Poor Brian. Him wanting to hear "It's O.K." after being overcome by sorrow after hearing "Long promised road" is both heartbreaking and encouraging to watch. God bless him
i think fans do give him the love when they tell him what his music means to them with how fucked he's been all his life due to his drug use and his asshole father who gave him all his mental issues you could say from his treatment of him growing up. Brian loves to hear from fans because it i think does help him mentally cause he's even said i think? how he's had moments in his life where he thinks negative shit to use my words. so i think hearing that from fans and showing their support really does help him mentally. that's what i think anyways
Tell me about it, I feel you, I wish there was a way I could just tell him personally "thank you for every single piece of music you've created, it puts a smile on my face and countless others and we love you.". Unfortunately, I'll probably never get to see him in concert or anywhere else, but I've been supporting him by buying stuff on his online store.
"That broke my heart when you told me that" - a very touching scene. I can see why they left that whole bit in. It gives great insight into Brian's sensitivity.
I’ve never heard his voice sound clearer when he said “He died?”. Strange moment for sure. God bless Brian. I’m not surprised he didn’t know, he’s probably isolated a fair bit from the media and pop world.
What's especially infurating or sad is that his social media team posted tweets and posts about brian saying he's sad about jacks passing when he didnt find out until this documentary apparently
Brian also claims to have never heard Dennis's solo album in this doc even though we know from prior interviews when he was more lucid, that he had. Its entirely possible he simply forgot.
I do understand that, its disheartening. But since its his social media team handling it, it wasn't really Brian's thoughts to begin with. And the job of their team, is for the sake of Brian's publicity and face (his image) when it comes to the public. Its kind of strange though, no one mentioned that situation, personally.
I am sure someone told him. He simply forgot. This guy has done a lot of abuse to his body over the years and was in his late 70s when this was filmed. I saw an interview where he was shocked when someone told him Ronnie Spector recorded Don't Worry Baby. One of his biggest musical idols, a song he originally wrote for her but Phil Spector rejected it. He knew, just forgot. In this same documentary he says he never heard his own brother Dennis's classic 1977 album Pacific Ocean Blue, which is extremely hard to believe he has never heard this album.
@@Peppers19781978 he's devastated. i'm sure he would of remembered. hearing a song is much different than finding out someone who means a great deal to you has died. abused body or not
He is on anti-psychotic meds that produce Alzheimer's-like memory loss and stupor. Those side-effects are the price he pays for being able to sleep without hearing voices.
I saw Brian and his band live in concert in 2019, when this documentary was in production. During the concert Brian spoke very favorably of this film and the process of making it. No one was forcing him to say that. Jason Fine is a good friend of Brian, and, contrary to what other commenters are saying, the film is not exploitive.
Ahhh, Jack Rieley.... I was a kid working for Los Angeles radio station KPFK-Pacifica Listener Sponsored Radio back in '69 when Jack Rieley wandered in to volunteer with hopes of getting hired. He had a bunch of credentials from having worked at NBC local and network news, or so he said. The station never really checked his references, but Jack seemed to know his journalistic stuff and soon he was on payroll was Public Affairs Director. Jack led the station through some major stories of the day. One night in 1970, Jack was hosting a program and for reasons nobody understood, he wanted to feature the Beach Boys. Somehow, he arranged for some of the band members and a representative from their new label, Warner Brothers, to show up for an interview show. Bruce Johnson, Al Jardine and maybe Mike Love showed up along with the record promotion guy. What I remember was that Jack Rieley conducted the Q & A, Mr. Johnson was incredibly friendly and down to earth and at some point in the interview, Brian was called at his home and he revealed that the group had recorded in mono because he was deaf in one ear. Jack Rieley then decided to take the tape of that interview, splice in some of the band's music and put together a documentary. I know that because I helped him edit the tape at his Laurel Canyon rental house all night. What still sticks in my mind was about an hours work on splicing in 'Let her run wild' into the spoken content. Jack was just fascinated with the band. For weeks afterward, that was all he talked about. Sometime later, Jack clearly lost interest in the broadcast journalism part of his job and distanced himself from work. It was then that people in the station lost faith in Jack and began to challenge his assertions of his past history. Phone calls were made to NBC network, the NBC radio affiliate in Beloit, Wisconsin and San Juan, Puerto Rico (all places that Jack claimed he worked) and it was determined that everything he said about that part of his life was fabricated...nobody named Jack (or John Frank) Rieley had ever worked for NBC, anywhere. I don't remember which came first, Jack's announcement that he was going to work for the Beach Boys in a management capacity or his termination from the radio station. Jack was suddenly driving around in a 1950's Rolls Royce convertible. I stayed in contact with him and at some point he told me the band was moving to Holland to reinvent itself under his direction. He asked if I wanted to sign on, I presumed as a roadie type assistant, but my interest was in broadcast journalism. Another young man named Bill DiSimone was asked and accepted the position. Next thing I knew, the album Surfs Up came out and Jack was credited with both writing and singing some of the cuts. Bill DiSimone was credited with being an assistant. Jack had a hard time maintaining relationships and he and the Beach Boys later parted ways. I read one of the historical accounts that at some point at the end of that arrangement, the Beach Boys too found out that Jack's NBC background was bogus along with some of his other assertions. The accounts I read indicated that the parting of their ways was somewhat strained. Jack later made a bucketload of money with the marketing and later sale of an internet fax service in the early days of tech. Based on this video, Jack Rieley had a big hand in the reinvention of the Beach Boys in the early 70's. Brian obviously felt that when informed that Jack had passed away.
