The Lonely Sea : The Genius and Madness of Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson Documentary
00:00 Brians childhood with Murray
05:57 The early beach boys
15:25 Murray is fired
17:06 Meeting phil spector
19:45 Goodbye touring
22:05 Brians substances
25:20 A new direction (Pet Sounds)
27:13 Meeting the Rolling Stones
29:00 Back to Pet Sounds
31:40 SMILE
37:50 Meeting Paul Mccartney
39:06 1967-After Smile
40:35 The Many Moods of Murray Wilson
41:43 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
43:26 Dennis' songwriting
45:38 Charles Manson
46:35 Money Problems
47:20 Meeting Elvis
48:46 Murray sells Brians songs
50:50 Surfs Up
52:17 The end of Murray Wilson
53:49 Brian goes to bed!
56:03 Dr Landy
59:30 Brians Back!
1:03:00 Stan and Rocky
1:04:14 Mike takes control.
1:06:50 Brians downfall
1:07:40 Brian is committed
1:16:50 Returning to Landy
1:20:21 later life

[@ElliotFitzgeraldEdwards]

I'm half-an-hour in, and this is already my favourite Brian documentary!

[@fearnotiamwiththee]

God knows the length of our lives. That's why he is the age he is. Just like his brothers lived the length of their lives.

[@michaelclark4043]

If anyone deserves the FATHER FROM HELL of the year AWARD it's Murray Wilson! 😢😮

[@farrellmcnulty909]

He was such a pig.

[@impalaman9707]

I can see why he was a regular viewer of "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" during his bedroom era. When he was going through depression, he needed a TV friend to tell him he was special. As someone on the Autism spectrum, the comforting voice of Fred McFeely Rogers was great therapy for me as well

[@indigohammer5732]

broke brain

[@videoroman506]

It’s actually really impresses. Brian is still alive and has managed to still preform later in his life.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

I don't know if it's been proven, but I hear he has dementia now.

[@arricammarques1955]

Another impressively researched & edited documentary.

[@karlneumann1140]

Excellent documentary! It covers all of the important history with the exception of 2004 Brian Wilson Presents Smile.

[@mattmcnulty8363]

Can’t wait to watch this, i absolutely love Brians music and the beach boys, especially their deep cuts, early 70s very late 60s stuff. Even the mid 70s stuff rocked. thanks for the content!

[@nickandmikec]

A begrudgingly honest account of a musical genius and the history of The Beach Boys. Depressing and important.

[@chrisfreeman9960]

Your documentary immediately intrigued me from the beginning. Your displaying of truly obscure pictures and films was really appreciated by me. I thought I'd seen much of the rarer visual materials, but you unlocked so much that To hadn't seen. Seeing them in their very early days, when they were just a small local band, operating from Hawthorne, playing at school assemblies, or at local shopping malls (never imagining their nation-wide, let alone world-wide) fame, is always fascinating. So thank you. Yours is probably the best documentary I've seen.

[@filmretrospective5334]

Thank you for the kind words

[@aunch3]

This might be your best video I watched it start to finish. The Beach Boys are fascinating

[@michaelclark4043]

Murray's passing back in 1973, which was right about the time I graduated from high school, was of no great loss to the world as far as I'm concerned! 😢is 😢😮

[@mr.milehi9883]

There's only one thing I would have added to your presentation. The fact that Jan and Dean co-wrote surf City with brian. He didn't think it was going to be a hit and it was the actual first number one hit from Brian Wilson as co-writer I just found that out a little while ago myself. I had no idea either. There's just so much to know.

[@Shay2312]

The Lonely Sea is my most favorite song by the Beach Boys. Brian's voice is beautiful! ❤

[@eternalom7038]

The shift in key of "Caroline, No" was achieved by pitching up the tape speed on the tape machine recorder- Murray told him it'd make it sound "sweeter". Brian was reluctant at first but eventually agreed.

[@radiomindchatter7994]

How in the hell has Brian lived to be 82???

[@joepermenter7228]

Because resiliency is the hallmark of an artist, no matter what the fuck people think of them.

