me too...so much happy beautiful hopeful music he has given the world and the poor man was fighting a constant war within his own head...I have so much affection for the man. ....not only his genius writing but that voice ....that falsetto in those songs was like floating in the clouds. love the guy .
His anxiety disorder back then just screams out here, coupled with the excessive meds Landy shoved into him unnecessarily. You can tell how he immediately went to the piano without shaking hands at first. Kudos to him for toughing it out when it was probably terrifying in his mind.
My man had full-blown schizophrenia. As someone with an anxiety disorder myself I can honestly say that I’ve never felt a fraction of the psychiatric distress he must have experienced as someone with schizophrenia. It’s debilitating.
In 1984 he said being single was like liking a Phil Spector record saying there's no separating between the 2. In another interview he said to the interviewer ''Give me a handshake'' ''No a better one that''
Brian. Wherever you are right now, I hope you can really FEEL the love we have for you. You touched our lives with great music and we are grateful. I dont just want you to know it...I want you to feel it. You may be the most loved man in America.
Was honored to meet this amazing gentleman at a Beach Boys concert decades ago. He was so kind and seemed to appreciate my comments. I then saw his long-awaited "Smile" tour several years ago. He is brilliant!
I was going to discuss Brian, until I witnessed that sax player and his absolutely *STUNNING* mullet. That thing is mesmerizing, even by late 80’s standards. 🤣
@@Beefy-Cheese - Maybe so, but since Brian was such a Beatles fan I thought the reference was fitting. He made many twists and turns getting to a sober place. He completely disavowed drug use later but for so long through the 60’s and 70’s he was pretty much loaded on substances a lot of the time. Maybe staying in bed for years at a time ultimately helped save him too.
The dude was a schizophrenic who believed he was possessed. There was one band member, Dennis I think who said Brian had told him he stopped hearing the voices, and now he couldn't sing. He was also involved in witchcraft. I don't mean to totally dump on the guy but because he did have it rough, especially with his dad. But these people, mega band members aren't all pure or innocent. They always have a chance to redeem themselves I believe however.
"You dropped a lotta weight, haven't you?" "Yeah. 130 pounds, actually." He makes it sound like that's nothing, but that's clearly some MAJOR weight loss.
@@michaelfrazia4569 pre- Doctor Landy days. Brian was basically sedentary from 67-73 and ballooned in weight, doing nothing but snorting coke and eating for 6 years.
Wow... I am reviewing his 80s stuff again and it is so amazing. Every decade this guy was producing the most beautiful music I could never dream! Love him!!!!!!!!!
There is NO musical genius EVER, that’s better than Brian Wilson. Mentally, he’s on a totally different planet. God have him a heart and mind that is second to none. God bless Brian Wilson.
@@brownieboy401 so true - probably picked it cause it was soo simplistic and easiest to sing live and he was terrified of performing lead for the first time in years. He also did it for another show while promoting the album - probably that same week. -it was some Dick Clark show -it comes up if u search - B.W. NIGHTTIME
It’s 2022 and Brian Wilson is really struggling now. decades of drug use has made him stare off into space and sit at the piano at his concerts and he can’t sing full songs anymore. So sad
Actually a good song. Despite the comments on here this album and appearance marked a great comeback for Brian personally and professionally. He’s stayed on the right track since.
Don't let the worst Brian Wilson song I've ever heard distract you from the fact that homeboy slaying the sax back there has one of the most epic mullets in recorded history! The shit is legendary
I haven't heard anyone mention this but when he says how much weight he lost and the audience claps you can see Brian's face drop, this man has been abused so much in his life. He's pretty much still being abused with all of the live shows he's forced to do
Imagine sitting with Brian Wilson and only being able to ask him about "the sandbox" and being overweight. Such a bummer to see a genius being patronized by a plebian.
I thought they were decent questions for only having a couple minutes with him... Like he's going to start asking him about the creation of Smile or something? Also I think the song is kind of funky and catchy.
