Haven't read it either. Maybe I'll stop by a store with imported magazines on the way home (and read it there ).

[Andrew G. Doe]

Which is exactly what I did.

[MyDrKnowsItKeepsMeCalm]

Will probably cause dissention here...

Is there anything that wouldn't?   

[Andrew G. Doe]

True, dat.

[southbay]

Good. It's about time somebody else caused some dissension around here.  It was dangerously close to getting boring with the same old people doing it.

[The Shift]

More of an interview with Nicky Wonder.

[Emily]

More of an interview with Nicky Wonder.

Who's that? And do you actually have the interview? And a scanner? 

[AndrewHickey]

More of an interview with Nicky Wonder.

Who's that? And do you actually have the interview? And a scanner? 

Don't know if you're joking in asking "who's that?", but Nick Walusko, Brian's guitarist (and guitarist with Wondermints when they were still going) has often been introduced on stage as Nicky Wonder rather than his given name.

[The Shift]

More of an interview with Nicky Wonder.

Who's that? And do you actually have the interview? And a scanner? 

I have the mag and a (broken) scanner but also have to dash to an art class… hopefully later if the mods permit such things.

[Emily]

More of an interview with Nicky Wonder.

Who's that? And do you actually have the interview? And a scanner?  

Don't know if you're joking in asking "who's that?", but Nick Walusko, Brian's guitarist (and guitarist with Wondermints when they were still going) has often been introduced on stage as Nicky Wonder rather than his given name.

embarrassed - not joking. I really haven't paid any attention to the backing individuals in either band. I should have searched instead of asked.

[AndrewHickey]

More of an interview with Nicky Wonder.

Who's that? And do you actually have the interview? And a scanner?  

Don't know if you're joking in asking "who's that?", but Nick Walusko, Brian's guitarist (and guitarist with Wondermints when they were still going) has often been introduced on stage as Nicky Wonder rather than his given name.

embarrassed - not joking. I really haven't paid any attention to the backing individuals in either band. I should have searched instead of asked.

No, you shouldn't. There's always something you don't know, and the search function on the board isn't great. I didn't ask if you were joking as a way of putting you down, but because I'm on the autism spectrum and sometimes get that kind of thing wrong. But you have nothing to be embarrassed about.

[Pretty Funky]

From the Uncut site

And, as a poignant appendix to our Beach Boys Ultimate Music Guide, Bud Scoppa visits Brian Wilson at home in Beverly Hills, on the eve of a 50th anniversary boxset of Pet Sounds, an autobiography and what may be Brian’s final tour of Europe. All seems calm. “Brian right now is really happy,” confirm Blondie Chaplin, Al Jardine and more. But what is rock’s most storied genius really like? Uncut enters Brian Wilson’s study to find out…

[PhilSpectre]

I had a glance at the article in a shop today  .

Apparently Brian hasn't written/ completed a brand new song since Shelter and The Private Life of Bill and Sue back in 2012  .

We also get stunning revelations like that he often listens to 50's/ 60's oldies satellite radio, he goes for a constitutional walk every day (unless it's raining). Oh, and he might record an album of old time rock n' roll covers later this year.

Actually, the article does give an enlightening if imo slightly sad snapshot of his day-to-day life, and made me realise properly that Brian's an old guy now. And good for him for getting there against the odds.

Also, he says he hasn't spoken to cousin Mike since 2012, which mildly surprised me, as I previously guessed they had some form of contact at private family gatherings, even after Mike's decision to tour without him and Al. Guess that wounded Brian more than I thought.

[AndrewHickey]

I had a glance at the article in a shop today  .

Apparently Brian hasn't written/ completed a brand new song since Shelter and The Private Life of Bill and Sue back in 2012  .

Not all that surprising. Brian goes through patches of creativity, and long patches of writers' block (although remember as well that Brian sometimes exaggerates, and may have written one or two since then and just forgotten them).

[southbay]

Well then, let the dissension properly commence

 

[the captain]

What's most interesting to me of the summaries posted so far is that apparently nothing on No Pier Pressure was an entirely newly written and recorded song. I'm not shocked that there was older material on it, since obviously the man has been mining his own archives for longer than I've been alive. But nothing. It seems usually there's something new with each album, or so I thought.

That said, it doesn't much bother me. We know he's still got other unreleased material. (Paley sessions songs, for just one example.) If he felt like putting in the effort, we could still get some albums of "new" material ... even if the new material is old. And if not, oh well. I think it's safe to say he had a pretty good run.

[HeyJude]

I had a glance at the article in a shop today  .

