The Smiley Smile Message Board

Brian Wilson has hinted that the Beach Boys could reunite in the recording studio for their 50th anniversary.

"I'm considering it," the songwriter told BBC 6 Music. "I don't know yet, but I am considering it."

"Nothing's really holding me back," he added. "I just don't know if I want to be around those guys, you know? They're zany guys. They're crazy."

Wilson last worked with the Beach Boys on the 1996 album Stars and Stripes Volume One, which he co-produced.

The record featured country versions of the band's best-known songs, including I Get Around and Little Deuce Coupe.

The Beach Boys were Brian, his brothers Dennis and Carl, cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine. They formed in 1961 in California and are considered to be one of the most inventive bands of the 1960s.

Renowned for their close harmonies, surfing fixation and Brian Wilson's groundbreaking use of recording studio techniques, they scored hits with the likes of Good Vibrations, California Girls and Surfin' USA.

Wilson was considered one of the greatest songwriters of his era, but succumbed to psychological problems in the 1970s and 80s.
The Beach Boys The Beach Boys in 1979 (clockwise from top left): Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love

After a long recovery, he has in the last decade forged a solo career - finishing off the long-abandoned sessions for The Beach Boys' Smile album, and overcoming his stage fright to tour records like That Lucky Old Sun.

He is currently promoting an album of George Gershwin covers, Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin.

The record also contains two "new" songs, in which the 68-year-old completes two unfinished Gershwin piano compositions.

"They [Gershwin's estate] sent us over 104 unfinished Gershwin songs," he explained. "They wanted us to narrow it down to two, and then take it and try to write a song around the chords.

"I grew up to him. He's one of my main music heroes. I was three years old and my grandma played it for me on her hi-fi set.

"She made me lie down on the floor by the speakers, and she played Rhapsody In Blue real softly to me."

Wilson added that the Gershwin project had given him space to rejuvenate his creative impulse.

"About five years ago, I wrote 18 songs in one month," he told 6 Music. "18 good ones, not throwaways. 18 good songs."

"It's slowed way down. I exhausted my creativity. The need to make music isn't in me yet.

"I need for that need to come back in me

As i stated before i hope he does not do it. It also seems he has that insight himself and that is very very good. What has Mike done other than sue him the last couple of years?

Also an interview for BBC Radio 6 here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/programmes/schedules

its on the Shaun Keaveny - 7.00am - go to 55mins in

Lots of Gershwin stuff

- strings and horns for BWRG concerts

then at 1h 55m 15s for small Smile segment

- played part SU (carl version)
- BW has approved it - four hours of music - album is a small part of the whole thing
- GV and CG proudest achievements
- Phil Spector was a genius
- in writers block

Didn't sound too keen on working with other BBs again though

Nice interview but a missed opportunity I think

To me, he sounded unsure about recording a new album. not against it. He'll do the shows. Your animostity towards Mike far outweighs that of Brian.

Brian's own words not mine

Brian Wilson has hinted that the Beach Boys could reunite in the recording studio for their 50th anniversary.

"I'm considering it," the songwriter told BBC 6 Music. "I don't know yet, but I am considering it."

"Nothing's really holding me back," he added. "I just don't know if I want to be around those guys, you know? They're zany guys. They're crazy."

Considering = unsure, Hasn't made up his mind yet. Zany, crazy doesn't mean he's mad at them. I know many people that I would catagorize that way. I don't dislike them personally, but I don't like working with them if I don't have to.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20110516_brianwilson.shtml

that's a direct link to the interview... you can hear it at the bottom of the page.

Who here, upon hearing That Lucky Old Sun, didn't find themselves thinking (at least once) "Hey Al could have sang that line" or "that line would've suited Mike's voice pretty well"? I did. If we could get at least one song with material as strong as TLOS I would love to hear the surviving boys singing on it.

Agree. But I also thought "Hey, this is show music".  TLOS is, to my ears, closer to his Gershwin stuff than his BBs stuff.   Throw in the Bacharach collaboration and I think there's a metamorphosis happened – if they're gonna work together creatively then the remaining BBs are gonna have to go along with that and accept that we're never gonna hear (fresh) surf music again.

I didn't.  I don't listen that way

Brian thinks Al, Bruce and Mike are crazy.
 ???

Are you joking? The Beach Boys are friggin' insane, they just look normal next to Brian Wilson  :lol

… but next to us, Brian's pretty plain!
 :ahh :brian :tiptoe :banana
:poke :huh
 :huh
 :huh

I'm not sure that would be an issue.

Should any kind of recording project take place, surely the BBs would not seriously be expecting 'fresh surf music' from Brian.

The most interesting part of the interview for me was when he said he wrote 18 songs in 1 month! The 18 songs i take it is basically TLOS and the Co-Write with Burt Bacharach?

RALMFAO

The Bacharach collab was one of my favourite new Brian products for many years.  Anyone know how much of it was his input?  And is the Bacharach version available? I have a snippet but not the full monty.

I think i remember someone, possibly AGD say that Brian wrote that verses and Bacharach wrote the chorus. Don't quote me on that though.

I think i remember someone, possibly AGD say that Brian wrote that verses and Bacharach wrote the chorus. Don't quote me on that though.
[/quote]

teehehehehehehehuuauauauauamuahahahHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA