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I watched the video clip. I have to say it was quite depressing.

I am certainly not an authority on Brian Wilson or the Beach Boys, but FWIW, my take on this is, Brian Wilson has been controlled by many things in his life; mind crippling drugs, a psychologist who literally held him captive for years, drug induced paranoia, etc., but I don't for a minute believe that he is "Satanic". Is it too simplistic to conclude that the hell he lived through for so many years was the consequences of drug abuse, pure and simple?

Now I have an overwhelming feeling of sadness for him and what he has lived through, even if it has been self-inflicted.....still, it's very sad.

He has an amazing talent and I am happy he is writing music and performing again, and that he finally won his Grammy. You are right, tame, it was long overdo.

Is it too simplistic to conclude that the hell he lived through for so many years was the consequences of drug abuse, pure and simple?

i believe he had a very strong disposition to mental illness with or without the drugs. the drugs played a major part, to be sure. but my own personal feeling is Brian would be dealing with a lo of stuff even if he'd never taken drugs. i may be wrong. just a guess.

i think Brian and Melinda indicated that Brian's drug use was really not that much by 60s rock and roll standards (he only did acid 3 or 4 times").

Now I have an overwhelming feeling of sadness for him and what he has lived through, even if it has been self-inflicted.....still, it's very sad.

Yes, i agree. If ever anyone needs the love that Jesus and his church provides--the love of the saints--it's Brian Wilson.

And, oh, whata love he would receive from the christian community. i remember once i ws reading a brian wilson/beach boys fan page, and there were christians on there who LOVE brian, and the non-christians who love brian were bashing the christians, and the debate was ongoing.

for some reason, brian has a lot of fans in christianity.

one popular christian artist put out a song titled, JESUS LOVES YOU, BRIAN WILSON. it was a very nice, moving biography of the influence brian had on this christian and how much brian means to the christian--a plea, of sorts, for brian to turn to the Lord who loves him for the final solution to brian's demons.