I mean, usually these interviews are planned out in advance... Perhaps this is the subject matter Brian or his management asked Dave to talk to him about... Brian was very mentally fragile then (and frankly even now) - it took him a minute to even get the Indiana surfing joke and it would be atypical of a musician to acknowledge in an interview that their single did poorly. He was not a seasoned interview pro. Finally, this was a late night show in the 80s. Those shows aren't known for their deep dives or hard hitting questions. I don't see anything to chastise Dave about.
I’m not sure that Dave could’ve done much different really. I agreed that the questions were banal but Dave’s audience isn’t the right one for any sort of in depth deep dive questions and the amount of time he had would’ve made it pointless. I’m assuming that any questions about the conservatorship or Landy were off the table and, looking at Brian, I’d say at this point he wasn’t ready for anything too deep or meaningful in terms of questioning. He looks nervous and a bit bewildered and bearing in mind the previous 10 years he’d had I think it was a safe play by Dave. Brian did really well to do the performance and interview by himself and I suppose that the subject picked was one that he would easily respond to. I do agree though, as a Brian fan it’s frustrating but 99% of those watching most likely weren’t as big fans as us 😀
Brian should have never done this show. He was not well enough for it. Landy did him bad, but in the beginning I guess you could say that he saved Brian's life. Divine Intervention came when he met Melinda who saw what Landy was doing to Brian. God protects his children when they have had enough and need to be saved. Looks like Dave did not want to continue that interview beyond a few cursory questions and can't say that I blame him.
oh hush, Brian is looking at sounding great here. I guess you never saw him at his worst, in the early 80's. 300 pounds, unshaved, unwashed, singing with a ravaged voice. Landy got him in shape again, got him to put away the hard drugs and the smoking that was destroying his voice. There was nothing unusual about this interview - that's all the music people ever got on this show.
not well enough? the album was great and obviously his singing voice was permanently damaged, nothing much you could do he needed to work within the vocal range he still had.
He is right, surfing must be a very dangerous sport your board can become your own deadly weapon. I admire the people who can do it with amazing dexterity as if it was the easiest thing in the world.
@@jaggass he's not drugged up here, other than being on some meds to control his ups and downs. I don't know if you've ever suffered from depression; it's hell. I am thankful we have medicine that can help balance us out now.
@2020 I’m crap at noticing details like that but now you mention, I do exactly the same thing when I get ataxia. Combination of inner ear injury, drug use whether recreational in the past and/or administered by Landy fucks up your nervous system and senses. Assuming that’s what it is at least. When I do the same thing it is because I don’t sense that part of the body enough to feel like I control it.
Those were the Landy days... he was over medicated and controlled by his doctor turned into manager/co-writer/whatever... Poor Brian, it took few years to get rid of this situation. Good thing he made him Lose lots Of weight
Brian was scared here. It is evident that that criminal Landy had completely subjugated him and had transmitted terror to him in interpersonal relationships.
Brian looked a little miffed at the end of the interview, like thats it? What I get 4 minutes? That was the one thing bad about Letterman. He brings music stars out and talks for five minutes? Seriously?
i think he might have recently had some plastic surgery on his neck during that time. he normally didnt have such a pronounced jawline even when normal weight.
I understand that Brian is clearly under psychological duress due to the fault of care under Landy, but Goddamn if I don't follow every word Brian says.
That criminal Dr. Landy had him so full of drugs that it's amazing he was able to function at all. Poor guy with an innocent heart was abused by his father and then by an egotistical "doctor". Bless this man and all he's been through and given us. And thank GOD for his wife who exposed Landy and rescued Brian from him!!
Melinda didn’t expose Landy nor did she save Brian from him. That’s fiction portrayed in the excellent (but often fictional) biopic Love And Mercy. Carl Wilson, not Melinda, saved him from Landy and it’s a shame the movie didn’t acknowledge that.
All I want in life is to give Brian Wilson a hug and tell him how much his music means to me.
I fucking love this man.
I had that very pleasure. One of the great moments of my life.
I have the same feeling about Mike Love
@@yaniingham-thomas5001 Suum ciqque.
me too...so much happy beautiful hopeful music he has given the world and the poor man was fighting a constant war within his own head...I have so much affection for the man. ....not only his genius writing but that voice ....that falsetto in those songs was like floating in the clouds. love the guy .