I remember seeing a video where Al Jardine called Rieley a "fraudster" or something like that and I was pretty confused since he seemed to be a positive influence for the BBs but I guess he might've been referring to the NBC stuff. Interesting account
@@musicman6555 Going back to my experiences with Jack in the very early 70's, he had a way of displaying enormous knowledge of a number of areas of interest, and that garnered the trust of those around him. At the radio station, and later in his work with the band, he just seemed to know what he was talking about and brought with him some really innovative directions. Without a doubt, Jack contributed to the success of that radio station at the time, and also to the Beach Boys as he engineered their comeback of sorts in the time period outlined. It's just when people who knew and trusted him felt betrayed by Jack, that they found the holes in his stories and withdrew into defensive postures.
Wow. There is a staggering amount of people here who assume they know BW better than someone who’s had a friendly relationship with him since the mid-90’s. That’s quite something. I’m sure this would not have been released if Brian objected to it. He may be damaged goods, but he sure ain’t stupid.
Yeah, the man in the video is truly his friend. I just feel a little wrong watching a video of Brian so emotional. He's been through a lot in his life, and he's struggled a lot mentally over the years. I'm glad he still has friends and his passion for love and music. He made some amazing music!
Brian's not had it easy at all in life suffering abuse by his dad, Dr Landy, suffering from auditory hallucinations for over 50 yrs, losing both of his brothers but he's still here.
This is just fucking sad man, i dont think he forgot about his death either. they just didnt tell him. Brian asking "he died?" was as clear as he ever spoke since the 70s.
@@dmer-zy3rbI know someone who had this exact sort of scenario, where they had to tell someone with dementia that someone they knew 15 years ago died, and they ended up being hysterical over it. Dementia is truly a fucked up disease
Imagine pulling up to a stoplight, looking over and there's Brian Wilson. He is such a cool guy. Nice to the core. It would be my dream to meet him. But, of course, that will never happen.
What a moment, sorry for your loss Brian. I love you and The Beach Boys. You have been in my life since 6 yo, now I am 55. I remember The Beach Boys 15 Big Ones album, I had all your albums from an early age. Listened to It's Ok many times, I love the song, I like the album. I saw the BB in concert several times in the '70's and '80s. I went to your Smile concert in the inaugral year in Washington DC. I couldn't stop crying tears of joy to watch you smile and play the awesome music with the brilliant Wondermints.
Its seems like when we reach Brian’s age we start losing more friends. Brian really shows some sadness here as he seems a very sensitive and sincere guy. And in this case it was someone Brian was creative with and close to at one time.
Rieley died on April 17, 2015, while residing in Berlin, Germany. Brian Wilson's social media posted a memorial, attributed to Wilson, which stated, "Sad to hear about Jack Rieley passing away. Jack was our manager in the early 70s and helped us a lot. My thoughts go out to Jack’s family."However, during the filming of the 2021 documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road, Wilson said he had been unaware of Rieley's death, and became visibly upset after being informed of the fact.
This documentary scene, as well as I Wasn't Made for these Times (talking about his dad's spankings) and Beautiful Dreamer (leaving a recording session and talking about inner voices) have very emotional moments.
I've seen that happen to older people. They lose their pals, their cronies, and their close friends. Now that I'm old I've found that most of my pals, drinking buddies, etc. are gone or infirm, unreachable. Well, we're supposed to die but I'd prefer to put it off, procrastinate. I've been practicing procrastination for years and years.
@@lizzyliznerd Don't pass up a chance to hug the ones you love. Let them know how much you care. When I turned out the lights before we went to sleep I'd say, "I'm a lucky man" and my wife would say, "No, I'm the lucky one." Then we'd agree that we were both the lucky ones.
Jack Rieley was responsible for getting Brian, BACK as the centre of the creativity for Beachboys music and history. He helped with pulling out long lost recordings to be remixed and released including Brian’s initial concept of SMILE. He helped co-write and finish songs with Brian. So obviously Brian had lots of love for this man who reached out specifically to reestablish Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys as the historic impact on the music scene through 60s and beyond for legendary purposes during the 70s. RIP Jack Rieley. November 24, 1942-April 17, 2015
Yes people always want something from Brian and STEVE LEVINE summed it up perfectly in an interview saying just that. Also he said it is amazing when Brian gets together with his handful of friends who NEVER want anything from him. Look up the Steve Levine interview.
Brian has such a big heart and such a welcoming nature. He, and the rest of The Beach Boys, gave humanity so much amazing art over the years. He deserves happiness and peace. I hate to hear that he’s suffering from dementia, but I know that it’s a possibility when you get older. I just hope that his remaining time is as painless as possible. ❤
It’s kind of hard to tell when and where Brian’s handlers over the years have been exploitative and/or over protected. He’s outlived all of them and now he’s trapped in the living hell of mental illness. He brought so much love into the world with his music. Like so many people, I hope he’s in a good place now.
