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Artists aren\u2019t always aware of when they are creating their ultimate masterpiece; The Starry Night was just another painting for Van Gogh, and Romeo and Juliet was merely one in nearly 40 plays concocted by Shakespeare. In a similar vein, Brian Wilson<\/a> didn\u2019t enter into Pet Sounds knowing that it would change music history forever. <\/p>\n Wilson\u2019s songwriting talents were on full display right from the beginning of The Beach Boys\u2019 journey to pop domination, but even still,\u00a0Pet Sounds\u00a0seemed to arrive entirely out of left field. After all, up to that point, the band had largely dealt in Chuck Berry-esque<\/a> guitar riffs, an all-American image, and lyrics about surfing that feel almost parodical in hindsight. Seemingly, though, Wilson was yearning for something a little bit more ambitious.\u00a0<\/p>\n The seeds of Pet Sounds were planted in early 1965 when, after years of immense pressure and exhaustive touring, Wilson chose to retire from the road entirely, focusing his attention solely on studio work. Inevitably, that extra time led Wilson down the path of some pioneering studio innovations, as well as some of the most ambitious songwriting of his entire career. <\/p>\n At the same time, though, Pet Sounds was partially spurred on by the songwriter\u2019s doomed experiments with LSD, meaning that not only does Wilson not remember a whole lot of the album\u2019s recording process, but it severely impacted his mental state going forward. In the years since, the songwriter has spoken repeatedly about his regrets<\/a> about taking the drug, and how severely it affected him for the rest of his life, even if it did help produce his ultimate masterpiece.\u00a0<\/p>\n