Me too, I adore him
His anxiety disorder back then just screams out here, coupled with the excessive meds Landy shoved into him unnecessarily. You can tell how he immediately went to the piano without shaking hands at first. Kudos to him for toughing it out when it was probably terrifying in his mind.
Sad time in his life, but MAN WAS HE HANDSOME. I'm straight, but I have such a man crush on late 80s Brian
@@jimjones6901 I think you're gay, can't blame you, it is Brian after all.
My man had full-blown schizophrenia. As someone with an anxiety disorder myself I can honestly say that I’ve never felt a fraction of the psychiatric distress he must have experienced as someone with schizophrenia. It’s debilitating.
Landy was a jerk but if he didn't treat him Brian wouldn't be alive today. All of the Beach Boys said that
@@jmaguire2232 I believe he has schizoaffective disorder. Landy had him medicated as a paranoid schizophrenic
Did anyone else catch Brian’s “surf the bathtub” comment? Brian’s a very funny guy, actually.
and, really, really smart! Superior intellect.
he has the sweetest wit I've ever heard
In 1984 he said being single was like liking a Phil Spector record saying there's no separating between the 2. In another interview he said to the interviewer ''Give me a handshake'' ''No a better one that''
Tough in that condition to get out there on a national show
But this man did it
Brian. Wherever you are right now, I hope you can really FEEL the love we have for you. You touched our lives with great music and we are grateful. I dont just want you to know it...I want you to feel it. You may be the most loved man in America.
Was honored to meet this amazing gentleman at a Beach Boys concert decades ago. He was so kind and seemed to appreciate my comments. I then saw his long-awaited "Smile" tour several years ago. He is brilliant!
THANKYOU Brian for not quitting!!!
THIS!
I was going to discuss Brian, until I witnessed that sax player and his absolutely *STUNNING* mullet. That thing is mesmerizing, even by late 80’s standards. 🤣
The long and winding road back to clarity was epic for Brian. His heart always seemed pure, even if substances had once clouded his head.
I think you mean "long promised road"
@@Beefy-Cheese - Maybe so, but since Brian was such a Beatles fan I thought the reference was fitting. He made many twists and turns getting to a sober place. He completely disavowed drug use later but for so long through the 60’s and 70’s he was pretty much loaded on substances a lot of the time. Maybe staying in bed for years at a time ultimately helped save him too.
The dude was a schizophrenic who believed he was possessed. There was one band member, Dennis I think who said Brian had told him he stopped hearing the voices, and now he couldn't sing. He was also involved in witchcraft.
I don't mean to totally dump on the guy but because he did have it rough, especially with his dad. But these people, mega band members aren't all pure or innocent. They always have a chance to redeem themselves I believe however.
"You dropped a lotta weight, haven't you?"
"Yeah. 130 pounds, actually."
He makes it sound like that's nothing, but that's clearly some MAJOR weight loss.
@Pixie oh hush your mouth! He's a modest man, that's all.
@Pixie yup..Dr Landy days.
That 600 calorie diet...wasnt healthy weight loss at all. They treated as if he was 600 pounds before lol
@@michaelfrazia4569 pre- Doctor Landy days. Brian was basically sedentary from 67-73 and ballooned in weight, doing nothing but snorting coke and eating for 6 years.
Wow... I am reviewing his 80s stuff again and it is so amazing. Every decade this guy was producing the most beautiful music I could never dream! Love him!!!!!!!!!
Check out That Lucky Old Sun album.
I love this man. I wish I could tell him how much his beautiful music with the beach boys has helped me through a lot of sadness in my life.
brian has always been and will always be the sweetest soul on earth. ♥️
Cute, too. So endearing. (Unlike Mike Love).
@@patricias5122 mike who? 💀💀 eff that guy.
Imagine if Brian was interviewed on Letterman’s new show... that would be awesome
someone, make this happen.
@@_keato I suspect that it would be thoroughly uncomfortable to watch.
I love that last frame, if you pause it, where Dave is trying to shake Brian's hand, and Brian is oblivious.
There is NO musical genius EVER, that’s better than Brian Wilson. Mentally, he’s on a totally different planet. God have him a heart and mind that is second to none. God bless Brian Wilson.
