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Sir Paul McCartney praises Brian Wilson as a 'shining light and musical genius' as he pays heartfelt tribute to Beach Boys icon following his tragic death aged 82
Paul, 82, who performed with the late musician on A Friend Like You on Brian's 2004 solo album Gettin' In Over My Head, took to Instagram to remember his friend's 'musical genius'.
He promptly withdrew from touring but retained his backstage control of the band as a writer and producer, masterminding Pet Sounds and providing lead vocals on many of the tracks, with the LP ultimately earning a reputation as one of the most acclaimed pop or rock albums ever created. On the other hand, the psychedelics also served as creative fuel, with Wilson reportedly composing the music for one of the Beach Boys' most enduring singles, the 1966 release Good Vibrations, while tripping on LSD. They said he often made 'spontaneous irrelevant or incoherent utterances,' had a 'very short attention span and while unintentionally disruptive, is frequently unable to maintain decorum appropriate to the situation,' in documents obtained by The Blast.
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