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1:00 on the 26th

He is answering on The Beach Boys FB page it appears.  1pm PDT, 4pm EDT

Good call there Debbie. I didn't catch that part at first

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Now you have the chance to ask him why.

This may be your chance to find out what Bruce Johnston smells like.

Apples?

Jeff - I'm just happy you got the info up.  I'm so new here, I didn't know how to start a thread.  Glad to provide the details.

see, you go up towards the right corner, and there's a little rectangle that states "new topic". you click on that and never look back

Thanks!

Sweet I'm off work tomorrow too!

You go, Billy!  Get that question answered.

nice. oddly enough, so am i. gonna ask him about Smart Girls. maybe we can get him to play it as an encore on the tour  :p

Apparently, you're supposed to put the question in the comments of the announcement thread, so I posted mine already. This is what I have

Great question, Billy. I hope he answers it.

Me too lol

Q&A starting soon.  I'll transcribe to here if you guys want.

That would be great - I notice I always manage to miss a few questions/answers.

Q: What was it like working with Jan Berry? and which parts of Dead Man's Curve did u write?

Brian: He was the best guy. I wrote the chorus of Dead Man's Curve and the chorus of Surf City.

Q: Hey Brian; I'm curious, is there any chance there will be a Beach Boy reunion for the 50th anniversary of Pet Sounds?

Brian: there is not much chance of that

Q: What's the best part for you in a musician/artist life?

Brian: being in the studio when we are recording that is the best part

Q: Brian! Any chance you'd work with Mike Love again?

Brian: you never know

Q: If you have to make a Top 5 of the greatest albums, what will it be?

Brian: "Sail Away" by Randy Newman, "Surf's Up" by The Beach Boys, "Rubber Soul" by The Beatles, "Between the Buttons" by the Rolling Stones, "Phil Spector Christmas Album"

Q: What's your favorite movie?

Brian: "The Great Race" with Jack Lemmon

Q: Brian...I own a 1962 Impala conv....will you sign my glove box door????

Brian: i had one of those it was red.. come by a show and i'll sign it

Q: Love the new album- Sail Away is my favorite, how long did it take to write?

Brian: it took about 1 1/2 hours to write... I like the melody and lyrics

Q: What ever happened to the sandbox do you still write songs in it?

Brian: we got rid of it.. we wrote those songs in it and then we got rid of it. it were there for a year

Q: What's your favorite color?

Brian: Blue.. "Rhapsody in Blue"

Q: What was the greatest piece of advice you ever recieved?

Brian: my dad told me when you mow the lawn mow it twice to make it better.....yep mow it twice

Q: Hey Brian what's the hardest thing about harmonies??

Brian: making sure you sing together, close together.. on one mic

Q: I rock out to you every day--especially like "Do It Again"!

Brian: thanks me too

Q: No question I just love you're music you're a real legend!!!

Brian: thanks ma (Part of the last name of the asker.)

Q: Which Beach Boys song has the most meaning to you, personally?

Brian: because it was the 1st song i ever wrote, i was just 19.

Q: Hi Brian, what do you think is your best solo album, if No Pier Pressure doesn't count?

Brian: my best solo album is "Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin"

Q: What are your 3 favorite cars?

Brian: Corvette, Cadillac, Mercedes Benz..

Q: Would you grow your beard out again?

Brian: no i'll never grow a beard again...

Q: what do you think of carl's song the trader?

Brian: I loved that song, he had a great vocal and great lyrics

Q: I love your genius Brian. Pet Sounds and "Wouldn't it be Nice" blew me away. Can never hear them too often.

Brian: thanks!

Q: Hi Brian, what's your favorite song from Beach Boys Today?

Brian Wilson "Kiss Me Baby"

Q: Will you be touring in Pennsylvania? I'm near PIttsburgh, I have not seen your concert yet.

Brian: in Philly at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts see you there!

Q: Ronnie Simpson Who do you admire the most?

Brian: Paul McCartney, because of his music and his concerts

Q: Hey Brian, what do you enjoy about the recording process the most?

Brian: i enjoy the mixing when we are done with the song balancing the voices and the instruments

Q: Mr.Wilson..I'd like to ask you..how did you come up with the idea for the songs"Surfin' Safari" and "California Girls"?