Many here just don't get it. He had already heard he had died. He just forgot. He has dementia. It's a horrible horrible disease. Probably THE absolute worst way to go.
I recall an interviewer ask Brian about Phil Spector's recent issues. Brian gave a generic answer, but didn't seem to be aware of what happened to him. The interviewer just moved on. Probably good, because we don't know how Brian would react.
Ah man, this broke my heart. Should never have been released to the world. Goes to show how big a heart Brian has.. He was obviously overcome with emotion. I feel guilty for watching!
I can see the price you paid to create the songbook of my life, my twin sister was at one time president of the beach boy fan club in the Province of Ontario, she made a point of meeting David Marks when she went to California on holidays years ago, at 72 years old your music is the music of my heart.
Brian Wilson is my favorite American songwriter of ALL TIME. I only hope i get to meet my idol one day, maybe even share the stage with him. Such a beautiful soul
As a huge long time Brian/Beach Boys fan this is incredibly intense but revealing and poignant. I disagree wholeheartedly with those criticising Jason Fine's demeanor. He's letting Brian have his feelings, not trying to fix him. The grief could be tied to that time the song was recorded, Carl, the passing of time and so on as well. Just as revealing is Brian choosing the "back to the beach" kind of revival tune co-written with Mike Love as maybe an antidote. "It's OK," Brian. Your deep ocean waters have been your blessing and your curse. But you're still here and living fully.
I agree completely. Jason knew Brian for over a decade, and Brian felt very comfortable and safe with him, which is why he was in this film. Brian says in the film how he loved Jason's voice and how it soothed him. Jason was being the furthest thing from cold, thoughtless, and insensitive: they were having a conversation, and this came up. And he gave Brian the space to process it like a normal person. I loved this documentary, as a lifelong fan of the Beach Boys and Wilson, who I saw in concert, and see nothing wrong with him processing the death of an old friend (who wrote great songs and sang A Day in the Life of a Tree because Brian thought he SOUNDED like a tree, which he did hilariously) and Jason having this casual, such-is-life reaction to Brian. This is heartbreaking to watch, but for anyone who's been through it, it's inevitable.
It's more if your life has been a shit hole. If you lived a full life, there's no feeling of loss. Imo, it's harder to go through youth and not finding your success.
What an unusual person Brian is. It's like he can demonstrate everything anyone can but at very different times. A really interesting being in every way.
Lately I have been watching lots of Beach Boys Documentaries and Concerts. So much History and footage its amazing. I think Brian wears his heart on his sleeve. What a great man.
What every man faces like it or not is his own mortality. When one hears of a contemporary passing is when one contemplates his eventual passing. Not a good feeling....
Listen to Brian speak here is so lucid, his mind is sharp, he reacts well = and yet on his recent tour he was out of it = i believe that Brian zoned out around most people as a defense mechanism to keep they a distance
I can’t find any source that properly dated when these interviews took place but I think it had to have been some time before 2019 or so. Maybe 2017 or 2018. His recent shows are just sad, he really has nothing to do on stage anymore
It’s a shame Brian didn’t get the help he needed in the 60’s. His family and friends including his brothers sacrificed his long term sanity to further their Beach Boy careers
Anytime I hear of the Beach Boys I remember this: Back when I was a kid and during their hay day a Boston radio station was advertising that they would be putting on a concert by the Beachboys at Good Harbor Beach here in Gloucester, Ma. They advertised it for about 2 weeks and us kids couldn't wait, the beach was only a short bike ride from the neighborhood. Thousands had showed up , the radio station had set up a mobile van in the parking lot. I believe the station was WMEX or could have been WRKO one of the 2 Boston rock stations at the time. A small stage was set up in front of the van with 2 DJ's sitting at a desk. Everyone in the crowd was looking for the band and wondering where they would perform. It turns out all the station was doing was playing Beach Boys records! The crowd starting to chant "WHERE ARE THE BEACH BOYS" over and over, so loud you couldn't hear the records! It wasn't pretty, so many disappointed fans but at least it was a great beach day!
I love Brian and I wish he had 50 more years to go. But I may know a little of how he feels... when one of my classmates passes, it brings me closer to my own mortality, and I really miss that person more. What a gift Brian Wilson is.
I saw him and The Beach Boys in 2018. It was an incredible experience. They were doing a pet sounds tour. It was him, Al Jardine and the rest of them. They played everything so nicely, it sounded so great up close. Before the show, my dad and I were sitting in the car waiting to go into the theatre where they were playing, and I said we should see if we could get Brian’s autograph. We asked a nearby security guard, and while my dad began talking with him, Al Jardine walked out to his trailer nearby. We got to say hello shake hands and take a picture with him. I’ll never forget that.
