>>126701731i've always hated this guy, but honestly good for him for making brian comfortable and being actually interested. i just wish someone who understood music itself had been able to ask brian some real questions about actually writing music. you know, the thing no one ever cared or thought to ask? because people barely notice music, and only as a vague kind of attitude supporting the lyrics? if i met him i'd be like "so in 'all summer long', you start by going I to bIII. how did you think of doing that? was there a song you knew with that change in it? did you worry that it might be a bit jarring for the listener at first?" etc. i'd have 50 questions about specific things like that. "what were you going for in 'surf's up' when the first section (in F) ends and you abruptly start the next section on the Ab6 chord? it's such a beautiful effect" and so on. man it would have been so great. maybe he'll visit me in my dreams. "how did you think about key changes? no one ever did it so often, and so smoothly, like you don't even notice it happened" ah well