Brian Wilson: Behind The Scenes At His New York Concert

Brian Wilson's That Lucky Old Sun tour recently descended on New York's Hammerstein Ballroom and Rolling Stone was there for an exclusive look as the band prepared to take the stage. Watch as Wilson and his bandmates discuss their pre-concert rituals, catering tray favorites and Wilson's own desire to sit in the audience hours before the concert in order to "soak in" the environment. Plus, Wilson treated us backstage to intimate solo performances of "Long Promised Road" and the tune he deems as the greatest song he's ever written. Watch all this and much more as we take you behind the scenes at the Brian Wilson show.

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Song Stories

“Smells Like Teen Spirit”

Nirvana | 1991

"Smells Like Teen Spirit," named after a brand of deodorant marketed to girls, was Kurt Cobain's attempt to "write the ultimate pop song," he said, using the soft-loud dynamic of his favorite band, the Pixies. Cobain "had that dichotomy of punk rage and alienation," the song’s producer, Butch Vig, told Rolling Stone, "but also this vulnerable pop sensibility. In 'Teen Spirit,' a lot of that vulnerability is in the tone of his voice." Sadly, by the time of Nirvana's last U.S. tour, in late '93, Cobain was tortured by the obligation to play "Teen Spirit" every night. "There are many other songs that I have written that are as good, if not better," he claimed.

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