Brian's reaction is like anyone of us when we hear of a loss of a close friend. Sometime it can effect us even more if that person was near our own age. It gives us pause to recollect the events shared with that person like a rush of visuals in our mind. I think that process is going on in his head when he asked to stop ' Long Promised Road '. It's the ever present tick tock, tick tock tick tock....Aloha
I never think about the Beach Boys & let alone Brian Wilson. But tonight someone I know told me they were going to see the Beach Boys soon, and Brian Wilson's name came up. How does UA-cam know to have it up when I open up its page. This is literally the first time Brian Wilson's video shows up ever, and just after I've talked about him tonight. We live in a MATRIX, a virtual world. So weird.
the greatest secret of our times is that we are being monitored audibly, visually, and mentally(I have thought things and never told anyone or typed it and it shows up in my recommendations) via our phones. And not for national security purposes, but for marketing purposes.
Its funny how musical geniuses rarely appear as such. You'd never look at Wilson, or Phil Collins, or Donald Fagen and think "That guy must really write the songs". So unassuming, and you wonder if Wilson even knows who he actually is to the world. Elton John called him the greatest songwriter of his generation... quite a statement
Sorry for your loss, Brian. As much as I love knowing how Brian is doing these days, I think stuff that’s this naked and personal probably should be kept private out of respect.
This is excellent. This is a man defying his bands' detractors and celebrating the contribution of his recently deceased friend. Stay true to your friends. The Rolling Stones did that, with a few exceptions, and look where it got them. (P.S. "Long Promised Road" is a great song, R.I.P. Carl)
You have my respect. Excellent analogy. I know my respect may not mean much to you, being a squeeze bottle and all...but I give respect where respect is due.
Poor Brian. Him wanting to hear "It's O.K." after being overcome by sorrow after hearing "Long promised road" is both heartbreaking and encouraging to watch. God bless him
Hardest thing about being a Brian fan is not being able to give him back the love he’s given to everyone. (That’s how I feel anyway)
i think fans do give him the love when they tell him what his music means to them with how fucked he's been all his life due to his drug use and his asshole father who gave him all his mental issues you could say from his treatment of him growing up. Brian loves to hear from fans because it i think does help him mentally cause he's even said i think? how he's had moments in his life where he thinks negative shit to use my words. so i think hearing that from fans and showing their support really does help him mentally. that's what i think anyways
This is the gayest comment ive ever read lol
he seems almost catatonic at times but that's a part of severe depression
@@BillDerBerg yeah I can get like that I think at times too sadly
Tell me about it, I feel you, I wish there was a way I could just tell him personally "thank you for every single piece of music you've created, it puts a smile on my face and countless others and we love you.". Unfortunately, I'll probably never get to see him in concert or anywhere else, but I've been supporting him by buying stuff on his online store.
Poor Brian :( He seems like such a gentle and kind man, and it’s so sad watching him try to hold himself together from crying
"That broke my heart when you told me that" - a very touching scene. I can see why they left that whole bit in. It gives great insight into Brian's sensitivity.
I’ve never heard his voice sound clearer when he said “He died?”. Strange moment for sure. God bless Brian. I’m not surprised he didn’t know, he’s probably isolated a fair bit from the media and pop world.
And that's not necessarily a bad thing. The Fandom and social media scene have made things quite a bit toxic.
What's especially infurating or sad is that his social media team posted tweets and posts about brian saying he's sad about jacks passing when he didnt find out until this documentary apparently
he could have forgot
Brian also claims to have never heard Dennis's solo album in this doc even though we know from prior interviews when he was more lucid, that he had. Its entirely possible he simply forgot.
@@shikmaru1999 that’s really disheartening to hear ngl…
@@hadinasrallah8928 he’s 80 years old. It’s normal to be forgetful at that age.
I do understand that, its disheartening. But since its his social media team handling it, it wasn't really Brian's thoughts to begin with.
And the job of their team, is for the sake of Brian's publicity and face (his image) when it comes to the public.
Its kind of strange though, no one mentioned that situation, personally.
He’s just so delightfully sincere, right off the top of his head and heart. You just sit and wait for what he’s going to say next.
We love Brian Wilson because he’s so sensitive and kind, and he feels human emotions on such a deep level.
We love you, Brian.
I loved this documentary, it really showed his humanity and sensitivity, sad that he has been struggling so much with his emotions though.
This part of the documentary just ripped my heart out.
Same here Brian Wilson is still here after he has been through my heart is crying out best wishes for you Brian Wilson and your lovely family
This and the scene where they show him outside of Carls old home listening to one of his songs had me in tears
Seeing a man at that age with that much pain in his face could make anyone cry. I feel for Brian a lot. I really hope they're treating him well rn.
He's in a conservatorship
Some people are too fragile for this world. Such a talented man with such delicate depth.
“I guess I just wasn't made for these times” - Ya think?
No, he wasn’t.
@@MrSmallpoxSatan Sure, cuz that's what I said.
". Such a talented man with such delicate depth." - Wows. That's just about a perfect description of our Brian
You can tell Brian's pissed that no one told him FOR 3 YEARS
I am sure someone told him. He simply forgot. This guy has done a lot of abuse to his body over the years and was in his late 70s when this was filmed. I saw an interview where he was shocked when someone told him Ronnie Spector recorded Don't Worry Baby. One of his biggest musical idols, a song he originally wrote for her but Phil Spector rejected it. He knew, just forgot. In this same documentary he says he never heard his own brother Dennis's classic 1977 album Pacific Ocean Blue, which is extremely hard to believe he has never heard this album.
