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Section sizes

Section size for Brian Wilson (65 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	5,273	5,273
1942–1961: Background and musical training	49	10,982
Childhood	5,516	5,516
High school and college	3,372	3,372
Formation of the Beach Boys	2,045	2,045
1962–1966: Peak years	262	24,439
Early productions and freelancing	7,961	7,961
International success and first nervous breakdown	6,416	6,416
Growing drug use and religious epiphany	4,513	4,513
Pet Sounds, "genius" campaign, and Smile	5,287	5,287
1966–1973: Decline	26	19,591
Home studio transition	5,085	5,085
Institutionalization and "Bedroom Tapes"	5,404	5,404
Radiant Radish and Sunflower	4,228	4,228
Spring and Holland stay	4,848	4,848
1973–1975: Recluse period	8,675	8,675
1975–1982: "Brian's Back!"	34	12,924
15 Big Ones, Love You, and Adult/Child	7,696	7,696
Hospitalizations and "cocaine sessions"	5,194	5,194
1982–1991: Second Landy intervention	44	10,213
Recovery and the Wilson Project	4,221	4,221
Brian Wilson and Sweet Insanity	3,317	3,317
Lawsuits and conservatorship	2,631	2,631
1992–2019: Career resurgence and touring	48	27,966
Paley sessions, Orange Crate Art, and Imagination	6,102	6,102
Live albums and Brian Wilson Presents Smile	5,784	5,784
Covers albums, That Lucky Old Sun, and Beach Boys reunion	5,799	5,799
No Pier Pressure and Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour	10,233	10,233
2020s: At My Piano, UMPG sale, and dementia	6,836	6,836
Musical influences	23	17,741
Early influences	4,900	4,900
Spector and Bacharach	7,906	7,906
Others	4,912	4,912
Artistry	13	22,463
Compositional style	5,228	5,228
Lyrics	3,682	3,682
Studios and musicians	6,617	6,617
Production style	4,033	4,033
Singing	2,890	2,890
Mental health	18	11,872
Onset of illness	8,051	8,051
Post-Landy	3,803	3,803
Personal life	19	23,162
Deafness in right ear	2,278	2,278
Relationships and children	8,834	8,834
Beliefs	6,910	6,910
Interviews	5,121	5,121
Cultural impact and influence	34	34,533
Sales achievements	1,431	1,431
Popular music, industry practices, and record production	7,375	7,375
Art pop, pop art, psychedelia, and progressive music	10,469	10,469
Naïve art, rock/pop division, and outsider music	6,712	6,712
Alternative music and continued cultural resonance	8,512	8,512
Authorized documentary films	2,265	2,265
Accolades	14	7,877
Awards and honors	5,123	5,123
Polls and critics' rankings	2,740	2,740
Discography	763	763
Filmography	1,184	1,184
See also	279	279
Notes	37	37
References	33	33
Bibliography	11,115	11,115
Further reading	2,542	2,542
External links	3,035	3,035
Total	265,800	265,800

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A suggestion

I suggest changing the template from {{Infobox musical artist}} to {{Infobox person}} (With the former embedded, similar to Freddie Mercury) 88.28.14.125 (talk) 07:21, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Smoking

The article should mention his chain smoking, as it altered his voice to a huge extent. (Aardi18 (talk) 19:28, 8 November 2023 (UTC))[reply]

Death

There are rumors of his death today is there any solid proof? 73.231.125.76 (talk) 05:44, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Former musician?

What is the criteria to start calling him a former musician etc.? He's pretty clearly not going to perform or record again. Just thinking out loud. Aresef (talk) 14:06, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]