I just love Brian Wilson so much. ❤️
Lets not forget that love and Mercy came out of that album great effort still had the ability even considering his condition
Shouldve did MELT AWAY
@@ameerordimly1449 Or Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight. Or any song from that album but Night Time, which is probably the weakest song on it!
@@brownieboy401 so true - probably picked it cause it was soo simplistic and easiest to sing live and he was terrified of performing lead for the first time in years. He also did it for another show while promoting the album - probably that same week. -it was some Dick Clark show -it comes up if u search - B.W. NIGHTTIME
Sorry - It's just a Dennis Wilson 'Forever' rewrite
@@bernardbaker6803Not remotely similar. Different chord changes, melodies, feel, everything.
2020 still going strong. He's such a gentile soul.
It’s 2022 and Brian Wilson is really struggling now. decades of drug use has made him stare off into space and sit at the piano at his concerts and he can’t sing full songs anymore. So sad
@@dogpd3 Wow, I believe that he's in his 80's.
RayRay He specifically has a non-Jewish soul?
@@timsanderson5572technically not wrong lol
Brian Wilson.
You’re looking at a musical genius.
Dave Letterman isnt a musical genius!! not that he was looking at him much, anyway
6:02 Brian's just looking at the camera like, "Let me outta here please..."
Sad...one of most talented guy we ever produced..glad to see he came back from this..... genius.
Actually a good song. Despite the comments on here this album and appearance marked a great comeback for Brian personally and professionally. He’s stayed on the right track since.
at least one person gets it, thank you
The Patrick Bateman-esque monologue really sold this comment
It wasn't that bad, really. I mean it's got a hook. Even the underwhelming stuff by Brian still has his touch of genius on it.
Yeah! This was a great album, albeit with some over the top production.
"night time" despite being undeniably catchy like alot of his music was the low point of his self titled album from 1988.
I absolutely love Brian Wilson 💯🥰❤️
Dude, the girl screaming made my day!
This interviewed disappeared from YT ages ago. It looked like Brian was very unstable due to him being heavily medicated.
Why was he like this
@@nataliarobinson9514 Drugged up to the eye balls on anti psychotics.
@@jaggass oh hush. He looks fine here. Brian's never been Mr. Generic Adult.
Heavily medicated thanks to Dr Landy which allowed him to control Brian, as we know today
Two legends right there 🍻
Very interesting to see this again so many years later. Looks like Landy had Brian on uppers.
I love Brian WILSON
How they got him to do the show is a mystery.
Landy got paid
i mean he was an artist he did quite a few appearances in the late 80s. he even was on full house! (despite funnily him denying he was there)
@@dmer-zy3rb Maybe he meant mentally he wasn’t there
great performance. I loved the band. However, I saw this episode when it originally aired at 12 years old and it freaked the shit out of me.
Don't let the worst Brian Wilson song I've ever heard distract you from the fact that homeboy slaying the sax back there has one of the most epic mullets in recorded history! The shit is legendary
For real! Couldn’t take my eyes off >.
Yes, epic mullet! But all members of this band came out of the local freak house. Worst BW song ever
Also Dave Coulier playing lead guitar over on the left
hahaha!
Lol. Yes, awful song!
Brian looks so young but so old at the same time
He had some spectacular hair for his age. What was he, like 46 here? Damn good mullet, no doubt.
@@hasselett Yeah he was blessed in that area
Dropping that much weight the way he did it is pretty unhealthy
@@JustinEdwords of course, but also the previous 20 years of drug abuse
The guy lived hard
A true legend.
0:22 that girl screaming!!
That must have scared the F out of Brian
Brian WIlson Love
I haven't heard anyone mention this but when he says how much weight he lost and the audience claps you can see Brian's face drop, this man has been abused so much in his life. He's pretty much still being abused with all of the live shows he's forced to do
600 calorie diet.
And a special appearance by Joe Dirt on the saxophone!
Def Leppard sucks!
Dave was nice & gentle with him.
Yes he was 🥰
But he still brang up all the cliché bullshit. Poor interview meant for the masses.
Dave is a dick. Period. Hell, that’s his whole schtick.
