See Hear Podcast Episode 97 - Interview with Brent Wilson, director of Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road

The story of Brian Wilson has been heavily documented through
literature and film. There are a couple of perspectives that
continuously get focus: Brian's brilliance as songwriter and
harmony arranger. His troubled life and mental breakdown through
the abuse of his jealous father Murry Wilson, the smothering
treatment of status seeking psychiatrist Eugene Landy, and the
questioning of his musical ambitions by the Beach Boys
(well.....Mike Love) when he wanted to go beyond girls and cars as
subject matter. Do we need another film about Brian Wilson? Welcome
to episode 97 of See Hear Podcast. We welcome back to the show
director Brent (No Relation) Wilson. Previously, he'd been on the
show discussing his excellent documentary on Doo Wop, “Streetlight
Harmonies”. This time around he joins myself and Bernie to talk
about his new film “Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road”. Much of the
film is of Brian in conversation with close friend and former
Rolling Stone magazine editor, Jason Fine. The two drive around Los
Angeles and use various locations to trigger Brian's memory about
his past – personal and creative. Because much of this film
features stories directly from Wilson himself (a notoriously
reluctant talker), this film is very important. He opens up in a
way he hasn't for many years – the information still comes out in
small drops, but we see more of who he is via the manner of these
conversations, as much as what is being said....for that reason
alone, we needed another film about Brian Wilson. Brent talks to us
about his passion for all things Beach Boys from an early age (when
it was desperately uncool), the “hippocratic oath” he and Jason
took, how Brian works with his band in the studio (and the love he
inspires), and much more. Oh.....and he tells a story about
something Brian said to Bono of U2.....now THAT has to be a first
for See Hear. Bernie and I are hugely grateful to Brent for sharing
his time, enthusiasm and stories with us. He's promised us to come
back on a future show just to yak about a favourite music film
round-table style. “Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road” is available
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