Editing Brian Wilson (section)

===Others===
Wilson's other significant musical influences include [[Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons]],{{sfn|Granata|2003|p=36}} [[Nelson Riddle]],{{sfn|Toop|1999|p=134}} the [[Motown sound]],<ref name="Sharp09"/>{{refn|group=nb|Regarding his increasingly melodic bass lines in the mid-1960s, Granata speculated that Wilson "may have taken a cue" from Motown's [[James Jamerson]].{{sfn|Granata|2003|p=65}}}} [[Disney]] film soundtracks such as ''[[Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack|Mary Poppins]]'' (1964),{{sfn|Granata|2003|p=148}} and [[soul music|soul]] musicians such as [[Smokey Robinson]] and [[Stevie Wonder]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title='Head' Games With Brian Wilson|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67452/head-games-with-brian-wilson|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 8, 2004}}</ref> [[Wendy Carlos]]' 1969 album ''[[Switched-On Bach]]'', described by Wilson as "one of the most electrifying records" he had ever heard,{{sfn|Wilson|Greenman|2016|p=79}} influenced his use of synthesizers.<ref name="Caroline"/>

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It is often reported that the Beach Boys and the Beatles influenced each other,{{sfn|Jones|2008|p=56}} although Wilson rejected the notion.<ref name="beatlesinfluence">{{cite web|last1=Mettler|first1=Mike|title=Brian Wilson Feels No Pressure When Creating His Sonically Beautiful Pocket Symphonies|work=Sound Bard|date=May 13, 2015|url=http://www.soundbard.com/soundbard/brian-wilson-feels-no-pressure-when-creating-his-sonically-beautiful-pocket-symphonies/}}</ref>{{refn|group=nb|Carl supported that Brian had preferred Spector over the Beatles, although his brother "loved the Beatles' later music when they evolved and started making intelligent, masterful music".<ref name=HimesSurf/> Mike Love remarked of the Beatles' influence on Wilson in 1969, "Brian was in his own world, believe me."<ref>{{Gilliland |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19796/m1/ |title=Show 37 – The Rubberization of Soul: The great pop music renaissance. [Part 3] }}</ref>}} He acknowledged that he had felt threatened by the Beatles' success{{sfn|Love|2016|p=107}} and that this awareness drove him to concentrate his efforts on trying to outdo them in the studio.<ref name="MSLE">{{cite book |year=2002 |title=Mojo Special Limited Edition: 1000 Days That Shook the World (The Psychedelic Beatles – April 1, 1965 to December 26, 1967)|location=London |publisher=Emap|page=4}}</ref> He praised Paul McCartney's stylistic versatility and commended his bass playing as "technically fantastic".{{sfn|Barrow|Bextor|2004|p=72}}

In 1976, Wilson commented that he felt contemporary popular music had lacked the artistic integrity it once had,<ref name="Oui" /> with [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]" (1975) being one exception.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cromelin|first=Richard|author-link=Richard Cromelin|title=''Pet Sounds'' & The California Consciousness|magazine=Sounds|date=August 8, 1976|url=http://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/brian-wilson-part-2|url-access=subscription|via=[[Rock's Backpages]]}}</ref> In a 1988 interview, he named the 1982 compilation ''[[Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I]]'' and [[Paul Simon]]'s 1986 release ''[[Graceland (album)|Graceland]]'' among his ten favorite albums of all time.<ref name="Contrast88"/> In 2007, he cited [[Billy Joel]] as his favorite pianist.<ref name="Kub07">{{cite web |last1=Kubernik |first1=Harvey |author1-link=Harvey Kubernik |date=July 2, 2021|title=Beach Boys "Feel Flows" Box Set |url=https://www.musicconnection.com/kubernik-beach-boys-feel-flows-box-set/ |website=Music Connection |access-date=April 25, 2022}}</ref> By 2015, Wilson maintained that he does not listen to modern music, only "oldies but goodies".<ref name=LVRJ>{{cite news|last1=Herrera|first1=Dave|title=A Q&A with Brian Wilson|work=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|date=July 10, 2015|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/music/qa-brian-wilson}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Charlton|first1=Lauretta|title=Brian Wilson on His New Album and Biopic|magazine=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|date=March 26, 2015|url=http://www.vulture.com/2015/03/brian-wilson-interview.html}}</ref>