Thank you for writing and recording some of the most beautiful music of all time. Thank you for demonstrating how transcendent pop music can be if given thought. Thanks for God Only Knows, In My Room, Surfer Girl, and Don’t Worry Baby. Thank you for finishing "Smile". Thanks for Heroes and Villains, Surf’s Up and Good Vibrations. Thanks for "Lucky Old Sun", and for reimagining Gershwin. Thanks for Caroline, No. Thank you always for "Pet Sounds".
I have long admired your handy work. Even before I could appreciate the significance of what you did on a technical level (in the face of significant technical limitations), I could appreciate it on a creative one. You broke with conventions and proved that rock n’ roll can and should, actually, have no conventions. You made miraculous textures of sound that continue to elude me as a producer and engineer.
Your genius stills inspires me, your big heart still impresses me, and your voice can still move me to tears. Thank you Mr. Wilson.
I may not always love you,
but long as there are stars above you,
you'll never need to doubt it,
I'll make you so sure about it.
God only knows what I'd be without you.
2 comments:
I like this.
Fierce
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