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01-17-2021 09:34 PM
He was a genius; a true artist. I always wanted to thank him for his contributions to the music industry.
A person I respect said this:
"Such wonderful music that has consoled people and will forever.
Both Beatles and Beach Boys would not have been the same
without him. They both said that. A real genius whose contribution will always be overshadowed by his faults."
01-17-2021 09:48 PM
@alicedee wrote:
@Cakers3 wrote:I also meant to mention that "To Know Him Was to Love Him" was written earlier on his father's tombstone before the song was written.
I don't know, however, if that phrase was instrumental in his writing the song even though the song has a romantic theme.
What a beautiful thing to see on a tombstone. It could very well have been his inspiration. I love the song.
@alicedeeHis dad died by suicide, too. Phil was only 9 years old at the time. I've often wondered if changing the words "was" into "is" did have to do with the original tombstone inscription.
01-17-2021 10:25 PM
@Oznell Was listening to Xm host go on & on & on with his attributes. Finally a nod to him being a murderer somewhere in all that.
01-17-2021 10:32 PM
@red&curly wrote:@Oznell Was listening to Xm host go on & on & on with his attributes. Finally a nod to him being a murderer somewhere in all that.
He made a big impact on the music industry. It was heinous what he did, for sure. I think anyone who followed him at the time of his crime could tell he was battling mental illness issues.
01-18-2021 06:06 AM
Uh ... YEA... You my want to do a little research ! ! ! ! !
@suzyQ3 wrote:Has the United States ever been an "eye for an eye" country? @Porcelain If so, thank goodness we have evolved.
01-18-2021 08:22 AM
He inspired some great music years ago,but the darkness took over his life.
01-18-2021 10:33 AM
From what I heard on the news and read. That in the years of his major musical accomplishments , he was involved in drug usage and was extremely abusive to his wife . Did drug usage add a dark side to his psyche . Haven't read as to if any of his associates mentioned what his personality was like in the early 1960's or before he began using drugs .
01-18-2021 10:35 AM
@skatting44 wrote:From what I heard on the news and read. That in the years of his major musical accomplishments , he was involved in drug usage and was extremely abusive to his wife . Did drug usage add a dark side to his psyche . Haven't read as to if any of his associates mentioned what his personality was like in the early 1960's or before he began using drugs .
Definitely a guy with mega-talents and a train-wreck persona.
01-18-2021 10:39 AM
@Susan in California wrote:He was a genius; a true artist. I always wanted to thank him for his contributions to the music industry.
A person I respect said this:
"Such wonderful music that has consoled people and will forever.
Both Beatles and Beach Boys would not have been the same
without him. They both said that. A real genius whose contribution will always be overshadowed by his faults."
@Susan in California there's a fine line between genius and insane. And he defintiely crossed the line and never went back.
01-18-2021 10:46 AM
Whatever he did, his music was amazing.....in that area, he was a genius.
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