2011/10/12

'Our influences are of a religious nature': the Beach Boys on Smile


 
"At present our influences are of a religious nature," he [Carl Wilson] said. "Not any specific religion but an idea based upon that of Universal Consciousness. The concept of spreading goodwill, good thoughts and happiness is nothing new. It is an idea which religious teachers and philosophers have been handing down for centuries, but it is also our hope. ..."