Apparently Brian hasn't written/ completed a brand new song since Shelter and The Private Life of Bill and Sue back in 2012  .

We also get stunning revelations like that he often listens to 50's/ 60's oldies satellite radio, he goes for a constitutional walk every day (unless it's raining). Oh, and he might record an album of old time rock n' roll covers later this year.

Actually, the article does give an enlightening if imo slightly sad snapshot of his day-to-day life, and made me realise properly that Brian's an old guy now. And good for him for getting there against the odds.

Also, he says he hasn't spoken to cousin Mike since 2012, which mildly surprised me, as I previously guessed they had some form of contact at private family gatherings, even after Mike's decision to tour without him and Al. Guess that wounded Brian more than I thought.

Lack of contact with Mike isn't that surprising. How much contact they did have between 1997 and 2009 or 2010? Some to be sure, a few public appearances, apparently a Thanksgiving here or there, but I would guess pre-2006, especially in the early-mid 2000s, they may well have had very little contact, and even less in-person contact.

For that matter, I'm guessing while Al and Mike have had at least a hand full of conversations, perhaps over the phone, the early 2014 Ella thing may have been the last time those two guys were in the same room either (and had they been between September 2012 and the Ella show?).

[HeyJude]

What's most interesting to me of the summaries posted so far is that apparently nothing on No Pier Pressure was an entirely newly written and recorded song. I'm not shocked that there was older material on it, since obviously the man has been mining his own archives for longer than I've been alive. But nothing. It seems usually there's something new with each album, or so I thought.

That said, it doesn't much bother me. We know he's still got other unreleased material. (Paley sessions songs, for just one example.) If he felt like putting in the effort, we could still get some albums of "new" material ... even if the new material is old. And if not, oh well. I think it's safe to say he had a pretty good run.

I would assume enough touch-ups and arrangement changes took place in the 2013-2014 timeframe on NPP that some of that would amount to "writing." Certainly, it sounds like the Musgraves and Sebu input was new.

I would also guess some of the recordings (and the musician credits would seem to support this) came from the circa 2010-2011 Joe Thomas recording sessions that also yielded a few TWGMTR tracks. I think Chad Cromwell on drums is one tell as to those sessions.

I think it's been a LOOOOONG time since Brian finished an album and/or tour, stopped, and then wrote nearly or fully an ENTIRE album *completely* from scratch and then recorded it.

[the captain]

What's most interesting to me of the summaries posted so far is that apparently nothing on No Pier Pressure was an entirely newly written and recorded song. I'm not shocked that there was older material on it, since obviously the man has been mining his own archives for longer than I've been alive. But nothing. It seems usually there's something new with each album, or so I thought.

That said, it doesn't much bother me. We know he's still got other unreleased material. (Paley sessions songs, for just one example.) If he felt like putting in the effort, we could still get some albums of "new" material ... even if the new material is old. And if not, oh well. I think it's safe to say he had a pretty good run.

I would assume enough touch-ups and arrangement changes took place in the 2013-2014 timeframe on NPP that some of that would amount to "writing." Certainly, it sounds like the Musgraves and Sebu input was new.

I would also guess some of the recordings (and the musician credits would seem to support this) came from the circa 2010-2011 Joe Thomas recording sessions that also yielded a few TWGMTR tracks. I think Chad Cromwell on drums is one tell as to those sessions.

I think it's been a LOOOOONG time since Brian finished an album and/or tour, stopped, and then wrote nearly or fully an ENTIRE album *completely* from scratch and then recorded it.

I don't disagree with any of that, and that [disagreeing sentiment] wasn't my point at all. Rather, almost the opposite: that according to PhilSpectre's post, the article claims that nothing on NPP was entirely new. I am entirely positive that there was new writing and recording on it, but that nothing on it was entirely new is mildly surprising.

[southbay]

 I haven't gotten my hands on the article yet, so I am presuming these answers are coming from Brian and not someone else (i.e., Joe Thomas, Melinda, etc.), so with that disclaimer...
I wouldn't put too much stock in any of it--this is an INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN...it's just what Brian happened to say that day. Ask him the next day and he might say he wrote 3 of the songs brand new for NPP and he talked with Mike on the phone last week.

[the captain]

I haven't gotten my hands on the article yet, so I am presuming these answers are coming from Brian and not someone else (i.e., Joe Thomas, Melinda, etc.), so with that disclaimer...
I wouldn't put too much stock in any of it--this is an INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN...it's just what Brian happened to say that day. Ask him the next day and he might say he wrote 3 of the songs brand new for NPP and he talked with Mike on the phone last week.

Now that I agree with.