@@Peppers19781978 he's devastated. i'm sure he would of remembered. hearing a song is much different than finding out someone who means a great deal to you has died. abused body or not
@@Peppers19781978 Especially since Brian helped Dennis produce the album… (!)
@@biancaw796man has dementia
He is on anti-psychotic meds that produce Alzheimer's-like memory loss and stupor. Those side-effects are the price he pays for being able to sleep without hearing voices.
I saw Brian and his band live in concert in 2019, when this documentary was in production. During the concert Brian spoke very favorably of this film and the process of making it. No one was forcing him to say that. Jason Fine is a good friend of Brian, and, contrary to what other commenters are saying, the film is not exploitive.
You just want to give Brian a hug.
Hardest thing about being a Brian fan is not being able to give him back the love he’s given to my family.
Yep
Ahhh, Jack Rieley....
I was a kid working for Los Angeles radio station KPFK-Pacifica Listener Sponsored Radio back in '69 when Jack Rieley wandered in to volunteer with hopes of getting hired. He had a bunch of credentials from having worked at NBC local and network news, or so he said. The station never really checked his references, but Jack seemed to know his journalistic stuff and soon he was on payroll was Public Affairs Director. Jack led the station through some major stories of the day.
One night in 1970, Jack was hosting a program and for reasons nobody understood, he wanted to feature the Beach Boys. Somehow, he arranged for some of the band members and a representative from their new label, Warner Brothers, to show up for an interview show. Bruce Johnson, Al Jardine and maybe Mike Love showed up along with the record promotion guy. What I remember was that Jack Rieley conducted the Q & A, Mr. Johnson was incredibly friendly and down to earth and at some point in the interview, Brian was called at his home and he revealed that the group had recorded in mono because he was deaf in one ear.
Jack Rieley then decided to take the tape of that interview, splice in some of the band's music and put together a documentary. I know that because I helped him edit the tape at his Laurel Canyon rental house all night. What still sticks in my mind was about an hours work on splicing in 'Let her run wild' into the spoken content. Jack was just fascinated with the band. For weeks afterward, that was all he talked about.
Sometime later, Jack clearly lost interest in the broadcast journalism part of his job and distanced himself from work. It was then that people in the station lost faith in Jack and began to challenge his assertions of his past history. Phone calls were made to NBC network, the NBC radio affiliate in Beloit, Wisconsin and San Juan, Puerto Rico (all places that Jack claimed he worked) and it was determined that everything he said about that part of his life was fabricated...nobody named Jack (or John Frank) Rieley had ever worked for NBC, anywhere.
I don't remember which came first, Jack's announcement that he was going to work for the Beach Boys in a management capacity or his termination from the radio station.
Jack was suddenly driving around in a 1950's Rolls Royce convertible. I stayed in contact with him and at some point he told me the band was moving to Holland to reinvent itself under his direction. He asked if I wanted to sign on, I presumed as a roadie type assistant, but my interest was in broadcast journalism. Another young man named Bill DiSimone was asked and accepted the position.
Next thing I knew, the album Surfs Up came out and Jack was credited with both writing and singing some of the cuts. Bill DiSimone was credited with being an assistant.
Jack had a hard time maintaining relationships and he and the Beach Boys later parted ways. I read one of the historical accounts that at some point at the end of that arrangement, the Beach Boys too found out that Jack's NBC background was bogus along with some of his other assertions. The accounts I read indicated that the parting of their ways was somewhat strained.
Jack later made a bucketload of money with the marketing and later sale of an internet fax service in the early days of tech.
Based on this video, Jack Rieley had a big hand in the reinvention of the Beach Boys in the early 70's. Brian obviously felt that when informed that Jack had passed away.
Thanks for those details. Very interesting.
I remember seeing a video where Al Jardine called Rieley a "fraudster" or something like that and I was pretty confused since he seemed to be a positive influence for the BBs but I guess he might've been referring to the NBC stuff. Interesting account
@@musicman6555
Going back to my experiences with Jack in the very early 70's, he had a way of displaying enormous knowledge of a number of areas of interest, and that garnered the trust of those around him. At the radio station, and later in his work with the band, he just seemed to know what he was talking about and brought with him some really innovative directions. Without a doubt, Jack contributed to the success of that radio station at the time, and also to the Beach Boys as he engineered their comeback of sorts in the time period outlined.
It's just when people who knew and trusted him felt betrayed by Jack, that they found the holes in his stories and withdrew into defensive postures.
The tears sneak up on you, the longer you're around. Brian has outlasted a lot of people.
Wow. There is a staggering amount of people here who assume they know BW better than someone who’s had a friendly relationship with him since the mid-90’s. That’s quite something.
I’m sure this would not have been released if Brian objected to it. He may be damaged goods, but he sure ain’t stupid.
The best damaged goods that ever walked the face of the earth
Yeah, the man in the video is truly his friend. I just feel a little wrong watching a video of Brian so emotional. He's been through a lot in his life, and he's struggled a lot mentally over the years. I'm glad he still has friends and his passion for love and music. He made some amazing music!