I was gonna say the same.
He was respectful.
Because Brian is broken.
Dave had his own troubles, so I'm sure he felt something just being int he same room with Brian.
Imagine sitting with Brian Wilson and only being able to ask him about "the sandbox" and being overweight. Such a bummer to see a genius being patronized by a plebian.
Thank You. Brian knew this and handled it with class.
I thought they were decent questions for only having a couple minutes with him... Like he's going to start asking him about the creation of Smile or something? Also I think the song is kind of funky and catchy.
I mean, usually these interviews are planned out in advance... Perhaps this is the subject matter Brian or his management asked Dave to talk to him about... Brian was very mentally fragile then (and frankly even now) - it took him a minute to even get the Indiana surfing joke and it would be atypical of a musician to acknowledge in an interview that their single did poorly. He was not a seasoned interview pro. Finally, this was a late night show in the 80s. Those shows aren't known for their deep dives or hard hitting questions.
I don't see anything to chastise Dave about.
I’m not sure that Dave could’ve done much different really. I agreed that the questions were banal but Dave’s audience isn’t the right one for any sort of in depth deep dive questions and the amount of time he had would’ve made it pointless.
I’m assuming that any questions about the conservatorship or Landy were off the table and, looking at Brian, I’d say at this point he wasn’t ready for anything too deep or meaningful in terms of questioning.
He looks nervous and a bit bewildered and bearing in mind the previous 10 years he’d had I think it was a safe play by Dave.
Brian did really well to do the performance and interview by himself and I suppose that the subject picked was one that he would easily respond to.
I do agree though, as a Brian fan it’s frustrating but 99% of those watching most likely weren’t as big fans as us 😀
There's no reason to go at Dave.
Scott Page on Saxophone. He's always lively and energetic like this :)
Yeah Brian looked spaced out but physically , I never seen him so healthy ajd good looking
I thought the exact same thing.
Only singer in history to recruit his middle-aged neighbor friends to sing backup.
Lool
That mullet though
HE WAS A MUSICAL GENIUS
Is.
Still Is 🎤🎹👍!
Elora...great interview, you are amazing
Watching this is so creepy....especially when you realize what you are seeing is not Brian Wilson but a robot created by Doctor Eugene Landy.
that's what his current handlers would like you to believe
I saw his first live performance in St Charles IL that year
Brian seemed surprised at how quickly the interview ended
Some epic mullets in that band
Is all about that mullet
If you want an explanation for the "dodgy sax", here it is! ruclips.net/video/igFFYV178F4/видео.html
Bro, thanks a LOT!!!
great!
That's hilarious. You gotta love Scott Page!
Awesome interview and Dave was good to him.
Brian es hermoso
Brian should have never done this show. He was not well enough for it. Landy did him bad, but in the beginning I guess you could say that he saved Brian's life. Divine Intervention came when he met Melinda who saw what Landy was doing to Brian. God protects his children when they have had enough and need to be saved. Looks like Dave did not want to continue that interview beyond a few cursory questions and can't say that I blame him.
oh hush, Brian is looking at sounding great here. I guess you never saw him at his worst, in the early 80's. 300 pounds, unshaved, unwashed, singing with a ravaged voice. Landy got him in shape again, got him to put away the hard drugs and the smoking that was destroying his voice. There was nothing unusual about this interview - that's all the music people ever got on this show.
Every performer sits and talks with Dave for just a couple minutes after if at all
not well enough? the album was great and obviously his singing voice was permanently damaged, nothing much you could do he needed to work within the vocal range he still had.
Did he ever appear on Johnny Carson or just sing about him?
He is right, surfing must be a very dangerous sport your board can become your own deadly weapon. I admire the people who can do it with amazing dexterity as if it was the easiest thing in the world.
If Brian was to look at this now he would probably be so upset.
Why?
@@volumedogs6422 Because he was very controlled by Dr Landy as and was drugged up all the time.
@@jaggass he's not drugged up here, other than being on some meds to control his ups and downs. I don't know if you've ever suffered from depression; it's hell. I am thankful we have medicine that can help balance us out now.
@@ronfowlermusic Yes, he is. Landy was overmedicating Brian when this interview took place.
