by Joel Guthrie
The wild creativity of Brian Wilson at his peak in 1966 never ceases to inspire (and amuse) me, because his creativity expanded far beyond just the Beach Boys' music. It infiltrated every aspect of his life. It's easy to dismiss his behavior as the eccentrics of a man on the brink of mental collapse, but to me it paints a sort of idyllic (maybe naive) picture of the ultimate creative life. A life of no artistic boundaries, just a willingness to try out wild ideas on the spur of the moment and see what happens. A truly playful way of being.
As an example, this is an excerpt from my upcoming video essay on his unfinished album SMiLE, told through motion graphics and storyboards, as well as a silverware concerto that I recreated myself with various plates, glasses, forks, and knives. The roommates were very perplexed by the clanking and banging going on in the other room. Enjoy, and may it spark your creativity!
Wowee I love this.
ReplyDeleteI think you should be BW's sole official biographer.