'Genius is the ability to make something very complex seem very simple. ' -Brian Wilson
For decades the genius behind the Beach Boys and some of the most highly regarded American pop music ever composed, Brian Wilson nonetheless has always seemed tormented by the talents of other songwriters. The most striking example came in 1967, when he heard some of the Beatles' soon-to-be-released Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which proved so overwhelming to him he had a nervous breakdown.