Brian's not had it easy at all in life suffering abuse by his dad, Dr Landy, suffering from auditory hallucinations for over 50 yrs, losing both of his brothers but he's still here.
This is just fucking sad man, i dont think he forgot about his death either. they just didnt tell him. Brian asking "he died?" was as clear as he ever spoke since the 70s.
But today we know Brian was in an early stage of dementia when this documentary was shot. He had simply just forgot about it.
@@rainydaytodayey3071 yeah maybe, its still possible that nobody told him. His conservatorship did give weird vibes.
@@dmer-zy3rbI know someone who had this exact sort of scenario, where they had to tell someone with dementia that someone they knew 15 years ago died, and they ended up being hysterical over it. Dementia is truly a fucked up disease
It's hard not think Carl and his beautiful voice also affects Brian here.
he's such a sweetheart he just gets nervous sometimes anxiety is a bitch i know how he feels its like you've got a dog barking in you ear
working yourself to burnout to keep the demons at bay and to act like everyone else and when it hits you omg does it hits you
Imagine pulling up to a stoplight, looking over and there's Brian Wilson. He is such a cool guy. Nice to the core. It would be my dream to meet him. But, of course, that will never happen.
What a moment, sorry for your loss Brian. I love you and The Beach Boys. You have been in my life since 6 yo, now I am 55. I remember The Beach Boys 15 Big Ones album, I had all your albums from an early age. Listened to It's Ok many times, I love the song, I like the album. I saw the BB in concert several times in the '70's and '80s. I went to your Smile concert in the inaugral year in Washington DC. I couldn't stop crying tears of joy to watch you smile and play the awesome music with the brilliant Wondermints.
"Gotta get through it". Seems to me he picked that song on purpose to emotionally help him deal with his friend's death.
Seeing Brian cry and hearing his voice tremble at the end was heartbreaking :(
God... watching Brian find out about this just breaks my heart to watch. I'm so sorry.
I feel like this could've been a conversation off the camera.
Yeah but what kind of shitty documentary wouldnt use this footy
yes...dodgy..
Well, how you feel is everything to everyone.
There is nothing anyone can say to me about Brian Wilson. He is a musical genius and I Love him for that.
Brian, the genius, seems to have poured out such love throughout life. He deserves it all back for giving us so much.🙏
“It’s OK” is a great track! Brian needed that to lift him up. Works for me!
I'd say that was a reasonable response when one learns of the death of a friend
Its seems like when we reach Brian’s age we start losing more friends. Brian really shows some sadness here as he seems a very sensitive and sincere guy. And in this case it was someone Brian was creative with and close to at one time.
Awww bless Brian’s heart ❤️ He’s a dear sweet man ❤️
Brian’s too pure for this world 😢❤❤❤
Brian is a genius AND a survivor.
I just wanna give Brian a hug.
💗
Rieley died on April 17, 2015, while residing in Berlin, Germany. Brian Wilson's social media posted a memorial, attributed to Wilson, which stated, "Sad to hear about Jack Rieley passing away. Jack was our manager in the early 70s and helped us a lot. My thoughts go out to Jack’s family."However, during the filming of the 2021 documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road, Wilson said he had been unaware of Rieley's death, and became visibly upset after being informed of the fact.
He very obviously doesn’t run his socials.
@@AshRecordReview still somebody should have told him, unless this was the early stages of his dementia
@@AshRecordReview also, this great man has dementia, cut him some slack
The look on Brian’s face when listening to Carl. Shows deep feelings. Almost guilt.
This documentary scene, as well as I Wasn't Made for these Times (talking about his dad's spankings) and Beautiful Dreamer (leaving a recording session and talking about inner voices) have very emotional moments.
The downside of living so long is that every so often, life kicks you in the face, like this.
No doubt, then it’s Brian Wilson, who has been through so much suffering and loss.. God Bless him. He’s a saint
I've seen that happen to older people. They lose their pals, their cronies, and their close friends. Now that I'm old I've found that most of my pals, drinking buddies, etc. are gone or infirm, unreachable. Well, we're supposed to die but I'd prefer to put it off, procrastinate. I've been practicing procrastination for years and years.
And now it's happened to me. Yesterday my wife died and we had been married only 57 years.
@@nemo227 so sorry for your loss, hope you're hanging in there, sending love and clarity your way
@@lizzyliznerd Don't pass up a chance to hug the ones you love. Let them know how much you care.
When I turned out the lights before we went to sleep I'd say, "I'm a lucky man" and my wife would say, "No, I'm the lucky one." Then we'd agree that we were both the lucky ones.
Such a Beautiful and poignant documentary on great Bri. This really is a sad scene.
Sound Editing in this film is phenomenal.
that would have to hurt knowing someone you considered a friend even if not a close one, had passed years ago and noone had said anything to you.
My song when times are challenging- "Don't worry baby" always comes on at the right time. Thank you Beach Boys!
Jack Rieley was responsible for getting Brian, BACK as the centre of the creativity for Beachboys music and history. He helped with pulling out long lost recordings to be remixed and released including Brian’s initial concept of SMILE. He helped co-write and finish songs with Brian.
