Beach Boys on CBS Sunday Morning 4/29/12

[Ron]

Several Years ago Adam levine from Maroon 5 got in a bit of trouble for talking about Brian, he said "Who cares that he wrote Good Vibrations" ?  Basically talking about how he didn't want to do drugs.


Now, I think a lot of people misinterpreted what he was saying.  He wasn't saying that Brian was a burnout or that he wasn't a legend, he was saying that when people think of Brian, they think of the drugs and mental issues, instead of thinking about how he wrote Good Vibrations. 

So this interview is a good example of that.  Of course the interviewer had to ask at least 1 question like that.  It's what Brian's public persona has become.  Nobody cares that he wrote Good Vibrations.  They want to hear about the voices. 

[Dave in KC]

He never winced when asked about it LIVE on Larry King. But then again, he was sitting next to his wife.