Brian: Mike and I wrote Surfin, then Surfin Safari, we were trying to write surf songs... Cal Girls was inspired by me, I wrote the music and then we wrote the lyrics together.

Q: Does Brian still consider "Be My Baby" one of the all-time greatest records?

Brian Wilson Yes i think that and "River Deep Mountain High" are some of the greatest recordss (sic)

Q: Just like too say your lyrics are timeless, you music will live forever.

Brian: thanks!

Q: No question, just thank you for the great music!!

Brian: you are welcome!

Q: Hi Brian, Can you explain what the meaning behind God Only Knows is? I know its somewhat of a love song but I'd like to know what the song is about from your point of view. Thanks!

Brian: its about expressing love to a person through a melody

Q: What were the best concerts you attended? Thanks for the music!!!!

Brian: Paul McCartney, Paul Simon their concerts are great

Q: Brian, what inspired heroes and villains?

Brian: Van Dyke Parks was the inspiration with the descending melody.. I wrote amazing chords, it's very complex and a very facetted record

Q: you are so awesome. I love the music of The Beach Boys. I've been to so many of your concerts: St. Louis, Washington DC, LA, just everywhere I could get to that I knew you were playing. When I want to be happy, all I have to do is pop in the best of The Beach Boys, and I'm all set. I love Surfin USA and Catch A Wave. What is your favorite Beach Boys song?

Brian: Darlin

Q: Hello dear man. Just want to send you and your family good wishes and thank you for all the music. have seen you in the UK whenever I could .

Brian: we will be there in September, see you then and thanks

Q:  Brian, when you right a song, do you make up tune first or words?

Brian: tune first then the words

Q:  Hi Brian, can you tell us about the song "All I Wanna Do" off of Sunflower? I think it's an often overlooked gem. How did it's unique sound come to be?

Brian: we all harmonized well together, people like it because of the harmonies...

Q: Hi Brian! Thanks for all the music! How is your health?

Brian: excellent, better than its ever been thanks for asking

Q:  Thank you Brian for the decades of good vibes and also thank you for taking the time to write the chord changes to "In The Parking Lot" for me.

Brian: ha that's a song about a guy listening to the radio in his high school parking lot.. just before school.. i like that song thanks for brining it up

Q: I'm in recovery and I wanted to know what made you decide to get clean and do you think the music became better when you did or do you think it did something different?

Brian: i found that writing music is easier when I was clean... good for you for being in recovery.

Q: Brian, is it true that you were going to produce the Ramones?

Brian: no but interesting thought

Q:

Will keep updating the post above me rather than do a trillion replies.

facebook:

Brian Wilson is here! He will be answering your questions at 1pm PST! Leave some questions for him in the comments too.

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Brian just answered one of my questions!  And confirmed that there will indeed be a new song playing over the end credits of Love & Mercy called "One Kind of Love".  Pretty cool!

Cheers, Wrightfan!

Nice. I haven't seen that one though. Hate the way Facebook formats these things.

Q: What was the greatest piece of advice you ever recieved?

Brian: my dad told me when you mow the lawn mow it twice to make it better.....yep mow it twice




Going straight to the Brianism thread! :lol

He answered three questions on a different page for some reason.  One of them was mine.
https://www.facebook.com/thebeachboys/photos/a.397026689139.172152.8216394139/10153149691239140/

Q: Hi Brian, great new album, was it fun to work with other singers?
A: Yea it was. I had a good time working with younger singers, especially Nate Reuss (sic).

Q: Who's your fave comedian of all time?
A: Jonathan Winters - He was so funny!

Q: Did you write any new songs for the Love & Mercy movie? Really looking forward to seeing it! (from me)
A: Yes, I wrote a song called "One Kind of Love." It's going to be playing during the Love & Mercy end titles.

I love that he's a Jonathan Winters fan. Check out the ads Winters did for Hefty here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLIrVMPWhP4

He answered mine too!
Asked him what his favorite song off Suflower was
Said All I Wanna Do

He also said the key to parenting was "being nice."

Think that may be it. Hasn't answered a question in over 10 minutes.

Thanks for your efforts!

No problem. I had nothing to do so I figured why not? :D

Very interesting to see he seems to be fond of the Surf's Up album!

