Brian Wilson and Religion

[I. Spaceman]

I definately prefer the spiritual feeling of Beach Boy over the spiritual darkness of heavy metal, hip hop and punk. Not saying its all bad, but the cultures tend to focus on darkness, violence and rebelion.

Yep, rock and roll should have nothing to do with rebellion. What were those crazy nuts in the 1950's thinking?

[Summer_Days]

Brian has said that he never really took credit for what he did 'cause he always felt a higher power was pushing him to create beautiful art. As an atheist, I obviously disagree with that. I say it's all Brian Wilson that made powerful, ingenious music; all from his head, hand and heart. Brian is "God" over his creations, not anybody or anything else, which is part of what makes him so extraordinary.

That said, I do respect that he has his beliefs and am loathed to trample on them.

[Magic Transistor Radio]

I definately prefer the spiritual feeling of Beach Boy over the spiritual darkness of heavy metal, hip hop and punk. Not saying its all bad, but the cultures tend to focus on darkness, violence and rebelion.

Yep, rock and roll should have nothing to do with rebellion. What were those crazy nuts in the 1950's thinking?

Well, there are different levels of rebellion I suppose.

[Banana]

Brian once said that one day people would pray to his music...or something like that, didn't he?  He definitely has had a spiritual quality to his music...if not in a defined form...but I've always got the feeling that he believes in a higher power.

[Dunderhead]

I've always thought Brian was a fatalist and an idealist.
That he believes existence and physical reality are only illusions or appearances of the mind, and that there's some higher, supersensual realm beyond regular existence. He believes in astrology and mysticism, a necessary, supernaturally determined order to things.