[@radiomindchatter7994]

@@joepermenter7228 Dude, that isn't the point or a criticism. Brian literally lived a life of chaos practically from birth until now. It's amazing he survived. Tougher people than him probably would not have survived his chemical intake alone.

[@joepermenter7228]

@@radiomindchatter7994 It is the point, sorry you don't know shit about his life

[@radiomindchatter7994]

@@joepermenter7228 You need to get a life loser.

[@ght_1]

“Lived”? He’s still alive!

[@umk5135]

Hyped for this one, love seeing more beach boys content.

[@jamesjuke7505]

Thank you so very much.

[@throg1807]

Awesome video! Gotta love Brian’s incredible ability to make music ☮️ ❤

[@jmainiaanimations]

How on earth does this guy have less than 10,000 subscribers? I've been binging these docs for days!

[@C0NTR4B455]

That's a good one around 24' 25" "Bruce Johnson replaced Glen MATLOCK as keyboardist" 😂😂

[@patgalvez4563]

And then Sid replaced Bruce

[@dharmaart]

Yes what the hell….

[@friendly76]

There are some interesting, if somewhat sensationalized, stories here. Definitely some inaccuracies, but overall an entertaining watch. Some cool clips and pictures I hadn't seen before.

[@craythegrey]

Okay “Beach boys expert” 🤡

[@pauldrew3696]

He appears to overlook Mike Love’s antics and abuse over the years as well.

[@GuyFromWashingtonDC]

Awesome!

[@purevycara]

Amazing work!

[@michaelclark4043]

Dennis Wilson and Keith Moon would have hit it off to a tee! 😢😮

[@marksellers9747]

Great work!!

[@timoguitars3491]

Brilliant documentary 👏🏻

[@michaelclark4043]

Eugene Landy was a real FRUIT LOOP! 😮

[@farrellmcnulty909]

Have you seen "Love & Mercy" - Paul Giamatti was masterful in his portrayal of Landy.

[@barbandreasen5680]

One correction. Melinda and Brian married on Marilyn Wilson’s birthday. Because Brian said that way he would always remember their anniversary date.

[@michaelclark4043]

If I were in Audrey's shoes I would have walked out of Murray's life A LONG TIME AGO! 😮

[@farrellmcnulty909]

Understandable, but the boys needed someone stable in that household. Murry could have gotten remarried to someone more like himself.

[@tylerthompson1842]

Watching old videos of the beach Boys during their corporate surf band days lol Mike Love looked that a dorky dad doing Karaoke

[@THECLARENCES]

God bless Brian. xoxo The Clarences

[@Bswinmo1]

Brian is awesome

[@mr.milehi9883]

I only got a few minutes into your video and it's already better than other guys video I sent you. Don't get me wrong. He's very amusing. But you really put the footwork into this. It's hard to dig into these controversial issues. It seems that you found the most credible information you could possibly find out there and you really work hard at doing this. I hope you make enough money on your patreon support. Seriously, if I wasn't going blind and my wife didn't have such horrible seizures and and strokes and I had any money to throw your way man that you certainly deserve it done I'm really proud to know that there are a few fantastic people out there who are that dedicated to explaining the history of music.

[@akirajonny7350]

Favorite post notification :)

[@michaelclark4043]

GOOD FOR YOU,.MIKE, for putting Murray in his place! ❤😂😅😊

[@pauldrew3696]

More than likely fictional. No one ever mentioned this before and Love was actually pro Murray back then.

[@UltimateTV-xb4fv]

researching, a noble pursuit indeed.

[@daveidmarx8296]

R.I.P. Brian Douglas Wilson

[@barbarakirk3064]

I hadn't known that Dr. Eugene Landy had treated Richard Harris before Brian Wilson - I bet he was a right handful to deal with.

[@artapollo3367]

I've never heard alot of these stories. Could you possibly share your main sources of information cited

[@impalaman9707]

Yeah, I didn't know he was that big of an alcoholic, nor that he ever fought back or was aggressive against Murry

[@PricklyCucumbers]

yeah tbh the script is unusually sensationalist and it feels like it caricatures a lot of the people involved

[@dharmaart]

This almost seems like ai

[@infectioussneeze9099]

same, especially pre smile@@impalaman9707

[@craythegrey]

Awe shoot I forgot you guys were all beach boys experts :( Fking corny asf

[@cathylindeboo.9598]

Wow, what a fascinating story. Poor Brian, his dad was nuts.

