Dennis hated Smile????

[pixletwin]

Really I think the truth lies at the heart of everyones speculations. I can see every theory on why he never finished SMiLE having an element of truth to it.

[No. Fourteen]

I agree, and it would seem narrow-minded to pin the downfall of the project on one incident.  It seems like it was just some kind of "perfect storm" of conflict:  Drugs, pressure to get material released, no clear idea of a finished product, some personal issues within the band.  I feel like the 12-track idea - wherever it came from - was the best idea to get that brilliant material out.  But when the leader (who was not well-equipped to handle them) keeps the drugs flowing, it's not very surprising that focus on the end-game was lost, and the wheels came off of the project.

As for Dennis, I feel like he was too much of a renegade and too adoring of Brian, as a brother and an artist, to object to Smile.  I would think he would be more into turning people on to the music Brian was creating than to worry about alienating the fanbase.