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Here's a letter from Taylor Mills to Bob Lefsetz at his blog......always enjoy your observations on the state of the music business and I felt
compelled to write you about the Kennedy Center Honors piece. I was elated to
hear your beautiful words about Brian and what his body of work has meant to the
world as well as each and everyone of us on a personal level, and that's really
what it comes down to--the magnitude of how young and old have been touched by
his music through the years collectively.  No matter what a person might be
going through in life, how can you hear "Don't Worry Baby" and not feel an ocean
of divine love and warmth surrounding you, healing you, and making everything
all right.



It's been my profound honor and pleasure to have recorded and toured the world
with Brian for the last nine years and see first hand on a nightly basis what
this man and his music means to people from all walks of life.  It was an honor
to have been included in a clip shown on the Kennedy Honors telecast (blonde
female singer) and even a bigger honor to have Brian grace my solo record on a few songs (along with Styx's Tommy Shaw).



I must correct you on one thing though.  Brian has not checked out from us.  He
lives above us.  I feel he is very much there with us but exists on a different
plane of consciousness.  I have witnessed him first hand feverishly dishing out
parts to us, his band mates, on material new and old and it is a joy to behold
and be a part of.  He is perhaps the gentlest and sweetest soul I've encountered
and I thought you knowing this would add to the joy and elation you're feeling
about Brian at present.



 If you have not seen the "Smile" double DVD (documentary/live performance) I
urge you to do so.  This will only add to your reverence that you obviously and
lovingly have for this special man.



Thanks for reading this--and thanks for the beautiful piece that you wrote!



Sincerely,



Taylor Mills

TaylorMillsMusic.com

Wow, that was very well handled.  She has a good way with words.  That furthers my speculation that she may indeed be the perfect woman.  !

Very nice. From all I've heard, Taylor Mills is a kind, decent person who doesn't seem to have an egocentric bone in her body. Amazing how NOT self-serving Brian's band members seem to be, even when they're pursuing their own careers at the same time.

I don't know... notice how she had to mention her solo album and Tommy Shaw.

The only thing she mentioned was that Brian sang on her record. Hardly a "LOOK AT ME AND BUY MY RECORD" plug.

And let me point out that Amy is absolutely correct about the members of the BW band. There is a great love, admiration and respect for the guy from his band. No one is trying to make it on their association with BW.  Any suggestion otherwise is one bourne of ignorance, IMO.

I thought it was a tasteful bit of self-promotion. Only an idiot would perform with Brian Wilson for a decade and accidentally fail to mention 1) that fact, and 2) that s/he had product for sale. But it wasn't overdone, I didn't think. I've seen terrible local artists with far, far less impressive facts being smashed into more inappropriate places.