Eventually Brian's story got out, and you can read it in a number of places. For These Times album produced by Brian Wilson and Don Was. So we look upon Smile as the lost answer to the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper , as the mythical source of inspiration for a generation of musicians and artists who were lucky to have heard it or found a bootleg of it. American pop art at its best.
Smile opens with a prayer.
Songs of faith. I'm very religious. About a year ago I had what I consider a very religious experience. And I learned a lot of things, like patience, understanding. I can't teach you, or tell you, what I learned from taking it.