Premise: Brian Douglas Wilson ( born June 20 , 1942 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer best known for being the multi-tasking leader and co-founder of the rock band the Beach Boys . The intended follow-up to Pet Sounds , Smile , was canceled for various reasons , which included Wilson 's deteriorating mental health . Collapse of Smile . Smile was abandoned and left incomplete while Wilson gradually abdicated his leadership of the band and retreated from the public eye ; over the ensuing decades , he became disabled by his mental health problems to fluctuating degrees . Smile ( stylized as SMiLE ) was a projected album by American rock band the Beach Boys intended to follow their 11th studio album , Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . The Beach Boys . The group 's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson ; their cousin Mike Love ; and their friend Al Jardine .
Hypothesis: Brian Wilson was a member of a band.
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