The mullet guy is jammin, he recieves extra power from his mullet that the others dont have.
That mullet. Just... WOW!
But the only thing worse than a guy with a mullet, is a dancing, sax playing guy with a mullet
Do you have the 1998 performance of Imagination? It used to be on YT
Mike Love has a lot of 'energy'
This wasn’t even his first talk show appearance lol
He really looks like Mike love in the thumbnail
Kooky song lol
Just look at Brian's left hand while talking to Letterman 😔
i noticed that too in other interviews from the time Brian was shaking severely during interview - poor guy.
Is that landy in the pink shirt on backing vocals
no haha, I thought the same thing at first glance.
Sax guy totally got that *razzmatazz*
@4:13 anyone notice his fingers movement?
@2020 I’m crap at noticing details like that but now you mention, I do exactly the same thing when I get ataxia. Combination of inner ear injury, drug use whether recreational in the past and/or administered by Landy fucks up your nervous system and senses. Assuming that’s what it is at least. When I do the same thing it is because I don’t sense that part of the body enough to feel like I control it.
Is that Brian's phychiatrist acting as a backing singer?
Poor Brian... why does he look and act like this. Somethings off here, you can tell
Those were the Landy days... he was over medicated and controlled by his doctor turned into manager/co-writer/whatever... Poor Brian, it took few years to get rid of this situation. Good thing he made him
Lose lots
Of weight
Brian's always been a little different. That's what makes him a genius.
Brian was scared here. It is evident that that criminal Landy had completely subjugated him and had transmitted terror to him in interpersonal relationships.
I guess I'm one of the rare people who thinks this BW interview flows better than most of the ones he's done in the last thirty years.
yes it does. usually they can barely get a word out of him.
Brian Wilson and the Weirdoo-woops
What’s up with the sax player?
WILL LEE ON BASS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man that's some serious teeth grinding going on there 😢
Brian looked a little miffed at the end of the interview, like thats it? What I get 4 minutes? That was the one thing bad about Letterman. He brings music stars out and talks for five minutes? Seriously?
The best
Let's hear it for Garth on sax
funny laught he has!
look at the 7 clowns backing him up. sax guy..... wow! late 80's a painful time looking at American music
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the band was way out of sync but great vocals
Would you *look. at. that. MULLET*
Skinnier. Yup.. Healthier... Nope.. So sad 😔
his chin is weird here
i think he might have recently had some plastic surgery on his neck during that time. he normally didnt have such a pronounced jawline even when normal weight.
Was Brian was still
Under the spell of Landry at this time?
more than likely, yes.
Yes. From '75-'77 and then from '83-'93
Brians a music genius but seeing him now its sad to see him like he is..does he have parkinsons? its like he has no facial expressions.
He has tardive dyskinesia from years of over medication of the wrong psychiatric drugs by Landy
Totally messed up with drugs.
jesus
I understand that Brian is clearly under psychological duress due to the fault of care under Landy, but Goddamn if I don't follow every word Brian says.
shitpissfuck
@@ronfowlermusic You good bro? Need some water?
he turned into a child from all the drugs
Brian Wilson would be canceled today for saying it’s embarrassing weighing over 300 pounds
Not if he is relating it to personal experience. If he says it is embarrassing for anyone to weigh over 300 Lbs. then, maybe.
and Brian was a tall guy, its not like he was horribly obese. his daughter was worse at some points.
A far cry from "Surfs Up" or "Caroline No". Brian is seriously tweeking!!!
He should have been embarrassed by that performance. The song sounds like it was written by an 8th grader.
That sax player really, really, realllly needs to get a haircut
That criminal Dr. Landy had him so full of drugs that it's amazing he was able to function at all. Poor guy with an innocent heart was abused by his father and then by an egotistical "doctor". Bless this man and all he's been through and given us. And thank GOD for his wife who exposed Landy and rescued Brian from him!!
You know nothing
Melinda didn’t expose Landy nor did she save Brian from him. That’s fiction portrayed in the excellent (but often fictional) biopic Love And Mercy. Carl Wilson, not Melinda, saved him from Landy and it’s a shame the movie didn’t acknowledge that.