Investigating musical genius by listening to the Beach Boys a lot

Re:Investigating musical genius by listening to the Beach Bo... by nathillard on Sunday March 27, 2022 @10:33AM (#30820524)

I’m surprised this hasn’t been linked to yet: Brian Wilson/The Beach boys’ supposed genius was the product of an intentional marketing campaign https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wilson_is_a_genius

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Re:Investigating musical genius by listening to the Beach Bo... by ZeroGravitas on Sunday March 27, 2022 @01:36PM (#30822180)

I'm always dubious when PR men try to make their contribution the key factor. They are after all PR men, and this guy was apparently one of the best in the business.

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Re:Investigating musical genius by listening to the Beach Bo... by rurban on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @05:10AM (#30840403)

No it was not. This guy was serious. Really obsessive. And he had the skills and talent.

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