[@douglasdde376]

Dude based on my understanding David Marks was prior to Al Jardine returning he was on 5 first albums

[@restock_1731]

I've never watched anything on Brian before, eventhough I've heard he's had problems. Seems like he was basically screwed from the get go, his father was a nightmare. It's sad that he was taken advantage of his whole life. Never been into the Beach Boys much, but this makes me wanna learn a bit more of Brian's work. This is another fantastic video, I loved the Brian Jones and now this. I'll definitely have to check out more videos.

[@TeaAndBunsMC]

If anything listen to the song Cabin Essence. One of the weirdest and greatest compositions I've ever heard - and I'm not a beach boys fan either

[@restock_1731]

@@TeaAndBunsMC just listened to it, it sure was quite the experience. Like a roller-coaster, but it's stuck in my head and makes me wanna check the whole album out now. I'm not a BB fan either, I know most of their hits and that's it. Thanks for the recommendation. 👍

[@sebastianfitzptraick7395]

A full Dennis Wilson video?

[@misterocain]

24:21 "Glen Matlock"???? Keyboard???? I don't think so.

[@Bottled-Soap]

Glen Campbell??

[@artapollo3367]

Lo yeah it's really Glen Campbell then Bruce Johnston

[@beardbear31]

The Beach Pistols?

[@misterocain]

@@Bottled-Soap Exactly. Glen Matlock was in the S&x Pistols.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@beardbear31 Better than The Sex Boys.

[@artapollo3367]

23:02 thats actually Van Dyke Parks I believe, not Loren

[@aisle_of_view]

Dick Van Dyke Parks and Recreation

[@knightsonofjack]

KZbin algorithm is screwed, you should have way more views.

[@jonahmatos8829]

Great video! The amount of work you have put into this as well as all of your other videos are remarkable, however Caroline, No is in Db not D :)

[@stevebeye1585]

He also didn’t mention the weirdness of Murray wanting Brian to sound younger, and they just sped the tape up, I’m guessing from C to Db. I did a cover of Caroline, No with an acoustic guitar and a Rhodes patch, just to admire the beauty of the composition. I love that particular track a lot, because of its mood and the idea of loss.

[@craythegrey]

If it’s pitched up from c it would be to c#.

[@stevebeye1585]

@@craythegrey C# is Db, by the way. Same note, written two different ways.

[@SharonPoet]

My heart goes out to Brian, because he was clearly yet another creative deep heart that was targeted by sadistic/evil forces. My gut feeling is that Brian was being targeted by more than just the father ad Psychologist. I have one big question; were the "voices in his head" caused by a natural "illness" or were they caused by the V2K that some Targeted Individuals experience? The truth is important for the sake of the safety and freedom of ALL of humanity.

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

brian douglas wilson=patron saint

[@TarBabyJim]

What a great bio! I wish someone with your storytelling skills would take on the bio of Melanie. The Melanie Safka story has never been told. Thank you for this video, it is a great look at a great band. ❤

[@user-lr7nv5lg2s]

Those poor boys 😢

[@artsahobby123]

I loved Phil & I love Brian. You can keep Mike Love & the other cousin.

[@interstellarhardrive]

Good vibrations was number one. Marijuana is medicine. He was way ahead of his time

[@AlexDeLarge1]

Just a slight correction: at 23:05, that is a photo of Van Dyke Parks, not Lorren Daro. I'm sure someone else has probably noticed this already.

[@thesurfhotrodscene4060]

Brian and Gary Usher were best friends and wrote and recorded a lot of great stuff together. Murray felt threatend by Gary and tried to shut him out. Still, Brian and Gary were friends for life.

[@gaunt-story]

What movie are all the clips from?

[@filmretrospective5334]

The Beach Boys an American family. its on youtube i think

[@ozzie444]

Correct. It's on YT. I just watched it yesterday.