So obviously Brian had lots of love for this man who reached out specifically to reestablish Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys as the historic impact on the music scene through 60s and beyond for legendary purposes during the 70s.
RIP Jack Rieley. November 24, 1942-April 17, 2015
Yes people always want something from Brian and STEVE LEVINE summed it up perfectly in an interview saying just that. Also he said it is amazing when Brian gets together with his handful of friends who NEVER want anything from him. Look up the Steve Levine interview.
Brian has such a big heart and such a welcoming nature. He, and the rest of The Beach Boys, gave humanity so much amazing art over the years. He deserves happiness and peace. I hate to hear that he’s suffering from dementia, but I know that it’s a possibility when you get older. I just hope that his remaining time is as painless as possible. ❤
It’s kind of hard to tell when and where Brian’s handlers over the years have been exploitative and/or over protected. He’s outlived all of them and now he’s trapped in the living hell of mental illness. He brought so much love into the world with his music. Like so many people, I hope he’s in a good place now.
Many here just don't get it. He had already heard he had died. He just forgot. He has dementia. It's a horrible horrible disease. Probably THE absolute worst way to go.
Respectfully, how do you know? Was it during some radio or internet show?
@@Juliana_So_Uniquehis account said it
I recall an interviewer ask Brian about Phil Spector's recent issues. Brian gave a generic answer, but didn't seem to be aware of what happened to him. The interviewer just moved on. Probably good, because we don't know how Brian would react.
Considering that we now know how bad his Alzheimer's / dementia is Brian might have heard this news already and forgotten.
What a tender soul.
Ah man, this broke my heart. Should never have been released to the world. Goes to show how big a heart Brian has.. He was obviously overcome with emotion. I feel guilty for watching!
I can see the price you paid to create the songbook of my life, my twin sister was at one time president of the beach boy fan club in the Province of Ontario, she made a point of meeting David Marks when she went to California on holidays years ago, at 72 years old your music is the music of my heart.
God bless his poor soul. The man has been dealt so many shit hands in his life, it’s a miracle he’s still with us
He's the epitome of a fighter through and through, and a loving person.
Brian Wilson is my favorite American songwriter of ALL TIME. I only hope i get to meet my idol one day, maybe even share the stage with him. Such a beautiful soul
As a huge long time Brian/Beach Boys fan this is incredibly intense but revealing and poignant. I disagree wholeheartedly with those criticising Jason Fine's demeanor. He's letting Brian have his feelings, not trying to fix him.
The grief could be tied to that time the song was recorded, Carl, the passing of time and so on as well. Just as revealing is Brian choosing the "back to the beach" kind of revival tune co-written with Mike Love as maybe an antidote. "It's OK," Brian. Your deep ocean waters have been your blessing and your curse. But you're still here and living fully.
I agree completely. Jason knew Brian for over a decade, and Brian felt very comfortable and safe with him, which is why he was in this film. Brian says in the film how he loved Jason's voice and how it soothed him. Jason was being the furthest thing from cold, thoughtless, and insensitive: they were having a conversation, and this came up. And he gave Brian the space to process it like a normal person. I loved this documentary, as a lifelong fan of the Beach Boys and Wilson, who I saw in concert, and see nothing wrong with him processing the death of an old friend (who wrote great songs and sang A Day in the Life of a Tree because Brian thought he SOUNDED like a tree, which he did hilariously) and Jason having this casual, such-is-life reaction to Brian. This is heartbreaking to watch, but for anyone who's been through it, it's inevitable.
There’s not much Jason could do in this moment
One of the toughest things to accept, getting older and seeing your life vanish before you.
It's more if your life has been a shit hole. If you lived a full life, there's no feeling of loss.
Imo, it's harder to go through youth and not finding your success.
@@neonfroot your opinion doesn’t really matter though. You can’t speak for other people and how they feel about their lives.
Brian is the last of my living music icons. When he's gone, then they've all gone.
Never thought we'd lose Ryuichi Sakamoto as we did early in 2023.
Jack died in Berlin, I'm not sure exactly what he had, but he did have some disease. This is so sad seeing Brian react to this.
Bless you, Brian Wilson.
What an unusual person Brian is. It's like he can demonstrate everything anyone can but at very different times. A really interesting being in every way.
Very sad moment to witness
This broke my heart
Lately I have been watching lots of Beach Boys Documentaries and Concerts. So much History and footage its amazing. I think Brian wears his heart on his sleeve. What a great man.
Brian is a genius and a good man, a gift to the world.
Salute from Spain
What every man faces like it or not is his own mortality.
When one hears of a contemporary passing is when one contemplates his eventual passing.
Not a good feeling....
Listen to Brian speak here is so lucid, his mind is sharp, he reacts well = and yet on his recent tour he was out of it = i believe that Brian zoned out around most people as a defense mechanism to keep they a distance
I can’t find any source that properly dated when these interviews took place but I think it had to have been some time before 2019 or so. Maybe 2017 or 2018. His recent shows are just sad, he really has nothing to do on stage anymore
@quickman1047 the documentary came out in 2021
Bless you Mr. Wilson. You have brought so many of us wonders our ears had never heard before and so much joy 🙏
It’s a shame Brian didn’t get the help he needed in the 60’s. His family and friends including his brothers sacrificed his long term sanity to further their Beach Boy careers
Brian as great as he is in music is still just a guy like all of us. Great guy! Great music! I wish I knew more about him.