Great effort. Much appreciated. I'm off out to mow the lawn again now… in the dark.

I must say that he has been consistently hilarious in these Q&A's.  It's so nice to see a happy Brian during this impressive year he's having.

Make sure to do it twice!

Dammit...got bad news at the doctor today and was so preoccupied with that I completely forgot. Hell.

You gonna live?

That was a good one, B-Dub.

:( Hope all is well Billy.

I'll just put it this way...never a good sign when the lab tech gasps. I find out the official verdict tomorrow. 

On the Q&A anytime we gets Brianisms it's a win.

Thinking of you Billy.  All the best.

You bet. Wishing for good luck your way, Billy.

Thank you guys...

Oh Billy, please let us know.  Wishing you all the best.

He answered my "would you grow out your beard again?" question. :lol

Will be thinking of you Billy… best wishes for the best verdict.

I wish you the best, Billy.  


Brian has a new favorite movie again.  :lol

hope you'll be OK Billy.

Lol yah that was so epic & random. i wonder what he thought when he read that. probably my fav. Question/Answer right there

. damn, double posted by mistake

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Group: "We are going to be late Dennis!"

Dennis: "My dad told me when you mow the lawn, mow it twice to make it better.....Yep. Mow it twice!"

And if you ask him again tomorrow....

Hey Billy, wishing you all the best indeed. Really hoping it all turns out well for you.

He's so screwing with people in these interviews.  For instance, notice he answered the longest question with the shortest answer.  Or how he gives a different movie every time... he says his favorite thing to do is mix but yet didn't he mix Pet Sounds in 1 day?  Also earlier he said his favorite part was recording, etc.

I think he's doing some masterful trolling here and has been for years. 

I'm a little bummed about this.  The end titles (from what I've heard) were accompanied with "Wouldn't It Be Nice" which I thought was perfect.

Good to know he didn't get into the Blurred Lines thing on FB this time.

Also good to know he chose All I Wanna Do as his fave Sunflower song. More days than not, that's my choice as well. Sometimes it can be Add Some Music though. Or once in a blue moon Cool Cool Water.

Also great to see he put Surf's Up in his top five rather than PS - because I'm convinced that the more Brian is thinking about Surf's Up and Holland and CATP, and the more he's working with Blondie and Ricky and Billy, the closer we are to a version of the BBs that will compose, sing and play as if Endless Summer had never been released - the band that should have come into being in 2012.

Although what would really be required to make that happen is to get Mike to wear his turban and Jedi robe for a full month (and of course to listen to the aforementioned three albums 18 hours a day, every day)....and also to unearth Al's leprechaun/Pilgrim hat from whatever closet it's in in Big Sur.

We're on the third page of this thread, and nobody remarked on the picture indicating that Brian is typing his own responses?

It's interesting that Brian says that Darlin is his favorite BB song, considering that it didn't make his top ten favorites in the Esquire article from earlier this week! :lol Also his favorite album is now Surf's up?

Further evidence that Brian's favorites are constantly changing!

I see he answered my question:
Craig Slowinski What makes the "clip-clop" percussion sound on "That's Not Me" from Pet Sounds, and who plays it?
23 hours ago

Brian Wilson Hal Blaine plays it. It was a wooden percussion instrument.

He answered my question too!  I was pumped!  It was on the page separate from the one where the bulk of the questions were answered:

Me:  "What was your musical inspiration for The Little Girl I Once Knew?  I love the interplay between the organ and the saxophones!"

Brian:  "That was the sequel to "California Girls" so "California Girls" inspired it."

Thank goodness we all change our minds over time about favorites. I'd hate to have to stick to my first favorite ("Roly Poly Puppy" or some such) for the rest of my life.

 :lol

God only mows... Twice

This Q&A can't beat the Reddit one. Hands down. :3d

And of course Brian is using a MacBook Pro..  nice.

HA!  You really think Brian one-fingered all his own answers?

Contrary to popular belief, the guy still has a good memory for details (i.e what made the clip-clop sound on "That's Not Me"). I hope his memory of details like who/what was played when and other things from the 60's will be reflected in his new book!

I hope that was the final lingering detail you have been waiting to resolve for the MiC sessionography.  :P