[@johndoe2883]

Summer dreams is way better as a movie imo, but an American family is more detailed

[@flatearthfriends2784]

From a flat Earth perspective, we can appreciate the remarkable creative output of individuals like Brian Wilson, while also acknowledging the challenges they face. It serves as a reminder that the human mind is a complex and multifaceted entity,

[@cathylindeboo.9598]

How is the "flat earth perspective" different from the "round earth perspective"?

[@michaelclark4043]

Murray Wilson was a jerk to end all jerks! 😢😮

[@timcross2510]

You had to grow up in the sixties to know the pain amid prosperity.

[@michaelclark4043]

As a musician Charles Manson couldn't carry a tune in a bushel basket full of rotten apples.

[@dharmaart]

Bruce replaced Glen Matlock?? Wasn’t Glen Matlock the bassist for the Sex Pistols? Is AI writing these videos?

[@POWBxDX4DxZOMB]

REAL💯💯💯.🙏🏽🩸

[@johnbarry8542]

That's what happens when you eat acid like M and Ms

[@user-jo8wz2ew4q]

The presenter called Stan & Steve Love as Mike Love's Cousins? Actually, they are Mike Love's brothers?

[@user-ry7gj8ld2l]

Glen Matlock?

[@michaelclark4043]

I'm sorry, but Murray was NOT a nice man! 😮

[@metaphoria3]

It’s the simulation Brian 35:10

[@worksbydandeprez]

Glen Campbell was replaced by Brian Johnston, NOT Glen Matlock (orig. Sex Pistols bassist).

[@farrellmcnulty909]

Uh...Bruce

[@aisle_of_view]

Angus Young played Tuba for Jan and Dean

[@JogMaher]

Amazing work as always, thank you 🙏🏻 But I have to say the shimmering/flashing light in the background of the amps is horribly distracting & off putting. I had to just listen to this 1. Once again, nice work.

[@darwinblinks]

"Madness" is a bit much. Highly depressed is more like it.

[@acerjackson4579]

Mike Love must be thanked for that 🤜

[@richierugs6544]

Miserable Murray--sometimes with a guy like that ya gotta slowly approach from behind with piano wire

[@tomjones5650]

Give him a Luca Brasi.

[@badad0166]

I don't think Marijuana does what you think it does.

[@filmretrospective5334]

My opinion on marijuana is completely objective. I don't know what you're talking about

[@badad0166]

@@filmretrospective5334 I think the way you landed each sentence ending in MJ came crashing down with a ominous thud at first. I'm just using it as an excuse for a Princess Bride reference. Just at the very beginning of the drug history, the marijuana references sounded a little "Reefer Madness". I think what did happen with weed back when, was that weed was (usually) harmless, so maybe the other drugs are harmless, too? Anyway, no biggie, just a poke in the ribs.

[@steveconn]

Poor demrntia. Guard these treasures.

[@fosbury68]

AI narration is unlistenable. I had to shut it down after 2 minutes. Please get a real human being to narrate this - please.

[@filmretrospective5334]

that's not AI its my voice. check my Beatles now and then reaction for proof.

[@Nick-Stewbreeze]

Your voice is fine, and your narrative skills are solid, with inflection, like a human lol

[@infectioussneeze9099]

least sounding ai voice but k

[@plasteredbastard]

i feel macca and brian have journeyed the same creative, spiritual path fraught with it's share of grief and triumphs. they are only a few days apart in age.

[@stevebeye1585]

Could you imagine being Brian and hearing Strawberry Fields for the first time!?! They rendered him obsolete post Peppers, and he knew it.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@stevebeye1585 No, I think he just believed it - or was gaslit into thinking it, but they could've been better than they were in the later years.

[@stevebeye1585]

@@farrellmcnulty909 True. I just remember a story I’ve heard a few times, about how Brian and a friends were driving home from a burger joint in the middle of the night, and it was Strawberry or Penny, that made him pull over to the side of the road to listen. And he wound up saying, “they did it. They did it” I think he did believe that he couldn’t beat that. In combination with the drugs and mental health problems, I believe the Beatles work of Peppers was something he’d really liked to have done, and I’m guessing it crushed his hopes. I’m just speculating anyway. I’m a big fan of Brian’s songwriting.