In 1983, the Beach Boys were dropped from a D.C. July 4 concert — but the move may have only boosted the warm summer crowds that welcomed them in San Diego.
In this 1983 interview, Brian Wilson opens up while under the care of controversial therapist Dr. Eugene Landy, who was later barred from contacting him.
Brian Wilson was an off-stage presence for this 1971 Beach Boys concert, in which L.A. Times Robert Hilburn described the band as having “an identity crisis” in Wilson’s absence.
In this 1965 interview — his first with the Los Angeles Times — Brian Wilson already showed a remarkably prescient grasp of the lifelong hold his music would have on fans.