Genius. Beautiful style and unique, Everyone loves Brian.
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i honestly don’t know any of these people but it hurts to know that he lost an important person and he never knew.
that was heavy ..brian heart is so big for every one and every thing :)
Love Brian so much, we are so lucky to still have him with us.
Anytime I hear of the Beach Boys I remember this: Back when I was a kid and during their hay day a Boston radio station was advertising that they would be putting on a concert by the Beachboys at Good Harbor Beach here in Gloucester, Ma. They advertised it for about 2 weeks and us kids couldn't wait, the beach was only a short bike ride from the neighborhood. Thousands had showed up , the radio station had set up a mobile van in the parking lot. I believe the station was WMEX or could have been WRKO one of the 2 Boston rock stations at the time. A small stage was set up in front of the van with 2 DJ's sitting at a desk. Everyone in the crowd was looking for the band and wondering where they would perform. It turns out all the station was doing was playing Beach Boys records! The crowd starting to chant "WHERE ARE THE BEACH BOYS" over and over, so loud you couldn't hear the records! It wasn't pretty, so many disappointed fans but at least it was a great beach day!
A very Beautiful Film 💖 watch it All for every Beach Boys fan it's a Must Watch 🤗
I love Brian and I wish he had 50 more years to go. But I may know a little of how he feels... when one of my classmates passes, it brings me closer to my own mortality, and I really miss that person more.
What a gift Brian Wilson is.
I love brian Wilson
“It’s Ok”: a great antidepressant.
Condolences.
I saw him and The Beach Boys in 2018. It was an incredible experience. They were doing a pet sounds tour. It was him, Al Jardine and the rest of them. They played everything so nicely, it sounded so great up close. Before the show, my dad and I were sitting in the car waiting to go into the theatre where they were playing, and I said we should see if we could get Brian’s autograph. We asked a nearby security guard, and while my dad began talking with him, Al Jardine walked out to his trailer nearby. We got to say hello shake hands and take a picture with him. I’ll never forget that.
Seeing all of my childhood favorites getting old and dieing is a bummer !!!
That’s how they become immortal.
Brian Wilson is such a great guy so talented 🏄♂️
You should have held his hand.. he needed a friend to hold on to
All this man has is memories.
It's all any of us have ultimately.
Brian's reaction is like anyone of us when we hear of a loss of a close friend. Sometime it can effect us even more if that person was near our own age. It gives us pause to recollect the events shared with that person like a rush of visuals in our mind. I think that process is going on in his head when he asked to stop ' Long Promised Road '. It's the ever present tick tock, tick tock tick tock....Aloha
I never think about the Beach Boys & let alone Brian Wilson. But tonight someone I know told me they were going to see the Beach Boys soon, and Brian Wilson's name came up. How does UA-cam know to have it up when I open up its page. This is literally the first time Brian Wilson's video shows up ever, and just after I've talked about him tonight. We live in a MATRIX, a virtual world. So weird.
Brian Wilson is worth researching
the greatest secret of our times is that we are being monitored audibly, visually, and mentally(I have thought things and never told anyone or typed it and it shows up in my recommendations) via our phones. And not for national security purposes, but for marketing purposes.
@Unlikable Avenue Hey dummy, no computers around just our phones.
@@scienz I've experience the same thing too - frigging crazy isn't it!?!
I love how Brian has allowed us to see a human that feels throughout his life.
Its funny how musical geniuses rarely appear as such. You'd never look at Wilson, or Phil Collins, or Donald Fagen and think "That guy must really write the songs". So unassuming, and you wonder if Wilson even knows who he actually is to the world. Elton John called him the greatest songwriter of his generation... quite a statement
It's OK is genuienly one of my favourite BB tracks
For everyone in the states who hasn’t seen this, it’s free on pbs until July 6th. About to watch it for the first time
Brian’s account tweeted something when Ronnie Spector died….I hope someone actually told him….
Sorry for your loss, Brian. As much as I love knowing how Brian is doing these days, I think stuff that’s this naked and personal probably should be kept private out of respect.
It is hard to watch this .....
This feels wrong to be watching. Such a personal moment that feels like we shouldn’t be involved in. He deserves some privacy.
That’s exactly what I thought. But these Hollywood parasites don’t have an ounce of that kind of empathy or compassion.
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Yes Sorry for your loss Brian
You your pain has touched a stranger (me)
Wonderfull album
Me at my Piano
This is excellent. This is a man defying his bands' detractors and celebrating the contribution of his recently deceased friend. Stay true to your friends. The Rolling Stones did that, with a few exceptions, and look where it got them. (P.S. "Long Promised Road" is a great song, R.I.P. Carl)
I love this bloke. Like a rock standing in an ocean with waves bashing him. But still he remains. Thanks for the music.
You have my respect. Excellent analogy. I know my respect may not mean much to you, being a squeeze bottle and all...but I give respect where respect is due.
Gotta love the fact that you can tel no one in this comment section actually WATCHED the documentary. Smh 🤦♂️